| The Wheelwright's Shop Contributor(s): Sturt, George (Author), Collins, A. F. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1443738875 ISBN-13: 9781443738873 Publisher: Old Hand Books OUR PRICE: $41.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: The Wheelwright's Shop By George Stuart Originally published in 1930. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents include: The Wheelwright's shop - Timber: Buying - Timber: Carting and converting - The Sawyers - Timber: Seasoning - Wheel-stuff - Hand work - Bottom-timbers - Waggons - Curves, Tapering and Shaving - Learning the trade - Wheels: Dish - Wheels: Spokes and Felloes - Stocks and Ringing the Wheel - The Smith: Getting ready - The smith: Putting on and Boxing on - Iron work and Jobbing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Crafts & Hobbies | Woodwork - General |
| Dewey: 688.6 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.64 lbs) 110 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume contains a detailed insight into the life and work of the wheelwright. The object of The Craftsman Series is to make this literature available in a form convenient for school use. The series consists entirely of books in which the craftsman speaks for himself, and in every volume the text is solely that of the author. George Sturt, the author of this volume, was a lover of the English countryside. Before the publication of 'The Wheelwright s Shop' in 1923 he had written several other books on rural topics, including 'The Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer', 'The Bettesworth Book', and 'A Farmer s Life'. The chapters of this book include: 'The Wheelwright s Shop', 'Timber Buying', 'Timber Carting and Converting', 'The Sawyers', 'Timber Seasoning', ''Wheel-Stuff'', 'Hand-Work', ''Bottom-Timbers'', 'Wagons', 'Learning the Trade', 'Wheels Spokes and Felloes', 'The Smith ''Getting Ready''', et cetera. This volume is being republished now complete with a specially-commissioned biography of the author." |