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We carry a selection of specialist books on rural
Green Woodworking and their tools. Books re-producing earlier
catalogues, guides to various crafts and trades. Details of some of
our specialist books are given below:
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A PATTERN BOOK OF TOOLS & HOUSEHOLD GOODS
This is a beautifully crafted reproduction of a pattern book probably issued by W. & C. Wynn of Birmingham about 1820. It contains 83 plates of tools, including 9 fold out plates, all at full size. The plates depict hundreds of tools, household goods including tools for the kitchen, corkscrews, garden tools, watch and clock tools, coopers' tools, shoemakers' tools, gun tools and personal accessories like key rings and fingernail clippers. The illustrated introduction is by Jane Rees. As a bonus, each book has a back pocket containing a reprint of an 1810 W. & C. Wynn price list that closely matches the pattern book. This publication is the first of its kind that has been reprinted at full size and is a unique resource for those interested in tools and household goods.
90 pages. 9 x 15. Hundreds of superbly reproduced B & W drawings of tools.
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THE SHEFFIELD KNIFE BOOK, A History and Collectors' Guide. Geoffrey Tweedale.
The first comprehensive treatment in 40 years. The industry is discussed from its medieval origins through the Victorian heyday to today: steel making, forging, grinding, polishing, handle-making and assembly. Over 120 profiles of leading Sheffield makers. Chapters on foreign competition, trademarks, and the identifying and dating of antique knives
260 x 190 mm. 320 pp. 400 b&w and 100 colour photographs. Hardback.
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COB BUILDINGS., Schofield & Smallcombe
This is a practical guide for dealing with the problems inherent in the five methods of building with earth: Cob, earth mixed with straw and water; Clay Lump/Adobe earth made into bricks in a wooden former sometomes with lime; Wattle & Daub, earth covering woven sticks of wood; Rammed Earth or Pise, shuttered dry earth; Stabilized Earth, earth stabilized with cement or hydraulic lime. Details of obtaining planning permission, tools and materials and suppliers Various methods of mixing, new building and repair are all treated in detail
210 x 148 mm. 49 pp. Illustrated throughout with b&w drawings. Paperback. |
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The Technique of Coppice Management.
Originally published 21 years ago and intended for amateurs who work in groups dealing with neglected coppices. Covers safety, clothing, tools, the clearing of undergrowth, managing the fire, felling trees, sorting, transport and storing
210 x 150 mm. 32 pp. 30 b&w drawings. Paperback.
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ANTIQUE DENTAL INSTRUMENTS
Elisabeth Bennion
Published by Philip Wilson
The standard work on extracting, excavating, filling and anasthaesia instruments, on artificial teeth and dental miscellany throughout history together with makers.
245 x 190 mm. 192 pp. 160 b &w and 21 colour photos. Hardback.
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| £45 + £1.85 u.k. p&p |
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WORKING WITH LIVING WILLOW by Jon Warnes
A booklet giving basic information on how to make living willow structures for gardens and public places
210 x 148 mm. 22pp. Illustrated with line drawings. Paperback.
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