Traditional trades, crafts and skills

Este libro versa sobre las técnicas fundamentales de trabajo del cuero, concretamente del curtido al vegetal, expuestas de manera didáctica y adecuada para las personas interesadas en este arte desde una vertiente práctica.

Esta obra es un compendio de las técnicas y los métodos tradicionales más importantes de elaboración de papel.

Esta obra, de interés tanto para el que se inicia como para los expertos y los profesionales, es un compendio de las técnicas fundamentales que se han empleado durante toda la historia de la humanidad para decorar elementos de madera: pintura, dorado, pirograbado y punzonado, incrustación y marquetería, chapeado, découpage, teñidos y decolorados.

¿Es fructífero el diálogo con la escultura del pasado?

Con los nuevos materiales para joyería junto con la reutilización de objetos de uso cotidiano es posible crear piezas de joyería y de ornamentación corporal de elevado valor artístico.

Este volumen constituye un tratado riguroso sobre la escultura en madera.

Esta obra, estructurada en seis grandes capítulos, describe la historia y estilos del mueble, las alteraciones y enfermedades de la madera, los materiales y herramientas necesarios para el trabajo de restauración y sus aspectos técnicos, y un compendio de casos prácticos que desarrollan paso a paso aquellos proyectos de restauración más útiles según el grado de dificultad del proceso.

La creación de maquetas es una disciplina encaminada a confeccionar la representación en tres dimensiones y a escala reducida de una construcción o intervención arquitectónica.

Astrid Lehmann präsentiert stimmungsvolle und reich bebilderte Porträts alter Handwerksberufe, die untrennbar mit dem Schwarzwald verbunden sind.

Das unverzichtbare Lehrbuch für die Steinmetzausbildung und den betrieblichen Alltag wurde neu überarbeitet.

Learn the ancient craft of making artisan pots, from clay preparation and drying to glazing and firing.

Having shown us how to master monsters in Edward's Crochet Imaginarium and capture our friends and family in Edward's Crochet Doll Emporium, Kerry Lord is back with patterns for everyone's favourite pups in her new book Edward's Menagerie: Dogs.

With this guide to mending and patching, you don't have to say goodbye to your worn favourite clothes.

Get to know the ultimate skill for using your own two hands!

Only an experienced blacksmith with genuine care for his craft and the livelihood of all blacksmiths could produce such a wonderful guide.

This vintage book contains part II of a complete survey of the artistic working of iron in Great Britain from the earliest times until 1922.

This vintage book contains part I of a complete survey of the artistic working of iron in Great Britain from the earliest times until 1922.

This is a vintage guide to leather working by Australian writer Paul N.

"e;The Clockjobber's Handybook"e; is a 1889 work by Australian writer Paul Hasluck that focuses on the care and maintenance of watches and timepieces.

"e;A Handbook of Horse-Shoeing"e; is a detailed guide to horseshoeing, with chapters on history, anatomy, determining common ailments, curing them, treating them, prevention, etc.

"e;Facts about Honey"e; is a simple guide to honey, exploring what honey is, how it is taken from bees, its nutritional value, and more.

This volume contains a comprehensive guide to the honey plants of America, together with information on those which are of special value to the beekeeper as sources of pollen.

This book contains a comprehensive introductory guide to bee-keeping, being a complete index and reference book on all practical subjects connected with bee culture - in both common and movable-comb hives.

In this early work on one of the most attractive crafts that man has developed, special attention is paid to the many details of leathercraft needed by the beginner if he wishes to produce attractive pieces of work.

This antique comprises a detailed treatise on the uses of Apis Mellifica - or, the poison of the honey bee - in the treatment of human illnesses and ailments.

This antique book is intended for the use of those who wish to keep bees, but who lack the requisite information.

Originally published in the 1930s.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This text comprises a wonderfully detailed and expansive handbook for crafting in a variety of common mediums, including metal, leather, wood, rope, yarn, pottery, and stone.

This fascinating book contains a complete treatise on beekeeping as a profitable enterprise.

This antique text contains a detailed guide to bee-keeping, and will appeal to the more advanced beekeeper as well as to the novice.

Contained within this book is a classic guide to weaving, focusing on weaving narrow pieces of fabric.

Quilting can refer either to the process of creating a quilt or to the sewing of two or more layers of material together to make a thicker padded material.

This vintage book explores the colourful history of quilt making in America, looking its origins, development and evolution, influences, popularity, contemporary techniques, and much more.

Contained within this book is a classic guide to weaving, focusing on weaving narrow pieces of fabric.

"e;Copper Work"e; is a vintage high school coursebook on metalworking with copper, with chapters on everything from tools and their proper use, to designing, producing and beyond.

This book deals with the lace industry, exploring its history in England, Europe, and in the United States.

This is a classic guide to embroidery designed especially for amateurs.

"e;The Whitetail Deer Head Book For The Taxidermist"e; is a complete guide to the taxidermy of deer.

Volume two of the "e;Hand Books of the Textile Industry"e; contains information on the manufacture of woven fabrics and related materials, describing in detail the different types of yarn and how to use a loom.

"e;The Practical Bee-Keeper"e; is a complete and comprehensive guide to bee-keeping, containing chapters on everything from the natural history and society of beers, to setting up and managing a successful apiary.

This vintage text contains an accessible and novice-friendly guide to cleaning and repairing clocks.

"e;Blacksmithing"e; is vintage guide to metalworking, with a special focus on farm-related work.

This classic guide contains a complete course on plate metal working, originally written for novices and students.

"e;The Practical Gold-Worker"e; is a comprehensive handbook designed for goldsmiths and jewellers, containing information on alloying, melting, reducing, colouring, collecting, refining, and much more.

"e;The Old English Faring Books"e; explores the history of English farming, exploring notable authors and the developments in agriculture that they were arguably responsible for.

"e;Art Of Coppersmithing"e; is a detailed and interesting treatise on the subject, exploring its history and development and giving precise, illustrated instructions as to how various results are achieved.

"e;Bee-Keeping for All"e; is a classic guide to keeping bees for profit and pleasure by Tickner Edwardes.

Follow instructions on how to make leather items.

This is a classic guide to crochet, a process of creating fabric from yarn, thread, or other material strands using a crochet hook.