Traditional trades, crafts and skills

This vintage book contains a complete history of watchmaking in America from 1809 to 1888.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to tanning leather, with information on tools and equipment, required materials, different techniques, benefits, common problems, and many other related aspects.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to the examples of English wrought-iron work contemporarily held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

'Fifty years into my life journey I realise that, while I love remote wild places and the peoples I meet there, it is in forests that I find the greatest joy.

This book contains a vintage article on the subject of leather working, being a collection of entertaining and commonly unknown facts related to leather, skinning, and tanning.

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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.

This volume contains a practical guide to repairing watches as a hobby, designed to furnish the novice enthusiast with an elementary understanding of watches that will enable them to clean them and make minor repairs.

Pedro Dorado Montero was one of Spain's most relevant authors.

"e;Rope and Harness Work on the Farm"e; is a vintage book that deals with rope making and knot tying, focusing on those that are most suited for farm work.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to general clock maintenance.

This is a detailed and accessible guide to wintering bees.

"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.

This book contains a collection of articles on the monthly and seasonal work to be done by the beekeeper, with information on the general management of bees, the fundamentals of bee-keeping, the natural history of the bee.

This vintage text contains an interesting and informative guide to the history and manufacture of grandfather clocks, complete with historical information, descriptions of many different varieties, and a plethora of authentic photographs.

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.

"e;Rational Bee-Keeping and the Prevention of Acarine Disease"e; is a vintage handbook on bee-keeping with a special focus on the ailments and diseases of bees.

Detailed in this text are a variety of leatherworking techniques and guides that will instruct the reader on how to make plethora of serviceable and decorative items.

A beautiful memoir, travelogue and meditation on stone by artist and stone mason Beatrice Searle.

This vintage book contains a brief biography of Edward Howard.

This is a vintage handbook on farriery (horse shoeing), with detailed information on a range of subjects including creating horse shoes, the anatomy of the horses foot, problems and ailments, treatments, techniques of shoeing, preventative measures, and much more.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to bee-keeping, with information on hive construction and management, the natural history of bees, harvesting, swarming, and all other related aspects.

This vintage book contains a interesting and informative treatise on long case clocks, being a detailed account of the history and development of these marvellous clocks complete with pictures and details of some of the most famous examples.

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

This vintage book contains a complete guide to contemporary methods and techniques employed in horology and clockmaking.

A Waterstones Best Book of 2024: Nature WritingThe untold story of rural Britain revealed through its artefacts?

This vintage handbook offers insights into the fundamental practice of leathercraft, with a special focus on the leather belt.

This is a vintage treatise on bee-keeping for profit.

This vintage handbook offers insights into the fundamental practice of leather wallet crafting.

This book contains a detailed guide to bees and bee-keeping, with chapters on history, anatomy, habits, common problems, and much more.

This book contains a lovely collection of vintage hand sewing patterns for the making of home accessories.

This is a vintage guide to bee-keeping in Maryland, USA.

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

This book contains a lovely collection of vintage hand knitting patterns for the making of cardigans for men.

This is a vintage article concerning "e;The Roller Entrance Bottom Board"e;, a bee-hive modification that improves ventilation and helps prevent bees from swarming.

The making of bags and purses with leather is one of the oldest and most universal of its uses.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This early collection is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all horologists.

This vintage collection of articles offers insights into the fundamental practice of leathercraft, with a special focus on glovemaking.

This antiquarian work contains a comprehensive guide to the many variations in the lever escapement of clocks, with information on history, manufacture, popularity, and evolution.

"e;The Knitting Teacher's Assistant"e; is a handbook originally designed for teachers of needlework in girls' schools.

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.

Crafted in Britain is a celebration of Britain's traditional crafts and industries that have survived into the modern world, not as museums but on their merits.

Este libro constituye una introducción práctica a la cestería.

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

"e;The Nut Growers Handbook"e; is a fantastic, comprehensive guide to all things nuts, with a focus on growing them.

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

"e;Spool Knitting"e; is a classic guide to knitting toys, dolls, and children's clothing using empty spools and pins.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.