"e;Shoe and Leather Encyclopedia by The Shoe & Leather Gazette"e; is a collection of vintage articles on the subject of leather shoe and boot manufacturing.
This classic handbook for students of metal work contains a complete introduction to the subject, with chapters on everything from recognising equipment to producing finished work.
This vintage book contains a collection of classic articles on the subject of the hardening and tempering in blacksmithing, taking the reader through the processes in a factory setting.
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.
"e;The Honey-Makers"e; a detailed guide to the honey bee, with chapters on anatomy, habits and habitat, hive structure, history, literary references, and more.
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This vintage book contains a comprehensive treatise on the manufacture of leather, with details on deliming, depilation, the chemical qualities of skins and hides, puering, bating, drenching, and much more.
First published in 1943, "e;The Farming Ladder"e; aims to explain how the reader may start and maintain a successful and profitable farm in the easiest way possible, without requiring a great deal of special knowledge or skills.
This antique text comprises a comprehensive and practical manual for aspiring students of leatherworking, complete with many illustrations and original designs by the author.
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.
An exciting collection of over 300 cocktail recipes as well as practical directions for non-alcoholic drinks and syrups from the pioneering bartender Thomas Stuart.
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 detailed and well-illustrated work on leathercraft and its techniques was first published in the 1940s and provides an instructional and informative guide to leatherwork as a craft and an art, written in a candid and personal style.
This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on the leather industry in late-nineteenth century America, being a dissertation on the methods employed in and the economics of tanning.
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.
An illuminating guide to a career as a baker, written by acclaimed journalist Glynnis MacNicol and based on the real-life experiences of an expert in the fieldessential reading for someone considering a path to this challenging, yet rewarding profession.
This vintage text contains a detailed guide to watch repair, with descriptions of the watch movement, parts of the watch, and common stoppages of wrist watches.
This vintage book contains a detailed history of the American clock business in the early to mid nineteenth century, with information on the development of manufacturing techniques, stylistic changes, important figures and companies, influences from abroad, and much more.
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 detailed guide to saddle- and harness-making, with information on tools and equipment, comments on different techniques, instructions for making, and much more.
