A Treasury Of Carpentry Author:George Ellis First published in 1906 as Practical Modern Carpentry, A Treasury Of Carpentry offers a wealth of insight into both traditional woodworking tools and techniques and more modern methods still in use today. Clear line drawings and no-nonsense instructions explain basic principles such as the selection of timber and tools and the construction of... more » joints, beams and trusses, as well as more complicated projects such as floors and roofs, steeples and tunnels. Topics covered include: Joints and fastenings - Partitions - Floors and flooring - Roofs - Stages and spectators' stands - Shoring and underpinning - Timber bridges - Half-timbered work and timber frame buildings - Gates - Mechanical properties and load bearing - Calculating sizes of beams A Treasury Of Carpentry is fascinating both as a historical document of traditional carpentry and a source of additional knowledge for today's practising woodworker.« less