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The Village Wheelwright and Carpenter by Jocelyn Bailey
The Village Wheelwright and Carpenter by Jocelyn Bailey
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The Village Wheelwright and Carpenter by Jocelyn Bailey
Binding: Paperback
Copyright Date: 1998
Pub Date: March 01, 1999
Physical Info: 0.1" H x 8.28" L x 5.86" W (0.18 lbs) 32 pages
The wheelwright and carpenter was a most important figure in village life. Making and mending farm waggons was often the principal part of his work, and a the wheels required the greatest skill and accuracy the term 'wheelwright' was commonly applied to craftsmen whose work also included making field gates, coffins and much else. This book describes and illustrates the many aspects of their work: the layout of the shop; the timber they used and the sawyers who cut it up for them; the waggons they built; the making of wheels and the tools they used.
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- ISBN
- 9780852633946
- Publisher
- Summer Beam Books
- Physical Info
- 0.2 lb
