Rural trades & skills books

This vintage book contains a classic guide to cabinetmaking, with a particular focus on finishing. Wood finishing...  Read More >>

Framing is an element of construction that refers to the fitting together of pieces of wood or metal to give a structure...  Read More >>

Part of the Carpentry for Boys series, this vintage book contains a course of lessons on elementary woodwork designed...  Read More >>

First published in 1863, this book contains a classic guide to carpentry and joinery. Carpentry refers to the skilled...  Read More >>

First published in 1916, this volume contains a classic guide to carpentry, including chapters on everything from...  Read More >>

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This edition of the Machinery's Reference Series deals with iron and steel, exploring their properties, uses in...  Read More >>

Fly-Wheels - Machinery's Reference Series is a detailed guide to fly-wheels, being a handy reference of their calculations,...  Read More >>

This book contains a comprehensive reference guide for common mathematical formulas used in drafting, Drafting,...  Read More >>

Part of the Machinery's Reference Series , this vintage volume contains a complete guide to grinding and lapping...  Read More >>

Part of the Machinery's Reference Series , this volume contains a complete guide to bevel gearing written by Ralph...  Read More >>

Part of the Machinery's Reference Series , this vintage book contains a complete guide to making traditional methods...  Read More >>

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on the subject of steel, exploring in particular how it is selected,...  Read More >>

Part of the Machinery's Reference Series , this vintage book contains a complete guide to technical drawing for...  Read More >>

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First published in 1914, this volume contains a detailed treatise on two different types of gear: worm gears and...  Read More >>

First published in 1915, this volume contains a detailed treatise on drilling and tapping operations, including...  Read More >>

This vintage book contains a guide to advanced mathematics related to engineering and the workshop, especially that...  Read More >>

Part of the Machinery's Reference Series, this vintage book contains a complete guide to the maintenance of dynamos...  Read More >>

Part of the Machinery's Reference Series, this vintage book contains a complete guide to punch and die work. Written...  Read More >>

Screw Thread Cutting is a vintage guide to threading, which refers to the process of creating screw threads....  Read More >>

Part of the Machinery's Reference Series , this vintage book contains a complete guide to milling fixtures. A fixture...  Read More >>

First published in 1908, this vintage book contains a complete handbook on many different types of small tools,...  Read More >>

This volume contains a vintage guide to machine design and workshop practise, with this edition focusing on screw...  Read More >>

This book contains a classic guide to dairy farming by J. Prince-Sheldon. Dairy farming is a type of agriculture...  Read More >>