Mechanical Drawing—Casting and Founding in Iron, Brass, Bronze,
and other Alloys—Forging and Finishing Iron—Sheetmetal
Working—Soldering, Brazing, and Burning—Carpentry and Joinery,
embracing descriptions of some 400 Woods, over 200 Illustrations
of Tools and their uses, Explanations (with Diagrams) of 116
joints and hinges, and Details of Construction of Workshop
appliances, rough furniture, Garden and Yard Erections, and
House Building—Cabinet-Making and Veneering—Carving and
Fretcutting—Upholstery—Painting, Graining, and Marbling—Staining
Furniture, Woods, Floors, and Fittings—Gilding, dead and
bright, on various grounds—Polishing Marble, Metals, and
Wood—Varnishing—Mechanical movements, illustrating contrivances
for transmitting motion—Turning in Wood and Metals—Masonry,
embracing Stonework, Brickwork, Terracotta, and Concrete—Roofing
with Thatch, Tiles, Slates, Felt, Zinc, &c.—Glazing
with and without putty, and lead glazing—Plastering and
Whitewashing—Paper-hanging—Gas-fitting—Bell-hanging, ordinary
and electric Systems—Lighting—Warming—Ventilating—Roads,
Pavements, and Bridges—Hedges, Ditches, and Drains—Water Supply and
Sanitation—Hints on House Construction suited to new countries.
London: E. & F. N. SPON, 125, Strand.
New York: 35, Murray Street.
Transcriber’s notes:
In the text version, italics are represented by _underscores_, and bold
and black letter text by =equals= symbols. Superscripts are represented
by ^{} and subscripts by _{}.
Missing or incorrect punctuation has been repaired and inconsistent
spelling and hyphenation have been left.