HEURICH - GUIDE FOR CARPENTERS edition 1871 woodcuts

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HEURICH Jan, Freelance Builder.
PRZEWODNIK DLA CIEŚLI
covering the whole range of carpentry
WITH299 DRZEWORYTAMI W TEKŚCIE
Podług najlepszych dzieł obcych, z zastosowaniem się do potrzeb i zwyczajów krajowych ułożyć..
Warsaw 1871, Gebethner and Wollf, pp. VII, 278, III, format 14.5 x 21 cm

HARD BURNING COVER in contemporary half leather, humpback with gilt embossing, stamping and gilding, marbled cardboard. ALL CARD TRIMS STAINED

A unique carpentry manual. Rare!
The first four chapters interestingly present issues related to the properties of wood, the principles of its felling, processing and maintenance; types of carpentry tools and their use; methods of making joints and carpentry work.
The author devoted a lot of space to engineering structures erected from wood: boulevards, grates and bridges
The last chapter is devoted to the costing of works.
The conversion tables included in the appendix are helpful in converting to meter measures.

CONTENTS

Introduction

FIRST PART

About the tree, its properties and species

1 On the nature of the tree
4 On the species of the tree
11 On the felling, or downing of the tree
14. about the commodity tree
About the construction tree, or about the building material. 21.
21) About processing of the tree
28. about storing the building material before use 31.
31. about wood mold
34) About preserving the durability or preservation of the tree 39) About the durability of the tree
39. the durability of the tree

PART TWO
About tools and instruments for carpentry and their use.

Tools for woodworking 45. axes and hatchets
45. axes and hatchets
48. saws
52. chisels
53. chisels
56. augers
Files and rasps 59.
60. tools and instruments for holding the tree in the desired position
tools and instruments for measuring and marking trees
Tools and instruments for lifting large pieces of wood and other
and other loads serving

PART THREE
About joining of the tree

75 On joining the tree by cutting in
76 - Joining pieces of tree lying horizontally
76th - extension
78. - cross connection
81. - increasing the thickness of the tree
83. joining pieces of tree standing vertically
85. joining pieces of tree standing obliquely to each other
91. about joining a tree by nailing it together
94. about the use of iron to strengthen tree joints
99. about ropes and knots

PART FOUR
On carpentry work in particular

102 On construction carpentry work
102 On wooden walls
111. about hanging walls
114 On beams
127. about joists
129. about roofs
131. about roof ties
131 About bindings with a standing joist.
137 About bindings with a lying table.
141 Hanging bindings
146. spreading bindings
152. about curved roofs
152. Delorma roofs
155 On Emy roofs
157 On chiffing roofs
168 On tower roofs
174 On covering roofs
180 On stairs
191 On scaffolding and buckboards
195 On engineering carpentry work.
195 On rostrums
206 On cofferdams, spunt walls and boulevards.
213 On wooden bridges
214 On yoke bridges
222 On bridges with suspension ties
226 On bridges with spreading ties.
230 On bridges with lattice ties, or American ties.

102 On carpentry works of construction.
102 About wooden walls
111. about hanging walls
114 On beams
127. about stringers
129. about roofs
131. about roof ties
131 About bindings with a standing joist.
137 About bindings with a lying table.
141 Hanging bindings
146. spreading bindings
152. about curved roofs
152. Delorma roofs
155 On Emy roofs
157 On chiffing roofs
168 On tower roofs
174 On covering roofs
180 On stairs
191 On scaffolding and buckboards
195 On engineering carpentry work.
195 On rostrums
206 On cofferdams, spunt walls and boulevards.
213 On wooden bridges
214 On yoke bridges
222 On bridges with suspension ties
226 On bridges with spreading ties.
230 On bridges with lattice ties, or American ties.

PART FIVE (additional)
On grading carpentry work

234 General remarks
235. principles of assessing carpentry works.
273. average prices of carpentry materials in Warsaw
275. example of evaluating works according to the above rules

Condition DB/ title page with discoloration and duplicate loss, small stain on the next 2 f., minor soiling and block staining