The Woodworkers Book

Discusses the importance of wood in colonial times, describing how trees were cut down and made into lumber and the training of apprentice carpenters, cabinetmakers, coopers, ...

Paulette Jackson <%ISBN%>0778707903 - Children's Literature

18th century colonists relied on skilled tradesmen to produce not only basic necessities such as furniture, tools, and carriages, but also the luxuries they enjoyed like the ornate carvings and detail work on furniture pieces. Woodworkers were only one of the many kinds of craftsmen used during this time period. Skills necessary for success in woodworking were developed over a lifetime beginning with an apprenticeship at an early age. When a family decided what field a child would enter an apprenticeship was arranged with a master craftsman. It would take years to learn the trade and the tools before the young person could work on his own and develop his own clientele. The nature of the apprenticeship, the materials and products and the specialized tools are all covered in depth through photos, drawings and text in The Woodworkers, another in the series "Colonial People" by Bobbie Kalman. By the end of the book students will have a very good understanding of not only woodworking as a trade, but the role of trades people in a community and ultimately a nation. 2002, Crabtree Press,