The book of craftsmen; the story of men's handiwork through the ages (1900)
Bruce, Marjory · New York, Dodd, Mead & Co. · leaf 298
The Book of Craftsmen appearance of being solid all through. In the illustration you can see Egyptian cabinet-makers at work — on the left of the picture one is applying a layer of veneer, and on the right another is dabbing glue on a flat board with a very modern-looking brush. To show that the… … ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FURNITURE-MAKERS The one on the left is veneering; the one on the right is applying glue with a brush. his axe, adze, handsaw, chisel, mallet, drill, plane, ruler, right angle, hone, a hornful of oil, and a leather bag of nails. The tools would be of bronze, with handles of…
Decorative arts · Industrial arts
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