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Denna bok är en sammanslagning av boken Knuttimring- en arbetsbeskrivning steg för steg och boken Timmerknutar- traditionell knuttimring. Den visar hur man gör en timmerstomme från syllvarvet till takåsen. Den beskriver också hur man gör de allra ...

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Under 1970-talet gick svensk läderindustri igenom en drastisk strukturomvandling. Inom ett tiotal år reducerades antalet anläggningar till en handfull garverier. I nedläggningarnas spår följde övergivna fabriksmiljöer, många gånger i stadscentrala...

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Järn och smide känner många människor en svårförklarad dragning till. Kanske är det en del av den längtan till enkla och grundläggande levnadsvillkor som tillhör vår tid. I alla tider har smedyrket omgetts av ett skimmer av nästan magisk karaktär....

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Michaela Ivarsdotter, Kopparslagaren i fjärde generationen har ett arv att förvalta. Redan 1989 började hon att tillsammans med sin far dokumentera kopparslagaryrket för att kunna berätta om hantverket och dess historia. KOPPARSLAGAREN Ett liv i r...

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Denna bok är en introduktion till kopparhantverket i Blekinge. Den ger inte en fullständig bild av den lokala och historiska utvecklingen av hantverket, eftersom den personhistoriska forskningen angående 1600- och 1700-talets kopparslagare försvår...

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'Fifty years into my life journey I realise that, while I love remote wild places and the peoples I meet there, it is in forests that I find the greatest joy. Of all the forests that I have explored, it is the great circumpolar Boreal forest of th...

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Följ med multikonstnären Cilla Ramnek till elva olika verkstäder, alla lika magiska platser var och en på sitt sätt. Vi besöker bland annat korgmakare Erica Larsson. Ericas farfar samarbetade med Josef Frank och än idag är det Larsson Korgmakare s...

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I nordvästra Uppland ligger Tärnsjö Garveri med kända märkeskunder som Hermés, Brooks, Dagmar och svenska möbelföretag som Källemo. Ett mer än 140 år gammalt företag som blomstrar mer än någonsin. De stora nöthudarna bereds på samma sätt som garva...

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WHY WOULD YOU READ THIS BOOK? Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency technologies: Understand what Cryptocurrency is, and why you should take advantage of the market now!  Tools you need to get started: Understand Wallet Technology, and Learn the dif...

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The story of humanity's earliest days on earth has come down to us chiefly in the tools and weapons early hominids shaped from flint. With these tools, they gained ascendancy over less dexterous beasts and began the slow conquest of their environm...

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Few decorative crafts can claim to be more ancient than stone carving, with the earliest carved objects being dated well into prehistory. The greatest monuments to human civilization, from the temples of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to the great ...

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The old-time shepherd lamb in one hand, crook in the other is an emblem of sturdiness, dependability and independence. He was one of the most important men on the farm, responsible for the care and well-being of the flock, with which he might need...

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The old-time shepherd lamb in one hand, crook in the other is an emblem of sturdiness, dependability and independence. He was one of the most important men on the farm, responsible for the care and well-being of the flock, with which he might need...

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The heart of every working farm and ranch, the barn is an icon of rural America. This book chronicles and celebrates all the main types, and looks at how these treasures of early American architecture developed. It explains how a wealth of immigra...

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The heart of every working farm and ranch, the barn is an icon of rural America. This book chronicles and celebrates all the main types, and looks at how these treasures of early American architecture developed. It explains how a wealth of immigra...

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A respected equine vet and farrier have joined forces to produce this manual for trainee and working farriers. The coverage starts with a brief history of farriery, then looks at the legalities of the job and how to control equines for trimming an...

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In the beginning was the earth... From the Paleozoic volcanoes that stained its soil, to the Saxons who occupied it, to the Tudors who traded its wool, to the Land Girls of wartime, John Lewis-Stempel charts a sweeping, lyrical history of Woodston...

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The new edition of the leading textbook and most comprehensive source available for both practicing piano tuners and academic researchers, on the theory and practice of piano tuning. By the former Royal National College lecturer in Piano Technolog...

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This collection analyses various European rural locations through a relational lens, attending to key aspects and dimensions of the 'relational rurals' such as cooperation, contestation, solidarity and consensus. By observing rural settings in suc...

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This book, written to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the grant of their Royal Charter, charts the full history of the Worshipful Company of Joiners and Ceilers of the City of London. From humble origins as a guild attached to the church of St ...

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This book contains a classic guide to farm blacksmithing. Blacksmithing is an invaluable skill for the farmer, allowing him or her to produce and maintain whatever tools and materials they might require in the day-to-day running of their farm. Wit...

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This book is a celebration of tactile beauty and a tribute to human ingenuity. In-depth profiles tell the stories of 20 artisans who have devoted their lives to preserving traditional techniques. Gorgeous photographs reveal these craftspeople's st...

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This book is a celebration of tactile beauty and a tribute to human ingenuity. In-depth profiles tell the stories of 20 artisans who have devoted their lives to preserving traditional techniques. Gorgeous photographs reveal these craftspeople's st...

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'Fifty years into my life journey I realise that, while I love remote wild places and the peoples I meet there, it is in forests that I find the greatest joy. Of all the forests that I have explored, it is the great circumpolar Boreal forest of th...

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'Fifty years into my life journey I realise that, while I love remote wild places and the peoples I meet there, it is in forests that I find the greatest joy. Of all the forests that I have explored, it is the great circumpolar Boreal forest of th...

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The iconic, must-have guide for modern handcraft artisans, Blacksmith's Craft has been teaching the fundamentals of blacksmithing since 1952 for good reason. Traditional tools and techniques of the craft will never change and learning the classic ...

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In succession with Blacksmith's Craft and Wrought Ironwork, Decorative Ironwork is a facsimile edition of the original 1963 instruction manual for intermediate to advanced blacksmiths. By applying all previous techniques learned to forge and form ...

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Second in its series and a facsimile edition of the original 1953 instruction manual, Wrought Ironwork is a practical and essential guide with a focus on technique for the modern smith. With 33 step-by-step lessons and coordinating photography for...

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A classic reprint of the vintage catalogue for J & J Slater Bootmakers of New York City. This new modern edition of the pamphlet is complete with reproductions of the original plates and provides a fascinating snapshot of shoemaking in New York in...

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