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Rose writes of village carpentry as it was practised in Buckinghamshire by his family and their men in Victorian times. These reminiscences touch upon such things as mill repairs, farm and house carpentry, timber buying, work in the saw yard, and making field gates, haymaking tools and coffins.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book gives an interesting insight into the sort of world my ancestors inhabited. Like the author's family they too were carpenters in a small village (over a period of 200 years) so I found this description of the work they may have done in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries extremely useful for family history research.
Mr Rose is, for me, at his best when he is writing, almost poetically, about the nature of craftsmanship and the impression it made on him. Other parts of the book seemed a little tedious (sometimes overly technical and perhaps a trifle self-indulgent) in comparison. However despite some reservations about 'presentation', which affect the rating given, I certainly finished the book with a much greater understanding of the wide range of work done by carpenters, especially in our villages.
I also gained a great deal from simply reading about our artisan past and (hopefully) soaking up some of the values held by the craftsmen who, as Mr Rose points out, made such a significant (and often unacknowledged) contribution to everyday life for their contemporaries and even to posterity.
Don't expect a carpenter's diary or a handbook of woodwork but if you care about the past, either as social history or as a would-be craftsperson, or even if you are just interested in human nature and experience, then "The Village Carpenter" is a very worthwhile read, excellent (and unique) in places and a lasting monument to a time when skill and the work of one's hands counted for something. Oh - and never ask a carpenter if you can borrow his saw...
Mr Rose is, for me, at his best when he is writing, almost poetically, about the nature of craftsmanship and the impression it made on him. Other parts of the book seemed a little tedious (sometimes overly technical and perhaps a trifle self-indulgent) in comparison. However despite some reservations about 'presentation', which affect the rating given, I certainly finished the book with a much greater understanding of the wide range of work done by carpenters, especially in our villages.
I also gained a great deal from simply reading about our artisan past and (hopefully) soaking up some of the values held by the craftsmen who, as Mr Rose points out, made such a significant (and often unacknowledged) contribution to everyday life for their contemporaries and even to posterity.
Don't expect a carpenter's diary or a handbook of woodwork but if you care about the past, either as social history or as a would-be craftsperson, or even if you are just interested in human nature and experience, then "The Village Carpenter" is a very worthwhile read, excellent (and unique) in places and a lasting monument to a time when skill and the work of one's hands counted for something. Oh - and never ask a carpenter if you can borrow his saw...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A charming and hugely informative work that mixes poignant memories with technical facts based on first hand observation. Compelling reading for anyone with interests in the history, both practical and social, of working on the land in the late 19th and early 20th century.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is not a how to book, it is a document of social history. It tells of a time, not long ago in reality, when most country roads were un-metaled, most country folk infrequently travelled more than 10 miles from home , and yet the world was a well known entity in terms of empire and industry. As a weekend woodworker i find the description of a working week with hand tools a fascinating one. As a teacher it has highlighted the fact that our education system no longer has a place of value for the non-academic, and especially not for the educationally needy. The society that is described lets a person of clearly low mental capacity have a valuable role in the working life of the community in which they live (please read the book before you accuse me of implying that woodworkers are mentally challenged), and it places great store in the skills and reliability of the more accomplished workers. Lord knows i do not advocate the return of the saw pit, but what have we got in its place, stacking shelves in tesco? As opposed to 'see that water pump, it works coz i made it.'
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