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by George Sturt (Author) "THE title-deeds to the property referred to in this book begin with an indenture of the 17th October, 1706, on which date Robert Hewitt, yeoman,..." (more)

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Paperback: 140 pages
Publisher: Read Books (1 Jan 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1846641411
ISBN-13: 978-1846641411
Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 1 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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The Wheelwright's Shop By George Stuart Originally published in 1930. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents include : The Wheelwright's shop - Timber: Buying - Timber: Carting and converting - The Sawyers - Timber: Seasoning - Wheel-stuff - Hand work - Bottom-timbers - Waggons - Curves, Tapering and Shaving - Learning the trade - Wheels : Dish - Wheels: Spokes and Felloes - Stocks and Ringing the Wheel - The Smith: Getting ready - The smith: Putting on and Boxing on - Iron work and Jobbing.

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THE title-deeds to the property referred to in this book begin with an indenture of the 17th October, 1706, on which date Robert Hewitt, yeoman, and his wife Joan, in consideration of five shillings paid to them in hand, agree to sell fifteen rods of hop-ground to George Draper, wheel-maker. Read the first page

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4.0 out of 5 stars Brought my family past alive, 20 Mar 2006

By	"stopfordian" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wheelwright's Shop (Paperback)

Having found I come from a long line of wheelwrights, but having no craft experience myself, I bought this book in the hope it would shed some light on the lives of my ancestors.
I was not disappointed. As well as giving a useful level of insight into techniques and the working environment it explores the very nature of craft work - the author was obviously a thinker as well as a doer! The book is also populated by some remarkable characters, the like of whom we may never see again (and which modern society sadly lacks).
Sturt does more than provide a technical treatise on wheelwrighting though. The theme of skill versus learning is woven into the fabric of the book and is a welcome counter to our modern ideology. There are glimpses too of a business world before MBAs, multi-nationals or corporate UK and, as a psychologist (and reading between the lines a bit), I was surprised to find it also explains some aspects of modern behaviour by putting them in an historical context.
Although Sturt's writing style may now seem dated and insufficiently politically correct to some, this book is a veritable treasure of social and occupational history. Before reading it I was almost ashamed of my imagined 'working-class' ancestry, now I am extremely proud of my forebears, the sort of work they did and their part in keeping England moving. I also have to say I have been enriched as a person through reading this. I hope this little gem never goes out of print...

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3.0 out of 5 stars too much opinion, not enough fact, 18 May 2009

By	P. G. Womack (Diss, Norfolk) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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From a woodworker's perspective, the technical details are a little scanty. Sturt repeatedly says he doesn't want to go into dull technicalities, but I suspect there are areas he doesn't (actually) know about; Sturt was never a wheelwright. He owned and ran a wheelwrights shop. Still, as an observer and sometime "boy" (unskilled assistant) he did pick up enough to be of use to the men.

He was also strongly influenced by Ruskin (and presumably William Morris). Sadly, we later find out that he was not a good enough socialist to convert his men (they worked in a leisurely fashion), and not a good enough capitalist either (his attempt at forming a cartel led to losing customers when it was publicised by a potential cartel member!).

There is far too much of Sturt's semi digested philosophy, and not enough simple narrative to make this a great book, although there is good stuff in there, in places.

The book this should have been, happily exists; it's "The Village Carpenter" by Walter Rose.

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