Circular Work In Carpentry, by George Collings. Pages. Softbound. A drive or walk through a town that developed during the last quarter of the Nineteenth Century is made all the more interesting through observation of the windows of the Victorian homes. Many of these houses feature elaborate circular and oval windows. On the inside of the house additional examples of curved woodwork stand as a testament to the commitment to complexity of the carpenters and jointers of the Gilded Age. This reprint of George Collings ca. 1886 book on the subject of circular woodworking captures the technical underpinnings of this complex subject as it was understood at the height of its popularity. Filled with superb period line drawings, Collings' book addresses the complex geometry of such work in a way that is at once thoroughly readable and inspiring to the potentially creative. For a look behind the scenes in the construction of a Victorian mansion, we heartily recommend George Collings superb book. $21.95 (BK-0138)
