Circular Work in Carpentry and Joinery

This digital edition of Circular Work in Carpentry and Joinery offers a practical guide to curved woodworking in both single and double curvature. George Collings first published this study in 1886, and the present text is taken from the fifth London edition of 1911. It is available for instant download as a PDF.

Collings wrote for architects, carpenters, and joiners at a time when circular work was an essential part of period architecture. This republication preserves the original text and adds annotations and illustrations by Karl Shumaker, edited by Roger Holmes.

Book Overview

Circular Work in Carpentry and Joinery is a practical treatise on circular work of single and double curvature. This 1992 Linden Publishing edition keeps Collings’s text in full and adds over 240 new illustrations and annotations. The book discusses doors, windows, stairs, mouldings, cased frames, elliptical heads, conical roofs, skylights, and more. It is intended for craftsmen, woodworkers, and restoration specialists who work with complex curved woodwork.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• The original 1886 text, reprinted from the fifth London edition of 1911.
• Over 240 annotations and illustrations by Karl Shumaker.
• Methods for segment-headed, semicircular, semi-elliptical, and Gothic-headed frames.
• Techniques for circular hip rafters, angle brackets, and conical roofs.
• Practical geometry for finding moulds and lining out curved work.
• Guidance on work of single curvature and double curvature.
• Applications for doors, windows, stairs, cased frames, and skylights.

Why This Book Matters

Circular work in carpentry and joinery became rare in the twentieth century as rectilinear forms replaced Victorian ornament. This republication helps preserve the layout methods needed for curved surfaces in period architecture. It also supports current interest in restoration, preservation, and the revival of Victorian, Georgian, and classical forms.

Book Details

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This is a digital download, so no physical item will be shipped. Access is available immediately after purchase. The PDF works with Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and most PDF reading applications.

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