Practical Carriage Building
Compiled by M.T. Richardson, Vol.1. 1891, Comprising of numerous short practical articles upon carriage and wagon woodworking, Plans for factories, Shop and bench tools, convenient applicances for repair work, Methods of working, Peculiarities of bent tember, construction of carriage parts, Repairing wheels, Forms of tenons and mortises, Together with a variety of useful hints and suggestions to woodworkers.
Book 1 Chapter List
- Carriage Building -Preface
- Carriage Building -Introduction Remarks
- Carriage Building - A Well Appointed Carriage Shop
- Carriage Building - A Well Appointed Carriage Shop Part-2
- Carriage Building - A Well Appointed Carriage Shop Part-3
- Wheelwright's Shop
- Carriage Shops - Large vs Small
- Woodworking Tools
- Wood Planes
- Wood Chisels
- Saws, Bits, and Gouges
- Screw Drivers
- Rabbet Knife
- Rabbet Plane
- Wood Files
- Poorly Made Tools
- Screwdrivers
- Wood Saw
- Saw Teeth
- Hand Wood Turning
- Hand Wood Turning Part 2
- Hand Wood Turning Part 3
- A Handy Work Bench To Have
- Wheelwrights Work Bench
- Bench for Driving Spokes
- Wheelwright Tools
- Wheelwright Tools Part 2
- Spoke Tenoning and Boring Machine
- Tool for Springing Spokes
- Boring Machine for the Wagon Shop
- Handy Wheelwright Tool
- Making a Wagon Wheel Spoke Tenoning Machine
- A Wagon Spoke Driving Appliance
- Making a Wagon Wheel Bench
- Repairing Wagon Wheels
- Making Wagon Wheels
- What I Know about Wheel Making
- What I Know about Wheel Making Part 2
- Points for Wheelwrights
- Wagon Wheels
- Wagon Wheels Part 2
- Wagon Wheels Part 3
- Wagon Wheels Part 4
- Making a Good Wagon Wheel
- Points on Wagon Wheel Making
- Wheel Making in Country Shops
- Wheel Making in Country Shops Part 2
- Wheel Making in Country Shops Part 3
- Wheel Making in Country Shops Part 4
- Wheel Making in Country Shops Part 5
- Wheel Making in Country Shops Part 6
- Wheel for Farm Wagons
- Driving Wagon Spokes
- Making Shoulders for Spokes and Mortising Hubs
- Putting the Rims on Wagon Wheels
- Driving Heavy Oak Spokes and Something about Spokes
- Putting Rims on Wagon Wheels
- The Dishing of Wagon Wheels
- The Dishing of Wagon Wheels Part 2
- The Dishing of Wagon Wheels Part 3
- Taking the Dish out of Wagon Wheels
- Sawing Felloe Joints
- Spoking Old Hubs
- Repairing Wagon Wheels
- Setting Boxes in Hubs
- Setting Boxes in Hubs Part 2
- Making a Spoke-Tenoning Machine
- A Tool for Springing Spokes
- Removing Old Boxes from Hubs and Getting a Plumb Spoke
- Rim Clamp and Rimming and Tiring Wheels
- Does the Mortise in an Unseasoned Hub Shrink or Enlarge?
- Locust for Carriage Parts and Wheels
- What to do with Wheels that are Dished Back
- How to Make a Wheel for a Wheelbarrow
- To Find Length of Fifth-Wheel before Bending
- Taking the Dish out of Wagon Wheels
- Dish of Wheels
- Repairing Wheels with Criticisms and Suggestions
- Shrinkage of Hub Mortises
- Forms of Mortises and Laps
- Carriage Parts
- Carriage Parts Part 2
- Carriage Parts Part 3
- Swept Front Beds
- Shortening of Bent Beds
- Cutting the Bevel on Express Shafts
- Flaring Seat Corners
- Flaring Seat Corners Part 2
- Laying off Corner Seats
- An Arrangement for a Bakery Wagon
- How to Make a Wooden Axle
- Putting in Axles and Getting a Plumb Spoke
- Making a Wagon Run Well