The mechanic's companion
Subtitle: or, The elements and practice of carpentry, joinery, bricklaying, masonry, slating, plastering, painting, smithing, and turning, comprehending the latest improvements, and containing a full description of the tools belonging to each branch of business, with copious directions for their use, an explanation of the terms used in each art, and an introduction to practical geometry
By: by Peter Nicholson ; to which is added an essay on the steam-engine, its management, uses &c
Publisher: F. Bell
Published: 1852
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
Subjects: Building; Bricklaying; Carpentry; Domestic Architecture; Details
Other titles: Nicholson's mechanic's companion; Mechanic's companion :
Notes: "With forty-six engravings."
Table of contents: title: Practical geometry; title: Carpentry; title: Joinery; title: Bricklaying; title: Masonry; title: Slating; title: Plastering; title: Painting in oil; title: Smithing; title: Turning; title: The steam-engine.