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Feb 25^th, 2009, 5:19pm

hopefully someone can help me on this one . about 45 years ago when i was a young lad i gave my uncle a book , mainly because he did a lot of DIY , but his profession was painter and decorator . the book was about A5 in size 2 to 3 inches in depth and the colour of the cover was pink and it was mainly a book for carpenters . being the age i was i thought it would be more useful to him rather than me . the description i believe is right but you know how the memory is Smiley

waiting in anticipation Wink

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TIMBA-WOLF Board Moderator Offline Timba-Wolf..... Var@*sh, should be banned!! Posts: 7158 Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0 KENT,(under a tree!!!!) United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: old book Reply #1 - Feb 27^th, 2009, 12:41am it was possibly "Carpenters for beginners, " from the wood workers series of books, by "Evans Bros, of London"! they were all approx A5 size, or the Imperial equivalent back then..
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Joiner Trade Member Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 2063 Total Thanks: 7 For This Post: 0 Bridgnorth, Shropshire England Trade: Joiner	Re: old book Reply #4 - Mar 2^nd, 2009, 9:31pm From your description it could have been 'Modern Practical Joinery' by George Ellis. First published in 1902 it's still in print and available from Amazon. It's a classic and I still use his designs and a lot of his methods. It's A5, 'orangey' cover, and about 2" thick. Should be on every wood workers shelf!
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Zambezi GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0	Re: old book Reply #6 - Mar 3^rd, 2009, 7:36am http://www.amazon.co.uk/Modern-Practical-Joinery-George-Ellis/dp/0854420398/ref=...
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Joiner Trade Member Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 2063 Total Thanks: 7 For This Post: 0 Bridgnorth, Shropshire England Trade: Joiner	Re: old book Reply #8 - Mar 4^th, 2009, 3:22pm Nothing sad about being a man of impeccable taste, Wolf!!
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