The Gresham Publishing Company. 7 
The Modern Carpenter, A Complete Guide to Current 
Practice. Prepared under the 
* editorship of G. LisTER SUTCLIFFE, Architect, Asso- 
Joi ner 9 and ciate of the Royal Institute of British Architects, Mem- 
: ber of the Sanitary Institute, editor and joint-author of 
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Cabinet-Maker ¢ “Modern House-Construction”, author of “Concrete: 
Its Nature and Uses”, &c. With contributions from many specialists. Illustrated by a 
series of about Ioo separately-printed plates and 1000 figures in the text. In 8 divisional 
volumes, super-royal quarto, handsomely bound in cloth, with cover design by Mr. TALWIN 
Morris, price 75. 6@. net each. In complete sets only. 
In preparing THE MODERN CARPENTER the editor has had the great advantage of working upon 
the basis of Newlands's Carpenter and Joiner's Assistant, which for nearly half a century has been 
accepted as a standard authority on the subjects of which it treats, and for many years has been 
recommended by the Royal Institute of British Architects as a text-book for the examination of that 
society. And yet in the present work it has been possible to preserve only a very small part of 
Newlands's treatise, invaluable though this has been to two generations of craftsmen. While the 
fundamental features of arrangement and method which distinguish this famous work have been 
retained, the matter has had to be entirely rewritten, and many new sections have been added, on 
subjects not touched upon in the older work, with which the carpenter of the present day requires to be 
familiar. 
In the new book, indeed, the old foundations that have stood the test of half a century of practical use 
have been retained, but the superstructure is wholly new. 
The lesson to be learned from this fact is not far to seek. It is that the modern carpenter requires a 
far wider expert knowledge than sufficed his predecessor. The development of wood-working 
machinery, the introduction of new kinds of timber, improvements in the design of structures, the more 
thorough testing of timbers, and progress in the various industries with which Carpentry, Joinery, and 
Cabinet-making are intimately allied, have all helped to render the craft more complex. The carpenter 
of the present day has no use for the old ‘‘rule of thumb" methods; his calling is both an art and a 
science, and knowledge, knowledge, and again knowledge is the primary condition of success. 
The editor of THE MODERN CARPENTER, Mr. G. Lister Sutcliffe, Associate of the Royal Institute 
of Architects, needs no introduction to practical men; his name is already well known not only 
through his professional position in the architectural world, but through his editorship of A/odern House- 
Construction, a work which, although issued only a few years ago, has already become a standard book 
of reference. Mr. SUTCLIFFE's large experience has enabled him to enlist the services of a highly- 
qualified staff of experts, whose special knowledge, acquired through long years of practical work, is 
now placed at the disposal of every member of the craft. The first condition in selecting the contri- 
butors to the work was that they should be practical men, not only possessing the indispensable 
knowledge, but having the ability to impart it. The result is that within the eight divisional-volumes of 
this work we have a treatise on every branch of the craft, distinguished by four outstanding qualities :— 
It is (rt) complete, (2) clear, (3) practical, and (4) up-to-date. 
An idea of the scope of THE MODERN CARPENTER may be gathered from the fact that while its 
predecessor, The Carpenter and Joiner's Assistant, comprised only eight sections, the new work 
includes no fewer than sixteen. A glance at these will show that the work covers the whole field; 
it is a complete encyclopzedia upon every subject that bears upon the everyday work of the practical man. 
I, Styles of Architecture. IX. Staircases and Handrailing. 
il. Woods: Their Characteristics and Uses. X. Air-tight Case-Making. 
II. Wood-working Tools and Machinery. XI. Cabinet-Making. 
IV. Drawing and Drawing Instruments. XII. Wood-Carving. 
V. Practical Geometry. XIII. Shop Management, 
VI. Strength of Timber and Timber Framing. XIV. Estimating. 
VII. Carpentry. XV. Building Law. 
VIII. Joinery and Ironmongery. XVI. Index, Glossary, &c. 
The Illustrations are not the least of the many notable features of this great undertaking, The work 
is embellished in the first place with about 100 full-page plates, reproduced, some in colours, by the 
most approved processes of mechanical engraving, and printed on specially-prepared paper. In addition 
to this unique collection there are no fewer than 1000 diagrams and designs in the body of the work. 
No trouble or expense has indeed been spared to procure illustrations where these could elucidate the 
text. ; 
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