A practical treatise on coach-building historical and descriptive

Name: A practical treatise on coach-building historical and descriptive
Author: James W. Burgess

by James W. Burgess

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A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON COACH-BUILDING HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. GENERAL HISTORY.
CHAPTER II. PREPARATION OF THE DESIGN AND SETTING OUT THE FULL-SIZED DRAUGHT.
CHAPTER III. VARIOUS MATERIALS USED IN COACH-BUILDING.
CHAPTER IV. POINTS TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE COMMENCING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CARRIAGE.—COMPONENT PARTS OF THE BODY.—SMITH’S WORK.—GLUE.
Waterproof Glue.
CHAPTER V. PARTS COMPOSING THE UNDER-CARRIAGE.—FRAMING THEM TOGETHER.—WROUGHT-IRON PERCHES.—BRAKES.
CHAPTER VI. WHEELS.
CHAPTER VII. AXLES.
Welding Steel Axles.
Setting Axles.
CHAPTER VIII. SPRINGS.
Setting and Tempering old Springs.
Varieties of Springs.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER IX. WHEEL-PLATES AND FORE-CARRIAGES.
CHAPTER X. IRON AND METAL-WORK GENERALLY.—LAMPS.—PRINCIPLES OF COMBUSTION.
CHAPTER XI. PAINTING.
PRINCIPLES OF COLOURING IN PAINTING.
Complementary Colours.
Chiaro-oscuro and Flat Tints.
Paint Shop.
Colours.
Painting the Coach.
Irregularities in Varnish.
CHAPTER XII. ORNAMENTAL PAINTING.
MONOGRAMS.
Initial Letters.
Crests and Heraldic Bearings.
CHAPTER XIII. LINING AND TRIMMING.
Landau Back, Quarter, and Fall.
CHAPTER XIV. GENERAL REMARKS ON THE COACH-BUILDING TRADE.
CHAPTER XV. INVENTION.
CHAPTER XVI. REMARKS ON KEEPING CARRIAGES.
Directions for keeping Carriages clean, &c.
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