Author/photographer Mark Thomson delves into the history of rare trades - and the lives of the tradesmen who preserve them - to uncover a wealth of special tools, unique traditions and secrets. The nature of work is changing. We no longer use our hands to make things. Human hands, capable of making objects of great utility and beauty, are now used to dial phones or press computer keys. We feel that loss keenly. On weekends, hardware stores fill with people satisfying a deep urge to do something practical and useful. Rare ...
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Author/photographer Mark Thomson delves into the history of rare trades - and the lives of the tradesmen who preserve them - to uncover a wealth of special tools, unique traditions and secrets. The nature of work is changing. We no longer use our hands to make things. Human hands, capable of making objects of great utility and beauty, are now used to dial phones or press computer keys. We feel that loss keenly. On weekends, hardware stores fill with people satisfying a deep urge to do something practical and useful. Rare Trades pays tribute to the kind of skilled manual work - requiring the artistry of a real master - that nowadays has become so rare. Featuring great photography and stories of tradesmen from the haystack maker to the wheelwright, the cooper, the tinsmith and many more, this book recognises the type of skills that are fast being lost from our society.
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