A working coach-builder explains a trade that, he notes, had gone half a century without a full book of its own. After a general history of the carriage he covers drawing the full-size design, choosing timber and iron, framing the under-carriage, building wheels and springs, and the many points a craftsman must weigh before construction begins.
A detailed record of a vanished craft for historians, restorers and lovers of horse-drawn vehicles. Download the free EPUB.