San Antonio College Library

Sketchbook and notes of Seth Eastman's trip down the Mississippi River and through Texas. U.S. Army officer Seth Eastman made sketches during a trip down the Mississippi River, the Texas coast, and then San Antonio, Seguin, and Fredericksburg from 1848-1849. Meticulously labeled and dated, Eastman's sketches provide among the earliest surviving images of the area before the advent of photography.

"This book offers you designs for building sixteen reproductions of furnishings from the Middle Ages. The detailed plans are based on careful study and measurement of rare originals, and the complete, step-by-step instructions, materials lists, and notes on woodworking, metalworking, and finishes provide you with the means of recreating these pieces accurately in your own home shop."--Publisher description.

Meeting house bench, utility bench, bonnet box, storage box, kitchen table, wall cupboard, dry sink, kitchen desk-cupboard, flight of shelves, utility pedestal, sorting stand, firewood carrier, sewing table, turned trestle table, dining chair, Harvard trestle table, maple chair, side table, desk box, lap desk, bed settee, night stand, high chair, blanket chest, drop-leaf table, sewing chest, stretcher table, lidded chest with one drawer, child's desk,...

"Now in its third edition, this visual handbook for wood-frame construction delivers completely updated information about the latest materials, building methods, and code revisions. Over 50 new and revised drawings cover energy-efficient construction, advanced framing, designs for high wind and earthquake zones, and installation details for new building materials. Whether you're setting a foundation, erecting a partition wall, or flashing a window,...

In this newly revised second edition, veteran stage designers and technical directors Dennis Dorn and Mark Shanda introduce industry-standard drafting and designing practices with step-by-step discussions, illustrations, worksheets, and problems to help students develop and refine drafting and other related skills needed for entertainment set production work. By incorporating the foundational principles of both hand- and computer-drafting approaches...

Updated to the latest ANSI, ISO, AWS, and ASME standards, this current edition helps individuals develop skills in reading and interpreting industrial drawings and in preparing simple technical sketches. It is written to be a consumable, interactive text/workbook that provides basic principles, concepts, ANSI and SI Metric drafting symbols and standards, terminology, manufacturing process notes, and other related technical information contained on...