A Treatise on Stairbuilding and Handrailing

The several appendices included in the print addition are missing! Most important of which are Appendix G, A Brief Course In Descriptive Geometry and the Glossary. When this book was written descriptive geometry was widely used by many craftsman, but now sadly very few people are aware of this remarkable system. If I were to release this book today, rather than Appendix G, the Brief Course On Descriptive Geometry would be Chapter One. Without a strong foundation in descriptive geometry this book will not be useful at all. I own the print addition and find it very useful. I have used Appendix G more than any other part of the book. I was hoping, in buying the Kindle addition, to be able to have this excellent reference in my phone. I guess I’ll have to scan those pages myself.

Great book. Illustrations are very helpful. It's more of a reference. Don't expect to be a stair builder after reading this though.My 1 beef is that I bought it new from Amazon and it arrived beat up, bent cover, dirty and scratched. No damage to packaging but I paid for a NEW book not an old battered book.

As a stairbuilder and professional woodworker, I really would love to own a copy of the original English edition. This re-print is a service to all of us who enjoy old or antique books on the traditional crafts. The illustrations are fascinatingGranted, any book attempting to explore tangent handrailing is an advanced text written for the architectural woodworker with some grounding in stairbuilding, however, if you are intent on learning classical handrailing in solid wood, Mowatt is pretty useless. George DiChristina's "A Simplified Guide to Custom Stairbuilding and Handrailing" is a far better choice. It is well organized, and about as clear a manual for the craft as one could hope for.

Personally, I think this is the Mother of All stairbuilding books. It will NOT turn anyone into a stairbuilder. It is a classic historical reference, with terminology consistent with its time. It is one of the first books to take a stab at comprehensively describing the accumulated knowledge and methods applicable to this craft at the time of publication. Is it an easy read? No. Is it worth it? Yes, if you are a serious craftsman. Regardless, if you are a woodworker, particularly a stairbuilder, you are not complete without a copy of this book on your shelf.The most applicable knowledge for the money? A Simplified Guide - G. di Cristina

love it

Exactly what i needed

amazing book and great content ! worth every penny

Great diagrams and clear instructions.

very handy