Seven pillars of wisdom

THE SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM
By T E Lawrence
As Angus Calder states in his introduction to this edition, seven pillars of wisdom is one of the major statements about the fighting experience of the First World War. Lawrence’s younger brothers, Frank and Will, had been killed on the western front in 1915 the book was written in between 1919 and 1926 and it tells of the vastly different campaign against Turks in the Middle East, one of which encompasses gross acts of cruelty and revenge and ends in a welter of stink and corpses in the disgusting hospital in Damascus

Precision trim carpentry

PRECISION TRIM CARPENTRY
By Rick Williams
Step by step color photos for these 20 projects some how make the tricky corners of carpentry seem utterly simple. Projects include a variety of doors and door casings painted or stained wainscot paneling, built in cabinets, shelves and parquet flooring. Author reveals secret of how to line u the corners of skirting boards so that there is no gap at the inter section and the same technique is applied to ceiling moldings. Installing an interior door can be a fiddly business but the author shows how to use a plumb line and spacer blocks for a perfect fit. The surface of the pre finished parquet flooring usually holds up well and the photos are invaluable for reassuring a DIY enthusiast that the floor really is supposed to look like that half way through. After the carpentry projects, a final home improvement focuses on the walls, introducing the technique of bag painting or rag rolling in UK parlance. A guide to wood working terms, adhesives, stains and top coats concludes.