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  1. 29th May 2012, 01:03 AM #1
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    Default A great book

    My in-laws had a reno done a while ago and I remember looking at the framing and thinking 'cripes, this is made like a jewellery box!' ... Well the carpenter Andy Jenner has just published a book that is really fascinating 'the building of the queensland house'.

    It's a great read for we dark siders, going not just over history, design and building methods but the hand tools the craftsmen (sic.) employed.

    I only picked up a copy yesterday so I can't give a thorough review but on an initial skim it's super and it's great to have such an important piece of Australia's social history presented by a true craftsman.

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    Fantastic Matt.
    Love it.
    Where d'ya get it?

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    Looks like a great book Matt, so went looking for it on line.

    Only two references - both the National Library website, though it looks like its in the Queensland and National libraries. As best I can tell it's not on sale yet

    Hanging out to see your review now

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    Yeah, it's pretty fresh. This copy came from the book launch at the Black Cat Books on latrobe tce. I can't find it on their data base but they do have it.

    http://www.blackcatbooks.com.au/index.php

    He seems like a proper hand tool person. It would be great to have him on the forum but i think he's more of a long hand letter, carrier pigeon sort of communicator
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