Practical carpentry, joinery, and cabinet-making : being a new and complete system of lines for the use of workmen, founded on accurate geometrical and mechanical principles, with their application : in carpentry, to roofs, domes, centring, &c. : in joinery, to stairs, hand-rails, soffits, niches, &c : and in cabinet-making, to furniture, both plain and ornamental : fully and clearly explained
Practical carpentry, joinery, and cabinet-making is an 1839 London manual by Peter Nicholson, published by Thomas Kelly, setting out geometric construction lines for working carpenters, joiners, and cabinet-makers. Its plates show construction drawings of curves, handrails, stair and moulding profiles, and roof framing, with construction lines and dimensioned sections a designer could adapt for architectural or furniture detailing.
