"Basket Work of all Kinds" is a 1912 work by Australian engineer Paul N.
Hasluck. Within this book, Hasluck offers simple instructions and expert
tips on making a range of beautiful and practical baskets. With simple
diagrams and clear explanations, this volume is suitable for anyone with
an interest in the handicrafts and basket weaving in particular. Paul
Nooncree Hasluck (1854 - 1916) was an Australian engineer and editor. He
was a master of technical writing and father of the 'do-it-yourself'
book, producing many books on subjects including engineering,
handicrafts, woodwork, and more. Other notable works by this author
include: "Treatise on the Tools Employed in the Art of Turning" (1881),
"The Wrath-Jobber's Handy Book" (1887), and "Screw-Threads and Methods
of Producing Them" (1887). Contents include: "Tools and Materials",
"Simple Baskets", "Grocer's Square Baskets", "Round Baskets", "Flat
Fruit Baskets", "Oval Baskets", "Wicker Baskets", "Doctors and Chemists
Baskets", "Fancy Baskets", "Sussex Trug Baskets", "Miscellaneous
Baskets", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce
and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this
volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with
a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.
