Handy Farm Devices and How to Make ThemSimon and Schuster, 28/06/2013 - 149 páginas A wonderful book for anyone interested in starting their own homestead or small farm. This book will show you how to be self reliant and build the things you'll need. There are more than 200 illustrations showing you how to make handy farm devices. You'll learn about the farmer's workshop and tools, running a grindstone, making a dumb waiter, making a cradle, how to clean a well, how to stake out stock, bee keeping, how to transplant trees, how to build a bridge for a small stream, how to keep a gate from sagging, important points in house building, how to build small greenhouses, advice on the best way to split wood, black smithing, and much, much more in this thrift-conscious and environmentally wise book. |
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... length of the handle may vary. If the splicer is to be used for net wire, of course the handle cannot be longer than the width of the mesh. Otherwise, 6 or 7 inches is about right for No. 8 wire. If it is to be used only for small wire ...
... length of the handle may vary. If the splicer is to be used for net wire, of course the handle cannot be longer than the width of the mesh. Otherwise, 6 or 7 inches is about right for No. 8 wire. If it is to be used only for small wire ...
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... inches long with thumb nuts. A dozen or so of these will prove their value many times over in the course of a year. In making tables for fairs or suppers or in any sort of knockdown arrangement, or temporary convenience where strength ...
... inches long with thumb nuts. A dozen or so of these will prove their value many times over in the course of a year. In making tables for fairs or suppers or in any sort of knockdown arrangement, or temporary convenience where strength ...
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... inches wide and 12 feet long, it contains 10 feet board measure. Now let it be required to find the number of feet board measure in a board 13 inches wide and 11 feet long. Find the space for boards 13 inches wide under the 12inch mark ...
... inches wide and 12 feet long, it contains 10 feet board measure. Now let it be required to find the number of feet board measure in a board 13 inches wide and 11 feet long. Find the space for boards 13 inches wide under the 12inch mark ...
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... long of good, dry pine, free from knots and 6 to 8 inches wide. Plane the edge until it seems straight to the eye, then lay it on the bench or on another board and make a mark along the edge, just straight with a fine lead pencil ...
... long of good, dry pine, free from knots and 6 to 8 inches wide. Plane the edge until it seems straight to the eye, then lay it on the bench or on another board and make a mark along the edge, just straight with a fine lead pencil ...
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... long a plane as you have and set the blade to take a fine shaving. When the edge will fit both sides of the line ... inches or a foot for convenience. The height is called the rise, and is divided into an equal number of parts. A glance at ...
... long a plane as you have and set the blade to take a fine shaving. When the edge will fit both sides of the line ... inches or a foot for convenience. The height is called the rise, and is divided into an equal number of parts. A glance at ...
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