Handy Farm Devices, 2nd: And How to Make ThemRowman & Littlefield, 17/07/2008 - 288 páginas Those who want to reduce their carbon footprint might do well to consult this century-old guide to low-tech property maintenance. Step-by-step instructions include how to build a lightweight ladder, a small truss bridge, a stump puller, gates that don’t sag and can lift over snowdrifts, a wood splitter, and bicycle-powered machines. For anyone who lives a self-sufficient country life—or for those who wish to—this classic guide from the annals of American history remains current and very practical. |
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... angles . This union must be so strong as never to be moved by ordinary pressure . At the top of the perpendicular piece cut a slit and insert a piece of strong thread . To the bottom of the thread tie a thin circular LEVEL weight . Lay ...
... angles . This union must be so strong as never to be moved by ordinary pressure . At the top of the perpendicular piece cut a slit and insert a piece of strong thread . To the bottom of the thread tie a thin circular LEVEL weight . Lay ...
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... angle that the end of the square will come exactly at the edges or cor- ners of the stick , make a dot on the 7 - inch mark and at the 17 - inch mark . Through these dots gauge or mark a line parallel with the edge of the stick ...
... angle that the end of the square will come exactly at the edges or cor- ners of the stick , make a dot on the 7 - inch mark and at the 17 - inch mark . Through these dots gauge or mark a line parallel with the edge of the stick ...
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... angle of a per- fect square , as shown in Figure 2. Figure 3 shows the manner of placing the square on the box to give the desired angle . A sprung molding , which is a molding not solid on the back , as shown in Figure 4 , must be ...
... angle of a per- fect square , as shown in Figure 2. Figure 3 shows the manner of placing the square on the box to give the desired angle . A sprung molding , which is a molding not solid on the back , as shown in Figure 4 , must be ...
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... Angle . To Close , the Angle . FIGURE 7 sticking the ax into a chopping block , lay the square on the head of the ax so that the bearing will come from the throat or inside angle to the heel or outside of the square . To close up the ...
... Angle . To Close , the Angle . FIGURE 7 sticking the ax into a chopping block , lay the square on the head of the ax so that the bearing will come from the throat or inside angle to the heel or outside of the square . To close up the ...
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... angle triangle in mathematics , and when the method was discovered , his- tory tells us there was great rejoicing . FIGURE II Pythagoras is credited with hav- ing first proved the rule successfully applied to the problem . The rule is ...
... angle triangle in mathematics , and when the method was discovered , his- tory tells us there was great rejoicing . FIGURE II Pythagoras is credited with hav- ing first proved the rule successfully applied to the problem . The rule is ...
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19 | |
37 | |
Barns and Stock | 83 |
Poultry and Bees | 116 |
Garden and Orchard | 131 |
Field and Wood | 154 |
Gates and Doors | 174 |
When We Build | 189 |
Worth Knowing | 233 |
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