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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... buildings - Design and construction - Handbooks , manuals , etc. 4 . Agriculture - Handbooks , manuals , etc. 5. Do - it - yourself work . I. Title . S676.C7 1996 681'.763 - dc20 95-38426 CIP ISBN 978-1-59921-325-5 Printed in the United ...
... buildings - Design and construction - Handbooks , manuals , etc. 4 . Agriculture - Handbooks , manuals , etc. 5. Do - it - yourself work . I. Title . S676.C7 1996 681'.763 - dc20 95-38426 CIP ISBN 978-1-59921-325-5 Printed in the United ...
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... building the things without which a small farm or homestead simply cannot exist , as well as valuable insights into building things in general , including the best treatise I've seen on the most useful but least appreciated tool in the ...
... building the things without which a small farm or homestead simply cannot exist , as well as valuable insights into building things in general , including the best treatise I've seen on the most useful but least appreciated tool in the ...
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... building . In addition to the direct benefit to be derived from doing what the book tells how to do , we have in mind the larger purpose of education toward putting more thought into our work and doing what we have to do the easiest ...
... building . In addition to the direct benefit to be derived from doing what the book tells how to do , we have in mind the larger purpose of education toward putting more thought into our work and doing what we have to do the easiest ...
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... 19 In and Around the House . Barns and Stock 37 83 Poultry and Bees 115 Garden and Orchard · 131 Field and Wood 154 Gates and Doors When We Build Worth Knowing 174 189 233 AND TOOLS THE FARMER'S WORKSHOP HERE is no doubt that.
... 19 In and Around the House . Barns and Stock 37 83 Poultry and Bees 115 Garden and Orchard · 131 Field and Wood 154 Gates and Doors When We Build Worth Knowing 174 189 233 AND TOOLS THE FARMER'S WORKSHOP HERE is no doubt that.
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... buildings , but it is a great convenience to have a good one in the workshop . A corner of the shop should be devoted to paint- ing supplies , including several colors of good standard ready - mixed paints and stains , raw linseed oil ...
... buildings , but it is a great convenience to have a good one in the workshop . A corner of the shop should be devoted to paint- ing supplies , including several colors of good standard ready - mixed paints and stains , raw linseed oil ...
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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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