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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... deep enough for the washstand to set on it flush . To the right end was screwed a board of the same width , the shelf being so placed that it would be 2 feet above the FIGURE I a WASHSTAND AS IT WAS table . A board of IN AND AROUND THE ...
... deep enough for the washstand to set on it flush . To the right end was screwed a board of the same width , the shelf being so placed that it would be 2 feet above the FIGURE I a WASHSTAND AS IT WAS table . A board of IN AND AROUND THE ...
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... deep or an old peck measure without a bottom if holes are punched in the sides for drainage . For a press a device shown in the sketch will serve well , the pail at the end of the lever being filled with stones . Before the curd is ...
... deep or an old peck measure without a bottom if holes are punched in the sides for drainage . For a press a device shown in the sketch will serve well , the pail at the end of the lever being filled with stones . Before the curd is ...
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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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18 inches angle attached barn barrel bee space block bolt bottom brace building cellar cement cleats cold frames concrete convenient coop corn corner cost cover crete crosscut saw curd device door drawing easily edge farm farmer fastened feed FEED BASKET feet long floor frame gate glass ground handle handy heat heavy hinges hole HOME CHEESEMAKING HOMEMADE hooks hoops icehouse inches deep inches long inches wide inside iron keep kernels ladder lath length lever linseed oil milk mold nail pieces pipe plank pole portland cement rack rennet roof rope sand sash scantling screw securely seed SHAVING HORSE shown in Figure side slip knot solder space square stalls steel steel square stick stone stool strips trellis upright wagon wall washstand weight wheel width wire wood