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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... long hooks , as may be plainly seen in the picture . When tillage begins , other arts follow . The farm- ers ... inch wide and % inch thick . One end is cut nar- row and is bent into a hook large enough to fit neatly the largest wire to ...
... long hooks , as may be plainly seen in the picture . When tillage begins , other arts follow . The farm- ers ... inch wide and % inch thick . One end is cut nar- row and is bent into a hook large enough to fit neatly the largest wire to ...
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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 ... long , bolt or screw them together at right angles . This union must ...
... 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 ... long , bolt or screw them together at right angles . This union must ...
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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 knock - down arrangement , or temporary con- venience where ...
... 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 knock - down arrangement , or temporary con- venience where ...
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... feet long on the blade , which is two inches wide , and it is 16 or 18 inches on the tongue or angular leg . The latter is 11⁄2 inches wide . Be- ginning at the heel or corner of the square , inches and fractions of inches are marked ...
... feet long on the blade , which is two inches wide , and it is 16 or 18 inches on the tongue or angular leg . The latter is 11⁄2 inches wide . Be- ginning at the heel or corner of the square , inches and fractions of inches are marked ...
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... feet board measure in a board 13 inches wide and II feet long . Find the space for boards 13 inches wide under the 12 - inch mark on the square , follow this space to the left and under the 11 - inch mark on the square will be found the ...
... feet board measure in a board 13 inches wide and II feet long . Find the space for boards 13 inches wide under the 12 - inch mark on the square , follow this space to the left and under the 11 - inch mark on the square will be found the ...
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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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