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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... light- weight orchard ladder ; a small truss bridge ; an easy fence - post and stump - puller ; gates that don't sag ; gates that lift over snowdrifts ; and — the handiest farm device I've ever found : the accurately described Handy ...
... light- weight orchard ladder ; a small truss bridge ; an easy fence - post and stump - puller ; gates that don't sag ; gates that lift over snowdrifts ; and — the handiest farm device I've ever found : the accurately described Handy ...
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... be very useful in itself , but will also add a useful bit of furnishing to the room . ... Select a drygoods box of the right size to fit. DRESSER MADE FROM A BOX TO LET IN MORE LIGHT TO PROTECT BABY FROM HOT. 42 HANDY FARM DEVICES.
... be very useful in itself , but will also add a useful bit of furnishing to the room . ... Select a drygoods box of the right size to fit. DRESSER MADE FROM A BOX TO LET IN MORE LIGHT TO PROTECT BABY FROM HOT. 42 HANDY FARM DEVICES.
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... is not an easy matter to cut new windows in the outside wall , though this can often be done to great advantage ; but where there is. TO LET IN MORE LIGHT TO PROTECT BABY FROM HOT STOVE SEPARATOR RUN BY RAM. 44 HANDY FARM DEVICES.
... is not an easy matter to cut new windows in the outside wall , though this can often be done to great advantage ; but where there is. TO LET IN MORE LIGHT TO PROTECT BABY FROM HOT STOVE SEPARATOR RUN BY RAM. 44 HANDY FARM DEVICES.
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... lights could be inserted , the joints being made tight about it with putty and white lead . Then tack a narrow bit of molding about the sash , both inside and out , and a door that will give light to the room will be the result . An ...
... lights could be inserted , the joints being made tight about it with putty and white lead . Then tack a narrow bit of molding about the sash , both inside and out , and a door that will give light to the room will be the result . An ...
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... light that they may be lifted about with one hand . To make such a chest , select one of the very light and well - made grocery boxes in which cereals and various brands of breakfast foods are shipped , which may be had at any grocery ...
... light that they may be lifted about with one hand . To make such a chest , select one of the very light and well - made grocery boxes in which cereals and various brands of breakfast foods are shipped , which may be had at any grocery ...
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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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