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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... simple but valuable things to meet the needs of their own practical experience . We are all the time hunting after and gathering these ideas . Now we are putting a lot of the best ones into this book . We are trying , by words and ...
... simple but valuable things to meet the needs of their own practical experience . We are all the time hunting after and gathering these ideas . Now we are putting a lot of the best ones into this book . We are trying , by words and ...
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... simple level may be improvised by filling a small flat bottle with water , so that only a bubble of air remains , and attaching it lengthwise and near the middle of a straight stick or narrow board . TO MAKE A HANDLE STAY ON To secure ...
... simple level may be improvised by filling a small flat bottle with water , so that only a bubble of air remains , and attaching it lengthwise and near the middle of a straight stick or narrow board . TO MAKE A HANDLE STAY ON To secure ...
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... sizes of wooden washers will accumulate . SOLDERING Soldering may be done by anyone having a very simple outfit . All that is required is a copper sol- dering iron , some solder , a vial of muriatic 16 HANDY FARM DEVICES.
... sizes of wooden washers will accumulate . SOLDERING Soldering may be done by anyone having a very simple outfit . All that is required is a copper sol- dering iron , some solder , a vial of muriatic 16 HANDY FARM DEVICES.
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... simple method by any handy mechanic . you do not possess an anvil , make a substitute by If To Open 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 ...
... simple method by any handy mechanic . you do not possess an anvil , make a substitute by If To Open 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 ...
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... . Figure 8 will give a clear idea of this operation . RAFTERS The common rafter for a pitch roof is easily laid out with the steel square . There are many methods , but the easiest and most simple is by spacing . 28 HANDY FARM DEVICES.
... . Figure 8 will give a clear idea of this operation . RAFTERS The common rafter for a pitch roof is easily laid out with the steel square . There are many methods , but the easiest and most simple is by spacing . 28 HANDY FARM DEVICES.
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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