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Shelters, Shacks & Shanties: And How to Build Them
D. C. Beard
Caught in the open overnight, or wanting to move to the wilderness? Here is lively, step-by-step tutelage on building all types of temporary and long-term accommodations from both natural and man-made materials. Originally published in 1914 as an essential guide for the homesteader and mountain-man. Lots of plans. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Where to Find Mountain Goose, How to Pick & Use Its Feathers 2. The Half-Cave Shelter 3. How to Make the Fallen-Tree Shelter & the Scout Master 4. How to Make the Adirondack, the Wick-Up, the Bark Teepee, the Pioneer & the Scout 5. How to Make Beaver-Mat Huts or Fagot Shelters Without Harm to the Tree 6. Indian Shacks & Shelters 7. Birchbark or Tarpaper Shacks 8. Indian Communal Houses 9. Bark & Tar Paper 10. A Sawed-Lumber Shanty 11. A Sod House for the Lawn 12. How to Build Elevated Shacks, Shanties & Shelters 13. The Bog Ken 14. Over Water Camps 15. Signal Tower 16. Tree-Top Houses 17. Caches 18. Axemen's Camps 19. Barabara 20. How to Build an American Boy's Hogan 21. How to Cut & Notch Logs 22. A Pole House 23. Log-Rolling & Other Building Stunts 24. The Adirondack Open Log Camp & a One-Room Cabin 25. Cabin Doors & Latches, Thumb-Latches, & Foot Latches 26. Secret Locks 27. The Aures Lock Latch 28. The American Log Cabin 29. How to Make a Wyoming Olebo 30. Hearthstones & Fireplaces 31. How to Lay a Tarpaper, Birchbark, or Patent Roofing 32. How to Build Appropriate Gateways for...
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Farm Machinery: Practical Hints for Handy-men
J. Brownlee Davidson,Leon Wilson Chase Usually ships in 24 hours Honoring the legacy of American mechanical know-how, this classic guide presents the principles of mechanics as well as step-by-step plans for how... [read more]
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Handy Farm Devices: And How to Make Them
Rolfe Cobleigh Usually ships in 24 hours Here is a wealth of labor- and money-saving projects, including spill-proof chicken waterers, a lightweight orchard ladder, a small bridge, an easy... [read more]
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Mountainman Crafts & Skills
David Montgomery Usually ships in 24 hours Filled with valuable information for hobbyists, survival enthusiasts, family campers and everyone who enjoys outdoor life, Mountainman Crafts and Skills is the... [read more]
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Native American Crafts & Skills
David Montgomery Usually ships in 24 hours In this fully illustrated guide to wilderness living and survival, the skills and handicrafts of Native Americans developed over hundreds of years... [read more]
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The Cooper and His Trade
Kenneth Kilby Usually ships in 24 hours The Cooper and His Trade.
The first book on how to make barrels written by an actual cooper. The first part of the... [read more]
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The Woodwright's Eclectic Workshop
Roy Underhill,Rod Underhill Usually ships in 24 hours Underhill's wit and charming style is exemplified by this quote about his work: 'How to start with a tree and an axe... [read more]
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Farm Motors: Practical Hints for Handy-men
J. Brownlee Davidson,Leon Wilson Chase Usually ships in 24 hours This complete guide, originally published in 1908, presents the origins and mechanical principles of farm motors of every description. Includes waterwheels, tidal... [read more]
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Tales from the Blue Ox
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