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More copies of this ISBNCottage Essentials: The Everything Guide for Your Cottage, Cabin or Campby Wayne Lennox
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:An essential addition to any cottage.
Getting away to fish, swim, or just sit back with a tall drink and a good book is an enduring summer tradition. But for cottagers, docks and decks must be maintained, plumbing repaired and cabins and outhouses built. Cottage Essentials focuses on the practical topics — building a deck, cutting firewood, keeping out pests, first aid, fishing and hospitality. Complete with plans and diagrams, Cottage Essentials shows readers how to maintain and enjoy their vacation property. Topics covered include: First Aid, dealing with bears and other wildlife Chainsaws and tree felling Firewood, wood fires, wood-heating appliances Operation and maintenance of oil lamps Tools and how to build and maintain a deck, dock, woodshed and outhouse Basic plumbing Activities for children Closing-up for the season Glossary of common construction terms Cottage Essentials is a valuable reference chock full of ideas, tips and techniques, even recipes. Synopsis:<p> <i>An essential addition to any cottage.</i> </p><p> Getting away to fish, swim, or just sit back with a tall drink and a good book is an enduring summer tradition. But for cottagers, docks and decks must be maintained, plumbing repaired and cabins and outhouses built. </p><p> <b>Cottage Essentials</b> focuses on the practical topics — building a deck, cutting firewood, keeping out pests, first aid, fishing and hospitality. </p><p> Complete with plans and diagrams, <b>Cottage Essentials</b> shows readers how to maintain and enjoy their vacation property. </p><p> Topics covered include: <ul> <li>First Aid, dealing with bears and other wildlife</li> <li>Chainsaws and tree felling</li> <li>Firewood, wood fires, wood-heating appliances</li> <li>Operation and maintenance of oil lamps</li> <li>Tools and how to build and maintain a deck, dock, woodshed and outhouse</li> <li>Basic plumbing</li> <li>Activities for children</li> <li>Closing-up for the season</li> <li>Glossary of common construction terms</li> </ul></p><p> <b>Cottage Essentials</b> is a valuable reference chock full of ideas, tips and techniques, even recipes. </p>
Synopsis:A practical guide to everything you really need to know at your vacation house or camp. Topic range from building decks, cutting firewood, oil lamps, plumbing, pests and first aid; to fishing, hospitality, recipes and tending the bar.
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