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SHELTERS, SHACKS, AND SHANTIES: And How to Build Them, Second Edition
D. C. Beard (Lyons)
“You’ll love this step-by-step guide to building shelters.”—Log Homes Illustrated
Originally published in 1914, this handbook is still as essential for the modern builder as it was for the homesteader of the last century. This guide contains step-by-step instructions for building “worry-free” shelters, including special settings such as a sod house, a tree house, an “over-water” camp, a bog ken, and much more. The passionate builder will find illustrated instructions for comforts such as hearths and chimneys, notched log ladders, and even how to rig the front door with a secret lock. Completely repackaged, this enduring classic will appeal to the nouveau “do-it-yourselfer” as well as the purist—not to mention the armchair expert.
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"You'll love this step-by-step guide to building shelters." --
Log Homes Illustrated Synopsis
A classic guide for outdoorsmen and scouts Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties, Second Edition presents 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, this practical classic is as essential a guide for todays modern homesteader as it was at the turn of the twentieth century. Included are instructions for dozens of worry-free shelters for you to chose from, including a sod house for the lawn, a treetop house, over-water camps, a bog ken, and much more. Satisfying the builders need for the creature comforts of home, it also provides tips on how to build hearths and chimneys, notched log ladders, and even how to rig a front door with a secret lock. Illustrated throughout with a bounty of helpful line drawings, Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties, Second Edition harkens back to the can-do spirit of the American frontier that still thrives today.
Synopsis
Originally published in 1914, this step-by-step guide provides tutelage on all aspects of outdoor accommodation from sod houses to log cabins; with pen-and-ink drawings.