Old-Time Farm and Garden Devices and How to Make Them - (Dover Crafts: Building & Construction) by Rolfe Cobleigh (Paperback)
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Highlights
- A splendid bit of rural Americana, Cobleigh's book shows how anyone with a little time and money can add a touch of authentic charm to their farm, house, or garden.
- Author(s): Rolfe Cobleigh
- 288 Pages
- House + Home, Do-It-Yourself
- Series Name: Dover Crafts: Building & Construction
Description
About the Book
Handy tips for building everything from a cheese press, hog house, and bicycle-powered washing machine to advice on the proper way to split wood, sharpen scissors, and paper a room. 200 black-and-white illustrations.Book Synopsis
A splendid bit of rural Americana, Cobleigh's book shows how anyone with a little time and money can add a touch of authentic charm to their farm, house, or garden. First published nearly a century ago, this practical guide features dozens of projects, accompanied by some 200 illustrations. A simply written text not only tells how to mount an anvil, make a cheese press, and build hog houses, but also provides handy advice on splitting wood, testing seed corn, tying practical knots, sharpening scissors, and papering a room.From building a rose trellis to creating a bicycle-powered washing machine, readers will delight in this book's abundance of enjoyable and useful projects. It's perfect for novice craftworkers and die-hard fans of Yankee ingenuity.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.52 Inches (H) x 5.86 Inches (W) x .56 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Series Title: Dover Crafts: Building & Construction
Genre: House + Home
Sub-Genre: Do-It-Yourself
Publisher: Dover Publications
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Rolfe Cobleigh
Language: English
Street Date: December 7, 2005
TCIN: 89420572
UPC: 9780486444000
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-1817
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.56 inches length x 5.86 inches width x 8.52 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.65 pounds
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