Wilderness Shelters and How to Build Them: Fully Illustrated Guide to Log Cabins, Shelters, and Wilderness Housekeeping - Softcover

Angier, Bradford; Angier, Vena

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585744301 ISBN 13: 9781585744305

Publisher: Lyons Pr, 2001

Synopsis

"Here are illustrated instructions for everything from felling trees to splitting logs, from laying foundations to insulating roofs. The book also shows you how to fashion indoor and outdoor furniture for your rustic retreat, including tables, benches, bookcases, beds and ice chambers. And it teaches you to obtain food from nature and dine in comfort"--P. [4] of cover.

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From the Back Cover:

You don't have to be Paul Bunyan to build a wilderness home. In fact, you don't even need an ax, and nails are not an absolute necessity. What you'll need is Wilderness Shelters, the definitive guide to building log cabins, camping shelters, blockhouses, and more.Here are illustrated instructions for everything from felling trees to splitting logs, from laying foundations to insulating roofs. The book also shows you how to fashion indoor and outdoor furniture for your rustic retreat, including tables, benches, bookcases, beds and ice chambers. And it teaches you to obtain food from nature and dine in comfort.With its wealth of ideas, Wilderness Shelters shows that wilderness living can be more efficient than gadget-ridden urban lifestyles. (5 1/2 x 8 1/4, 312 pages, diagrams)

About this edition

• Publisher: Lyons Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1585744301
• ISBN 13: 9781585744305
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312