Handy Farm Devices And How To Make Them 1910 (Homesteading)(296 Pages)

Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them

is a classic homesteading guide written by Rolfe Cobleighand originally published in 1909–1910 by the Orange Judd Company.Written during the \"Golden Age of American Farming,\" this 288-pagemanual is a collection of low-tech, money-saving inventions, tools, andcarpentry projects designed to promote rural self-sufficiency before mass agriculturalmechanization.

Book Organization & Chapters

The book contains over 200 practical illustrations and isorganized into ten distinct sections:

• Workshop and Tools: Basic workbench setups, tool care, and sharpening techniques.
• The Steel Square: Master class instructions on using a standard carpenter\'s square.
• In and Around the House: Domestically focused builds like baby cradles, cheese presses, and water coolers.
• Barns and Stock: Livestock management items, including stable fittings and feed troughs.
• Poultry and Bees: Plans for portable chicken coops, spill-proof waterers, and beehives.
• Garden and Orchard: Practical aids like lightweight orchard ladders and fruit pickers.
• Field and Wood: Heavy-duty tools like stump-pullers and timber sleds.
• Gates and Doors: Framing methods for sag-free gates and specialized winter lift-gates.
• When We Build: Basic structural blueprints for small green houses and well houses.
• Worth Knowing: Miscellaneous outdoor hacks, from splitting wood to knot-tying and building truss bridges.

MODERN REPRINT OF ORIGANAL

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296 pages 5.5x8.5\" Comb Bound with Cardstock Covers

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