BACK TO BASICS · A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills by Gehring, Abigail R. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Titlepage Copyright Editors Contents About This Book Part One: Land: Buying It—Building on It

Buying Country Property Planning Your Home Preparing the Site Converting Trees Into Lumber Building a Log Cabin Building With Adobe Building a Stone House Raising a Barn Developing a Water Supply Saunas and Hot Tubs Sanitation Fireplace Construction and Design Stone Walls and Brick Pavements Fences

Part Two: Energy From Wood, Water, Wind, and Sun

Making Your House Energy Efficient Wood as a Fuel Heating With Wood Waterpower Wind Power Solar Energy Other Energy Sources

Part Three: Raising Your Own Vegetables, Fruit, And Livestock

The Kitchen Garden Gardening in Limited Space Herb Gardens Fruits and Nuts Pest Control Grains and Grasses Beekeeping Fish Farming Raising Livestock

Part Four: Enjoying Your Harvest The Year Round

Preserving Produce Preserving Meat and Fish Making Your Own Dairy Products Maple Sugaring Homemade Beverages Baking Bread Regional Cooking Cooking With Wood

Part Five: Skills and Crafts For House and Homestead

Natural Dyes Spinning Weaving Hooked Rugs Braided Rugs Patchwork Quilting Rope and Twine Tanning and Leatherwork Woodworking Broommaking Scrimshaw Household Recipes Metalworking Stenciling Flower Drying and Pressed Flowers Gourd Craft Soapmaking Candlemaking Basketry

Part Six: Recreation at Home And in the Wild

Old-time Good Times Crafting a Dulcimer Celebrating Holidays Canoeing and Kayaking Wilderness Camping Outdoors in Winter Fishing Living With Nautre

Appendix

Organized Assistance: The Extension Service And Other Groups

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