Author : Curtis P. Fields
Publisher : Yankee Publishing, Incorporated
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 35,32 MB
Release : 1971
Category : House & Home
ISBN :
A complete and authoritative guide to the tools and techniques necessary to build dry stone walls as our ancestors did.
Author : M. W. Roberts
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 24,78 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Solid state chemistry
ISBN : 9780851863108
Author : Karl Schwenke
Publisher : Storey Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,58 MB
Release : 1991-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780882666396
Provides step-by-step instructions for building a stone house, including information on tools and materials needed, and guidelines for site selection
Author : Kevin Gardner
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 50,30 MB
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1581574312
A practical guide to simple stone building projects for your yard Nothing matches the look and feel of stone structures in and around your home. Yet most people are intimidated by the very thought of masonry, despite the obvious rewards. In Stone Building, Kevin Gardner distills his decades of experience building and maintaining iconic New England–style stone walls into this concise, informative guide. Gardner offers step-by-step instructions for building everything from flagstone walkways to classic patios and ornate fire pits. He also offers time-tested tips to help care for your stone, as well as repair and restoration advice for existing structures.
Author : John Vivian
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 35,51 MB
Release : 2014-10-24
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1612123724
Rustic and charming or stately and proud, a well-built stone wall can add personality and beauty to your property. John Vivian’s lively approach and step-by-step instructions encourage you to transform a pile of rocks into an enduring landscape feature with gates, retaining walls, or stiles to suit your needs. Whatever unique challenges come with your site — poor drainage, sloping ground, or low-quality rubble material — Vivian offers innovative designs and reproducible methods to help you build a beautiful, long-lasting wall.
Author : Ken Kern
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 33,94 MB
Release : 2022-08-04
Category : House & Home
ISBN :
From simple stone walls to elaborate homes and studios, this is the ideal book for any DIY builder interested in working with stone. Thanks to its utility and cost-effectiveness, stone is an ideal construction resource for the astute owner-builder. Cheap and readily available, rock can be gathered from streambeds, abandoned quarries, and open fields with relative ease. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find a natural landscape devoid of building stone. In this book, beloved home-building expert Ken Kern teams up with fellow stone masons Steve Magers and Lou Penfield to present the ultimate guide to DIY stone masonry. THE OWNER-BUILDER'S GUIDE TO STONE MASONRY is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of building with stone. Everything from detailed information on sourcing, sorting, and selecting stones, to the various methods of building with stone. There are even chapters on building fireplaces, steps, floors, and arches.
Author : Richard M. Bacon
Publisher :
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 34,76 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Cookery (Herbs)
ISBN :
Author : Cherry Pyron
Publisher : Yankee Publishing, Incorporated
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 17,70 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780911658842
General directions for making and processing 136 treasured family recipes that turn almost every fruit and vegetable there is into delicious pickles, condiments, bottled sauces, beverages, and syrups.
Author : A. D. Taylor
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 13,76 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 0486490203
Created during the Great Depression by the U.S. Forest Service, this guide providedenvironmental safety and maintenance advice for visitors to national forests and parks.It contains finely crafted drawings and plans for outdoor stoves and fireplaces that offera window into a bygone era of handyman activity and a wealth of still-useful informationfor building barbecue pits, chimneys, warming units, and more. Do-it-yourselfers interestedin older construction techniques will find many ideas in this volume.Reprint of the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1937 edition.
Author : Richard M. Bacon
Publisher : Yankee Publishing, Incorporated
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 30,99 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780911658712
Portable fences; drying flowers; building a grape arbor; weaving baskets; painting patterned floors; working with a draft horse; reclaiming an apple tree; sharpening tools; making bricks; root cellars.
