Getting Started in Your Own Wood

Author: Julian Evans
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781856232128
Category : Forest landowners
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Owning a small wood or being able to help look after one well has become an increasingly popular subject. Getting Started in Your Own Wood has all you need to know about the basics. It is written by experts committed to the care and stewardship of woodland resources and provides practical advice and guidance for those coming to woodland management for the first time. Getting Started in Your Own Wood is an expanded and updated edition of Julian Evans's hugely successful Badgers, Beeches and Blisters, first published in the UK in 2006 and reprinted four times. Every chapter has been revised, and two new chapters were added by Will Rolls on firewood and tree pests and diseases. This revised and expanded edition includes: - Owning or caring for a wood - First steps - Planting and caring for trees - Natural regeneration - Cleaning, pruning, thinning, and felling - Coppicing and pollarding - Woodland crafts and products - Firewood and wood to burn - Enriching the wood for wildlife - Keeping your wood safe from pests and diseases - Advice and where to get help.

Young House Love

Author: Sherry Petersik
Publisher: Artisan
ISBN: 1579656765
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

Getting Started with Handplanes

Author: Scott Wynn
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607654644
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 409

Book Description
With this book and a well-chosen and correctly maintained set of planes, you will be able to handle any type of wood in every woodworking situation.

Getting Started in Garden Railroading

Author: Allan W. Miller
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440225427
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Getting Started in Garden Railroading Here's your invitation to get started in a great hobby that's fun for the entire family. Large Scale trains are big, rugged, durable, and colorful - designed for safe and reliable operations both indoors and outdoors. When you combine model railroading with the real-life environment of a vibrant, growing garden, you'll discover a whole new world of creative opportunities, challenges, and enjoyment to fill your all-important leisure hours. This book provides all the step-by-step guidance needed to get started in this fascinating pastime. Among other things, you'll find: • Details of procedures for planning, constructing, powering, landscaping, operating, and maintaining a complete garden railroad. • More than 200 full-color photos of products construction techniques, and inspiring examples of what can actually be achieved in garden railroading. • The most comprehensive listings of manufactures, suppliers, clubs, publications, print and video references, and Internet Web site addresses ever published in a model railroading handbook. • Answers to the most frequently asked questions about what it takes to get started in this diverse and affordable hobby. • Tips and techniques provide by experienced garden railroaders from around the world. Garden railroading: A great hobby for all seasons, and for all the right reasons!

The Agricultural Notebook

Author: Richard J. Soffe
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119560403
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 864

Book Description
Offers a complete update and revision to the manual for agriculture, geography, and rural studies The 21st edition of the quintessential reference book on agriculture is filled with updated and new material that provides those in the farming profession with everything they need to know about today’s agricultural industry. Filled with contributions from top experts in the field, it provides not only the scientific explanations behind agriculture, but also a range of further reading . The Agricultural Notebook, 21st Edition features new chapters that address wildlife, the fundamentals of agricultural production, and the modern techniques critical to the industry. It offers new chapters on sheep, goats, ruminant nutrition, monogastric nutrition, and resource management. It also takes a more in-depth approach to plant nutrition, and greater attention to environmental elements. Other topics covered include: soil management & crop nutrition; animal welfare; crop physiology; farm woodland management; farm machinery; and more. • Reflects recent changes in the world of agriculture, farming, and the rural environment • Features a new chapter on Resource Management • Offers separate chapters on goats, sheep, and applied nutrition • Every chapter is revised by experts in their subject area The Agricultural Notebook is an essential purchase for all students of agriculture, countryside, and rural studies. It will also greatly benefit farmers, land agents, agricultural scientists, advisers, and suppliers to the agriculture industry.

The Wood Burn Book

Author: Rachel Strauss
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 1631598937
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 147

Book Description
The Wood Burn Book teaches you everything you need to know to master the art of pyrography.

Building Your Own Home For Dummies

Author: Kevin Daum
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118054067
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 386

Book Description
Keep construction on track with helpful checklists Turn your dream of a custom home into reality! Thinking about building your own home? This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to plan and build a beautiful home on any budget. From acquiring land to finding the best architect to overseeing the construction, you get lots of savvy tips on managing your new investment wisely -- and staying sane during the process! Discover how to: * Find the best homesite * Navigate the plan approval process * Obtain financing * Hire the right contractor * Cut design and construction costs * Avoid common mistakes

Understanding Wood

Author: R. Bruce Hoadley
Publisher: Taunton
ISBN: 9780918804051
Category : Timber
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
Inn this essential reference for woodworkers, the author explains everything from how trees grow to getting a sharp edge. Includes examples of problems and their solutions to help woodworkers through their own projects. Full-color photos and b&w illustrations.

Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress

Author: Peter Tyson
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN: 1449314945
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
The author presents a guide to the computer game Dwarf Fortress, playable on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X-based computers, with the author focusing on the game's simulation mode and how to establish and maintain a Dwarf Fortress city, manage its resources and train a dwarf military--

Getting Started in Woodturning

Author: John Kelsey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940611099
Category : Turning (Lathe work)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Selected readings from American woodturner, journal of the American Association of Woodturners."