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Log Cabins: How to Build and Furnish Them [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 160 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 210x140x13 mm, kaal: 215 g, 87 B&W illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 19-Mar-2015
  • Kirjastus: Skyhorse Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1632207060
  • ISBN-13: 9781632207067
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 160 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 210x140x13 mm, kaal: 215 g, 87 B&W illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 19-Mar-2015
  • Kirjastus: Skyhorse Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1632207060
  • ISBN-13: 9781632207067
Teised raamatud teemal:
A classic guide to building wooden structures covers everything from a simple lean-to to impressive Adirondack cabins and details location scouting and preparation, building materials, ceilings and floors, chimneys and fireplaces and everything else. Reprint.

A practical and charming guide to building your own log cabin.

Ever wanted a cabin or little cottage in the woods but don’t know where to start? This handy book offers clear, practical instructions on how to build your own log cabin and furnish it, too while harmonizing the structure with the surrounding environment.

Log Cabins includes all the information you need to select the best timber, discover the optimal camp location, and employ the proper tools to build and furnish a beautiful cabin in the woods. You will also find line drawings of:

Lean-tos
Fireplaces
Adirondack cabins
Simple log structures
Stairways
Beamed ceilings
Furniture
And more!

This how-to manual provides easy-to-understand and must-know information to make your cabin dream a reality.
Location Of Camp
5(4)
Staking Out And Preparing For Work
9(1)
Foundations
10(3)
Selection Of Timber
13(6)
Joists
19(4)
The Roof
23(4)
Shingles For Sides Of Cabin
27(1)
Bark Coverings
28(2)
Thatch
30(3)
Floors
33(1)
Inside Partitions
34(2)
A Second Way
36(1)
A Third Way
37(3)
A Fourth Way
40(1)
Chimneys
41(1)
Fire-Places
42(3)
Smoke Pipe
45(1)
The Funnel Fire-Place
46(2)
Chimney Thimbles
48(1)
Fire Crane
49(1)
Frames
50(1)
Windows
51(1)
Sash
52(1)
LOG CABINS
Fly Screens
53(1)
Window Hinges And Fasteners
54(2)
Shutters
56(2)
Doors
58(2)
Door Hinges
60(2)
Door Fastenings
62(2)
Caulking
64(1)
Inside Work
65(1)
Wainscot, Etc.
66(2)
Stairs
68(1)
Window Seat
69(1)
Bedsteads
70(2)
Bunks
72(1)
Chairs
73(2)
Wood-Box
75(1)
Tables
76(2)
Pantry
78(1)
Tin Room
79(1)
Tongs
80(1)
To Hang Pails Or Kettles Over The Fire
81(1)
Brooms
82(1)
Refuse Of Camp
83(1)
To Keep Butter Hard
84(1)
Ice House
85(1)
Spring
86(1)
Temporary Shelters
87(1)
The Indian Camp
87(2)
The Brush Camp
89(2)
The Indian Wigwam
91(2)
The Brush Camp Improved
93(2)
Brush House
95(1)
The Open "Lean-To"
96(1)
The Bark Camp
97(40)
Resources 137
William S. Wicks is the author of the manual Log Cabins and Cottages: How to Build and Furnish Them. Wicks served as Buffalo parks commissioner from 1897 to 1900. He was a life member of the Historical Society and the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Wicks retired from the Green & Wicks architectural firm in 1917 and passed away two years later.