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Storey's Curious Compendium of Practical and Obscure Skills: 214 Things You Can Actually Learn How to Do [Kõva köide]

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  • Formaat: Hardback, 344 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 304x242x28 mm, kaal: 1580 g, Full-color; photographs and illustrations througho
  • Ilmumisaeg: 15-Sep-2020
  • Kirjastus: Storey Publishing LLC
  • ISBN-10: 1635861918
  • ISBN-13: 9781635861914
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  • Formaat: Hardback, 344 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 304x242x28 mm, kaal: 1580 g, Full-color; photographs and illustrations througho
  • Ilmumisaeg: 15-Sep-2020
  • Kirjastus: Storey Publishing LLC
  • ISBN-10: 1635861918
  • ISBN-13: 9781635861914
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Filled with a vast array of visual tutorials, this must-have collection, drawing on 35 years of publishing trusted how-to books, presents entertaining and practical step-by-step knowledge on such topics ranging from gardening and home repair to cooking and self-care. 25,000 first printing. Illustrations.

"With dozens of visual tutorials, this rich compendium will educate and inspire new hobbies and experiences"--

Drawn from 35 years of publishing trusted how-to books, this visual volume gathers entertaining and practical step-by-step knowledge from Storey Publishing&;s wide-ranging library, covering topics from gardening and animal husbandry to wilderness survival skills, home repair and improvement, cooking, and self-care.

Readers with a hunger for knowledge and an interest in the myriad ways people have taught themselves to make, grow, and build will discover the ins and outs of how to do everything they&;ve ever wondered about in this colorful, inviting volume. With dozens of useful and intriguing visual tutorials that cover how to carve a turkey, capture a swarm of bees, predict the weather by the clouds, darn socks, create a butterfly garden, set up a dog agility course, keep a nature sketchbook, navigate by the stars, and more, this rich compendium will educate, fascinate, spark conversation, and inspire new hobbies and experiences.
Build a Fire Pit for Outdoor Roasting
8(2)
Smoke Meat on the Stove
10(2)
Make More Houseplants for Free
12(2)
Build a Self-Watering Container for Houseplants
14(1)
Make a Terrarium
15(1)
Stitch Leather
16(2)
Make a Leather Belt
18(2)
Mount a Horse
20(1)
Dismount a Horse in an Emergency
21(1)
Predict the Weather by the Clouds
22(1)
Navigate by the Sun, Moon, and Stars
23(1)
Make Probiotic Pickles
24(2)
Make Sauerkraut
26(2)
Make Tempeh
28(2)
Grow a Straw Bale Garden
30(2)
Grow Vegetables in Bags
32(3)
Grow Upside-Down Vegetables in a 5-Gallon Bucket
35(1)
Dye Your Hair with Herbs
36(2)
Make Toothpaste and Hair Conditioner
38(1)
Learn about Nature by Drawing It
39(1)
Make Prints from Nature
40(3)
Weave a Paper Basket
43(2)
Make Paper in a Tin Can
45(3)
Make a Pop-Up Paper Lantern
48(2)
Make a Flowerpot Smoker
50(2)
Bake Bread in a Flowerpot
52(2)
Tell the Difference Between a Sheep and a Goat
54(1)
Milk a Goat
55(1)
Make Greek Yogurt
56(2)
Make Farmhouse Cheddar
58(3)
Restore a Forgotten Fruit Tree
61(1)
Grow a Fruiting Espalier
62(2)
Carve a Wooden Spoon
64(2)
Braid a Rug
66(2)
Know Your Honey Bees
68(1)
Put Together a Beehive
69(1)
Extract Honey
70(1)
Make a Medicinal Honey
71(3)
Make a Water Filter from a 2-Liter Bottle
74(1)
Make a Still for Collecting Water
75(1)
Grow a Garden to Help You Sleep
76(2)
Make a Tincture to Ease Aches and Pains
78(1)
Make Antifatigue Essential Oil Drops
79(1)
Read Your Weeds for Pasture Management
80(2)
Use Weeds to Treat Bites and Rashes
82(1)
Make a Reusable Dish Cover
83(1)
Make Beeswax Candles
84(2)
Store Potatoes Seven Ways
86(1)
Store Winter Vegetables
87(1)
Give a Full Body Massage
88(1)
Give a Foot Massage
89(2)
Relieve Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
91(1)
Shear a Sheep in 10 Steps
92(2)
Make 4 Little Projects from Scraps of Felted Wool
94(2)
Make Pot Holders from Recycled Sweaters
96(2)
Rewire a Table Lamp
98(2)
Re-Cover a Lampshade
100(2)
Make Beer the Easy Way
102(2)
Pour a Beer for Great Foam
104(2)
Build a Raised Garden Bed
106(2)
Build a Garden Dolly from a Golf Cart
108(1)
Bake Gravy Cookies for Your Dog
109(1)
Teach Your Dog to Weave through Your Legs
110(2)
Set Up a Dog Agility Course
112(3)
Darn Socks
115(1)
Patch Clothing
116(2)
Unclog a Drain without Chemicals
118(2)
Thaw Frozen Pipes
120(1)
Fix a Burst Pipe
121(2)
Make Compost in Four Easy Steps
123(1)
Build a Movable Compost Bin
124(2)
Make Compost with Worms
126(2)
Identify Animal Tracks
128(1)
Spot Common Signs of Wildlife
129(1)
Speak Chicken
130(2)
Catch a Chicken
132(1)
Bathe a Chicken
133(1)
Make Body Butter
134(3)
Make a Super Skin Salve
137(1)
Make Herb-Infused Oil
138(3)
Understand the Anatomy of a Timber Frame
141(1)
Build a Homestead in (and from) the Woods
142(1)
Grow the Most Vegetables Possible
143(1)
Can Your Bountiful Harvest
144(2)
Blanch and Freeze Vegetables
146(2)
Dry Herbs
148(1)
Make Herbal Vinegar
149(1)
Yoke and Hitch an Ox Team
150(2)
Move a Pig
152(1)
Move a Cow
153(1)
Make a T-Shirt Quilt
154(4)
Make a Cardigan from a T-Shirt
158(2)
Make Quick Strawberry Jam
160(2)
Dry Fruit
162(1)
Test the Freshness of an Egg
163(1)
Identify 10 Popular Chicken Breeds
164(2)
Field Dress a Deer
166(2)
Scout for Deer
168(1)
Clean a Fish
169(1)
Shuck an Oyster
170(1)
Dig Clams
171(1)
Knit a Hat without a Pattern
172(2)
Knit a Scarf That Records the Weather
174(1)
Finger Knit
175(2)
Make Your Hellstrip Heavenly
177(1)
Create an Edible Driveway Hedge
178(1)
Learn How to Never Mow Again
179(3)
Find Your Way around the Night Sky
182(2)
Make Silky-Smooth Shaving Cream
184(1)
Make a Natural Aftershave Tonic
185(1)
Plant a Tree (or Shrub)
186(2)
Rejuvenate a Shrub
188(1)
Prune a Flowering Shrub
189(1)
Grow a Lemon Tree Indoors
190(1)
Hang a Tire Swing Using a Bowline Knot
191(1)
Make a Heavenly Hammock (and Learn Another Knot)
192(2)
Build a Tin Can Stove
194(1)
Sharpen and Hone a Knife
195(1)
Cut Up a Chicken
196(2)
Carve a Turkey
198(1)
Peel a Tomato the Easy Way
199(1)
Save Tomato Seeds
200(2)
Grow Vegetables Vertically
202(2)
Make Easy, Perfect Pie Crust
204(2)
Make a Lattice-Top Pie
206(2)
Learn Five Funky Chicken Coop Designs
208(2)
Identify 10 Native Pollinators
210(2)
Hive a New Colony of Bees
212(3)
Capture a Swarm of Bees
215(1)
Fix a Flat Bicycle Tire
216(1)
Put Your Bike Chain Back On
217(2)
Make Large Gardening Pots with Hypertufa
219(1)
Grow Plants from Seed
220(2)
Grow an Avocado Tree from a Pit
222(1)
Bottle-Feed a Baby Goat
223(1)
Clip a Cat's Claws
224(1)
Make Cat Chow Cookies
225(1)
Teach Your Cat to Jump through a Hoop
226(1)
Cut Hay
227(1)
Eat Wild Plants
228(2)
Grow Mushrooms on Logs
230(2)
Make an Inner Tube Stool
232(2)
Build a Clamp Table
234(2)
Identify and Tap a Maple Tree
236(2)
Make Maple Syrup
238(2)
Make Easy Fruit Wine
240(2)
Know Birds by Their Song
242(1)
Understand the Language of Crows
243(1)
Identify Beef Cuts
244(2)
Identify Pork Cuts
246(2)
Make Jerky
248(2)
Make Fresh Sausage
250(2)
Grow a Sprout Salad
252(1)
Create a Pollinator-Friendly Meadow
253(1)
Build a Butterfly Landscape
254(1)
Make a Chunnel (Chicken Tunnel)
255(1)
Milk a Cow
256(1)
Make Cream Cheese
257(1)
Make Butter
258(2)
Crochet a Pair of Earrings
260(1)
Finger Crochet
261(1)
Set Up a Lobster-Clambake
262(3)
Eat a Lobster
265(1)
Remove a Limb from a Living Tree
266(1)
Sharpen a Chainsaw
267(1)
Go Owling
268(2)
Adjust Binoculars to Avoid Eye Strain
270(1)
Make a Wreath
271(1)
Change a Flat Car Tire
272(2)
Make Biodiesel
274(2)
Jump-Start a Car Battery
276(1)
Make Herbal Energy Balls
277(2)
Make No-Knead Sourdough Bread
279(2)
Make Charcoal in a Homemade Crucible
281(1)
Bake Bread over Coals
282(2)
Make Medicinal Basil Pesto
284(2)
Read a Rabbit's Body Language
286(1)
Pick Up and Carry a Rabbit
287(1)
Tell if a Rabbit Is Pregnant
288(1)
Divide Perennials
289(1)
Pollinate by Hand
290(1)
Hold a Farm Bird
291(1)
Determine Whether a Chicken Is Healthy
292(1)
Identify the Scat of Predators
293(1)
Split Firewood
294(1)
Stack Firewood and Keep It Stable
295(1)
Build a Wall with Cordwood
296(1)
Sharpen an Ax
297(2)
Hang an Ax
299(1)
Make Kombucha
300(2)
Identify a Horse's Gait
302(1)
Read a Horse's Body Language
303(1)
French-Braid a Horse's Tail
304(2)
Fix a Toilet That Runs Constantly
306(1)
Consider a Composting Toilet
307(1)
Build a Wattle Fence
308(1)
Build a Stepping-Stone Path
309(1)
Build a Drystone Wall
310(2)
Harvest Rainwater
312(1)
Divert Kitchen Sink Graywater to the Landscape
313(1)
Create a Laundry-to-Landscape Graywater System
314(1)
Spatchcock a Chicken
315(1)
Render Animal Fat
316(2)
Make a Medicinal Infusion
318(1)
Make a Medicinal Decoction
319(1)
Make Rosemary's Original Fire Cider
320(1)
Make Herbal Pills
321(1)
Make Seven Tents from Tarps
322(1)
Build a Tiny Shelter on Wheels
323(1)
Reupholster a Seat
324(1)
Sew a Pretty Pillowcase
325(1)
Build a Manually Operated Outdoor Shower
326(1)
Fix a Broken Windowpane
327(1)
Skills by Topic 328(3)
Metric Conversion Charts 331(1)
Index 332(6)
Book Credits 338(4)
Art Credits 342
Storey Publishing, located in North Adams, Massachusetts, specializes in books on natural health and wellness, farming, sustainability, food, gardening, crafts, nature, and childrens activities.