Your cabin in the woods / / by Conrad Meinecke ; illustrated by Victor Aures

• Autore: Meinecke Conrad <1883-1971, >
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, , [2016]; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (243 pages)
• Disciplina: 690.837
• Soggetto topico: Log cabins - Design and construction; Architecture, Domestic; Outdoor life
• Persona (resp. second.): AuresVictor
• Note generali: Includes index.; Your Cabin in the Woods was originally published in 1945, and Cabin Craft and Outdoor Living in 1947. -- Title page verso.; This book contains the author's Your cabin in the woods and Cabincraft and outdoor living in one sequence of pages with no separation between the two works.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title Page -- Welcome -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Lifting the Latch -- Your Cabin in the Woods -- Start Making Notes -- Plan Wisely and You Plan for the Future -- Who Knows? This May Be Your Future Home -- A Cure for Restlessness -- One Room or Seven? -- The Family Camp-Summer and Winter -- The Guest Tent for Two -- Our Window Picture Frame -- Cabin Composition -- One-Room Cabin -- Two-Room Cabin (with Storm Porch and Toilet Room) -- Four-Room Cabin (with Kitchen and Storeroom) -- The Amateur Architect -- Let's Go to Work -- Cabin Tools-Keep 'em Sharp -- Nails -- Building Rules You May Not Violate -- Land Cost -- Cabin Cost -- Logs for Your Cabin -- Tie Your Cabin Together -- Notching Your Logs -- Cabin Detail -- Windows, Doors, and Gables -- Drainage and Grading -- Upper and Lower Bunks Converted into Couches -- Painting and Preservatives -- Chinking -- Indoor Fire -- Fireplace Magic -- Fireplaces Successfully Built by the Novice -- Tricks of the Trade -- Running Hot and Cold Water -- Waste: Johnnies and Incinerators -- Beautifying Your Cabin -- Lamps, Lighting, and Illumination -- Rustic Furniture -- Storm Doors -- Trick Door with Secret Lock -- Trim Plate Decoration -- Wooden-Peg Coat Hangers -- Skylight -- Natural Icebox Cooler -- The Frame House -- Flagstone Floors -- Steppingstones -- Personality Plus -- Landscaping Your Cabin Setting -- Your Flagpole -- Sign Posts and Trail Markers -- Let Mother Nature Be Your Gardener -- Shrubs, Trees, and Reforestation -- Your Treasure Chest -- Sugarin' -- "Tune In" on the Birds -- Gateways, Guardrails, Fences, and Friendliness -- Friendly Trails -- Springs -- Your Family Camp on Wheels -- Outdoor Fires and Cooking -- Make It Attractive -- Outdoor Cookery in the Garden Fireplace -- Picnic a la "Cart" -- Great Out Doors -- Security: The North Woods -- Experience -- Weather Wise. ; Night Enchantment -- The Bursting Splendor of Sunrise -- Woodland Sounds -- When the Snow Is Deep -- Friendliness -- Approval -- The Latchstring Is Out -- About the Author -- Newsletters -- Table of Contents -- Copyright.
• Sommario/riassunto: "If you've ever imagined a cozy home far from the bustle of a hyperconnected life, you have found a soul mate in Conrad Meinecke. His two classic handbooks, Your Cabin in the Woods and Cabin Craft and Outdoor Living, filled with timeless practical advice and thoughtful philosophy, are combined here for the first time in an heirloom edition. From simple shelters to complex dwellings, from expert guidance on location, materials, and tools to hearty meals to cook in your handcrafted fireplace, Your Cabin in the Woods is both a step-by-step guide to realizing your dream and a vintage escape into the great outdoors for the armchair explorer. " -- Page 4 of cover.
• Titolo autorizzato: Your cabin in the woods
• ISBN: 0-316-39549-8; 0-316-43279-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910154317303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Classic Outdoors