The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Smallholding => Equipment => Topic started by: rustyme on February 28, 2008, 12:57:19 am
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here is a link for a downloadable book from 1915 . It covers how to make all sorts of things for the farm ... very handy book .When you are on the page , you can read online by just clicking the moving pages of the book in VIEW THE BOOK . Or you can download it by clicking your choice of file below the picture, I download the pdf file. Take a look about on the site in general also . There is some very interesting stuff on there and lots of books to either read online or download.
http://www.archive.org/details/farmshopworkprac00bracuoft
hope you all find something of interest on there !!!!
cheers
Russ
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Thanks for putting pointing out this link! Lots of useful applications that could be used today. Like the information on concrete work, building a workbench, using tools, and plans.
Really like the flip book. I could read it even without my glasses. :)
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Glad it is of interest . As you say there are lots of things that can be used today in there. We have got used to buying everything ready made off the shelf , and have (in general), lost abilities/skills, that our forefathers had , but with all the old books that are now available online , we can re learn most of them . Plus they are just good reading (for me anyway). As for reading it without specs, I couldn't even see the computer screen without mine :o ::) ;D blind as a bat I am ....If I had the money I would use one modern technology in an instant ....laser treatment on the eyes.....I have been wearing glasses for 45 years now , and I would love to wake up and be able to see clearly right away....lol.....
cheers
Russ