Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them

By Rolfe Cobleigh

A wonderful book for anyone interested in starting their own homestead or small farm. This book will show you how to be self reliant and build the things you'll need. There are more than 200 illustrations showing you how to make handy farm devices. You'll learn about the farmer's workshop and tools, running a grindstone, making a dumb waiter, making a cradle, how to clean a well, how to stake out stock, bee keeping, how to transplant trees, how to build a bridge for a small stream, how to keep a gate from sagging, important points in house building, how to build small greenhouses, advice on the best way to split wood, black smithing, and much, much more in this thrift-conscious and environmentally wise book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
• Release date: Jun 28, 2013
• ISBN: 9781627932134

Reviews for Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them

[bjosefsendk · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Wonder full informal and old fashioned. The ideas are good and relevant for the small farm, though even more tips are needed as it is now not possible to go to the village smith as occasionally suggested. The chapters on woodworking are better than those on metalworking. Though hardfacing of tools are covered. There are plenty of ideas if you are stuck with alot of wooden barrels.

[imshi_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I read the 1909 version; it provides a fascinating look into peoples' way of life back then. Some projects, I think, are still useful today.

[hellhound_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

this is a great reference book but I feel many of the project are beyond most people.