Ax Book
eBook - ePub

Ax Book

The Lore and Science of the Woodcutter

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Ax Book

The Lore and Science of the Woodcutter

About this book

The ax is an indispensable tool for every woodsman. The Ax Book is a thorough guide to cutting wood with hand tools. Even those who use chainsaws and other power equipment need to be familiar with the hand tools of their craft. An ideal resource for anyone who wants to fell trees and take lumber or firewood from the wood lot or forest.

The author explains how to use various types of axes, hatchets, mauls, saws, and wedges, and their use and care to take down trees, section and split and prepare firewood. In addition he shows every aspect of dealing with wood from the forest right to the hearth or stove.

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Table of contents

  1. 1999 FOREWORD BY CASTLE FREEMAN
  2. 2019 FOREWORD BY CHARLES FERGUS
  3. INTRODUCTION
  4. 1 The Tool of Necessity
  5. 2 Ax or Chain Saw?
  6. 3 First Blood
  7. 4 The Hurricane of ‘38
  8. 5 The “Right” Ax
  9. 6 The Effcient Ax
  10. 7 The Double-Bitted Ax
  11. 8 Swinging an Ax
  12. 9 Felling Trees-Preliminaries
  13. 10 Felling-Hinge and Kickback Stop
  14. 11 Felling-Other Means of Control
  15. 12 Felling Hazards
  16. 13 Tree Felling in the Marines
  17. 14 Limbing and Bucking
  18. 15 Splitting
  19. 16 The Right Wood
  20. 17 Effects of Temperature and Weather
  21. 18 Handling Your Wood
  22. 19 Big Ones into Little Ones
  23. 20 Storing Your Wood
  24. 21 Burning Your Wood
  25. 22 Sharpening Axes
  26. 23 Handles
  27. 24 Hanging an Ax
  28. 25 Other Woods Tools
  29. 26 Saws
  30. 27 Sharpening Saws
  31. 28 Operating with a Saw
  32. 29 The Exercise Element
  33. 30 Your Woodlot
  34. 31 The Future
  35. GLOSSARY
  36. BIBLIOGRAPHY