Home heating that's safe, clean, efficient, and uses 70 to 90 percent less fuel than a typical woodstove A rocket mass heater is an earthen masonry heating system which provides clean, safe and efficient warmth for your home, all while using 70-90% less fuel than a traditional woodstove.
Contained within this book is a comprehensive guide to making chairs, complete with easy-to-follow instructions and a wealth of helpful information on tools, technique, and materials.
This new technical handbook shows woodworkers exactly how to approach the complex job of designing and making built-in cabinets for kitchens, family rooms, and home offices.
Beton hat sich zum Kreativ-Werkstoff schlechthin entwickelt: Egal ob für große oder kleine Deko-Objekte, für draußen oder drinnen – mit den robusten und vielseitigen Eigenschaften von Beton lassen sich eine Vielzahl von DIY-Projekten einfach und schnell umsetzen!
Off-the-wall solutions for real farmstead problems Fueled by a failing economy and a passionate desire for a return to simpler times, a new wave of homesteaders is seeking the good life and the kind of true satisfaction that can only be built, not bought.
"e;Picture Frame making for Amateurs"e; is a detailed, step-by-step guide, including chapters on the necessary tools and how to use them, the different materials that can be used, common problems, and much more.
Build your own passive solar greenhouse for year-round food production in any climate The Year-round Solar Greenhouse is the one-stop guide to designing and building greenhouses that harness and store energy from the sun to create naturally heated, lush growing environments even in the depths of winter, covering principles of solar greenhouse design and siting, glazing material properties and selection, controlling heat loss, ventilation, and construction methods.
With The Woodwright's Companion, Roy Underhill continues to demonstrate "e;how to start with a tree and an axe and make one thing after another until you have a house and everything in it.
This vintage book contains a historical account of English Ironwork, being a detailed analysis of seventeenth and eighteenth century English smithery with a particular focus on influential craftsmen.
From the experts at The Family Handyman (the #1 home improvement magazine) come more than 100 do-it-yourself projects ideal for every homeowner or apartment dwellereach can be completed in a half day or lessMake big improvements in just a few hours, indoors or out!
In a world of heavy and expensive handplanes, traditional wood handplanes are affordable, light in weight, low in friction, comfortable to use, and available in a wide variety of blade angles.
Hier ist das Buch, mit dem Sie sich das Wissen über die Elektrotechnik und Elektronik anhand vieler erklärender Bilder und Versuchsbeispiele statt mit endlosen Texten aneignen können.
The essential guide to hempcrete - a strong, versatile, environmentally friendly, energy-efficient natural insulating material Hempcrete is a versatile, energy-efficient natural insulation material, useful for walls, roofs and floors.
**** New edition fully revised and updated, including new material on the most popular questions and household problems ****Master Basic DIY explains all the basic tasks and gives you all the information you need to undertake essential decorating and maintenance in an informed and sensible manner.
