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So we set the price at $44 and have agreed to take a smaller profit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSafety First!     vii\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding Then and Now     ix\u003cbr\u003eForeword – Then     xi\u003cbr\u003eForeword – Now     xiii\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments     xv\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction – Then     xix\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction – Now     xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart I: THE FOUNDATION OF COUNTRY WOODCRAFT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Basic Tools     2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials     32\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFelling     40\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Woodshed     48\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSawbucks     60\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart II: THE WORKSHOP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShaving Horses     64\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClubs, Mauls and Mallets     84\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame Saws     92\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTool Handles     98\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWedges     110\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorkbenches     116\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Spring-Pole Lathe     130\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart III: AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"13\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHay Rakes     142\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHay Forks     152\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWheelbarrows     170\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwiss Milking Stool     176\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Shoulder Yoke     180\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLand Sleds     184\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBull-Tongue Plow     190\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpike-Tooth A-Harrow     194\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eField Drags     196\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePokes     198\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart IV: HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS AND FURNISHINGS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"23\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrooms     204\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBark Boxes – Louise Langsner     208\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhite Oak Basketry – Louise Langsner     214\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpreaders, Spoons and Ladles     228\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalf-Log Bowls     272\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrestle Tables     312\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Handy Bench     318\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePine Whisks     322\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAPPENDICES\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1: Mortise-and-Tenon Joinery     330\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2: Oil Finishes     338\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 3: Riving Thirds      342\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 4: Axe Primer     348\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 5: Stumps with Legs     352\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 6: Uses of Usually Useless Wood     356\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 7: Annotated Bibliography     362\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 8: What I’m Doing Now     366\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in Los Angeles in 1942, Drew Langsner \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/drewlangsner.art\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas been making things all his life. 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