Your cabin in the woods
By: by Conrad Meinecke ; illustrated by Victor Aures
Contributors: Aures, Victor, illustrator; Meinecke, Conrad, 1883-1971; Meinecke, Conrad, 1883-1971
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780316395502
Subjects: Domestic Architecture; Designs and plans; Log cabins; Outdoor life; Design and construction
Work titles: Works
Description: "If you've ever imagined a cozy home far from the bustle of a hyperconnected life, you have found a soul mate in Conrad Meinecke. His two classic handbooks, Your Cabin in the Woods and Cabin Craft and Outdoor Living, filled with timeless practical advice and thoughtful philosophy, are combined here for the first time in an heirloom edition. From simple shelters to complex dwellings, from expert guidance on location, materials, and tools to hearty meals to cook in your handcrafted fireplace, Your Cabin in the Woods is both a step-by-step guide to realizing your dream and a vintage escape into the great outdoors for the armchair explorer. " -- Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes index.

"Your Cabin in the Woods was originally published in 1945, and Cabin Craft and Outdoor Living in 1947"--Title page verso.

This book contains the author's Your cabin in the woods and Cabincraft and outdoor living in one sequence of pages with no separation between the two works.
Table of contents: title: Your cabin in the woods; title: One room or seven?; title: Cabin composition; title: Let's go to work; title: Fire; title: Lamps, lighting and illumination; title: Tricks of the trade; title: Personality plus; title: Great out doors.