Kentucky's Age of Wood /

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The old tools and wooden objects illustrated in this book are homely reminders of a time when the majestic forests of the frontier were the source not only of the pioneer's house, barn, and fences, but of his children's toys, his wife's egg basket, and a hundred other necessities and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Clarke, Kenneth, 1917- (Author), Kohn, Ira (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2009.
Edition:Paperback edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Woodwork > Equipment and supplies.
Woodwork.
HISTORY > United States > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades.
HOUSE & HOME > Do-It-Yourself > General.
Travail du bois > Kentucky > Histoire.
Travail du bois > Kentucky.
Woodwork > Kentucky > History.
Woodwork > Kentucky.
Kentucky.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Bits of History; 2 The Pioneer and His Tools; 3 Everyday Objects in Wood; 4 Everyman a Mechanic; 5 Playpretties and Fun; 6 Loggers, Rafters, and Sawyers; 7 Epilogue; Index to Illustrations.

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