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WOODSMANSHIP
ty BERNARD S. MASON
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CONTENTS
Mon ofthe Woods
res for Yonder Coury
Sire Foting
Pole
Catto You Sie
Double-hit
ruler Ax
‘ses Ase, Aes
Handle with Cae
The Hang oft
Whose Fault?
ale Axes Do Bie
Giving i Teth
For Speed and Safety
‘he Old Grinding Wheel
Chopping
High, Low, and inthe Middle
How Bigs the Cow's Mouth?
Misery Whips
Dont Drag Your Fest
OL Fashioned Bucksaw
Modern Bow aw
Ie Teeth Need Brushing
Felling with an Ax
“Which Directo?
Felling with a Saw
ithe Tree Leas
Freeing Lodged Tee
Pushing Them Down
“PLM BE-R'~ Beware
Watch Out for Kickback
Lopping the Branches
Bucking Up
“The Backes’ Horses
Peavey and Cant ook
Bees
BESBRRS
Bese
Cording
“The Handy Palghook
Canying Logs
Come-alongs
skidding
Pike-poles
Bitking
Sphitsng Logs
Wedges and Gluts
‘To Drive Wedges
As Thin as @ Rail
Horse-high, Bullstrong and Pigetight 54
Beetles
Chopping Blocks
Spliting Stovewood
Getting the Shakes
Hew tothe Line
With the Aid of an Adz
Shaving Horse
Crooked Knife
Stamp Vise
Barking
Brushing
Getting Down to Roots
“Taking the Stamp
“More Power to You
Wilderness Auto Tracks
Catamaran
Your Ax s Your Knife
Slab Pigs
Backwoods Plumbing
Water Boy
Giving er Snoose in the Roleo
Nailing Dowa the Size
Logging Lingo
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