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Welding is a fun and surprisingly affordable activity, with complete welding kits available at home-improvement stores for a few hundred dollars. This book shows you everything you need to know to become a competent and safe welder of a wide variety of metal projects. Featured projects include a coffee table, magazine rack, wine rack, truck rack, firepit, and gate. The time has never been better to learn to weld. New tools and equipment are lower...
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"Profitable Bee-Keeping for Small-Holders and Others" offers the reader simple tips and guidance on how to set up and manage a beehive for profit. From apiary construction and swarming to marketing honey and beyond, this volume contains everything a modern bee-keeper needs to know about his occupation.
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This vintage book contains a detailed guide to bee-keeping, with chapters on natural history, hive society, acquiring bees, diseases, marketing, and much more. "Practical Advice to Beginners in Bee-Keeping" will be of considerable utility to modern keepers both old and new, and it would make for a useful addition to collections of related literature.
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This is a study of reports from 360 American bee-keepers concerning different types of bees, how and where the highest yields are achieved, the development of techniques, best honey-plants, and much more. Based on information from the owners of over 10,400 colonies, the results of this study will be of considerable utility to both those who keep bees for pleasure and for profit. Contents include: "Summary of Bulletin", "Introduction", "Principal Honey...
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"The Honey-Makers" a detailed guide to the honey bee, with chapters on anatomy, habits and habitat, hive structure, history, literary references, and more. A fascinating and informative book, "The Honey-Makers" is highly recommended for bee-keepers and others with an interest in bees. Contents include: "Structure, Habits, and Products of the Honey-Bee", "The Bee's Tongue", "Eyes, Antennae, and Brain", "The Wings", "The Legs", "Honey-Sac and Wax-Pockets",...
10) How To Weld
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Welding is a skill that any do-it-yourself enthusiast needs in his or her arsenal. How to Weld is the perfect introduction for newbies and an excellent refresher for veteran welders-a work so comprehensive that most readers won't need any further instruction.
In How to Weld, a bestselling installment in the Motorbooks Workshop series, AWS-certified welding instructor Todd Bridigum thoroughly describes process and art of fusing metals, including:
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Farmers, ranchers, and homesteaders who know how to weld can repair and even fabricate some equipment on their own, saving both time and money. “Basic Welding for Farm and Ranch” introduces this crucial skill and covers the most popular techniques used by the home hobbyist and DIY devotee, with chapters and detailed illustrations dedicated to oxyacetylene welding (or gas welding), stick welding, MIG, and arc welding, as well as brazing and soldering....
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This text contains a comprehensive treatise on blacksmithing and welding. Complete with detailed illustrations, helpful tips, and a wealth of useful information for the smith and welder, this text constitutes an invaluable reference tool for anyone occupied in the aforementioned practices, and constitutes a worthy addition to collections of antiquarian metalworking literature. The chapters of this book include: Blacksmithing, Forge, Anvil, Tools,...
13) Strong Drink and Tobacco Smoke: The Structure, Growth, and Uses of Malt, Hops, Yeast, and Tobacco
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This vintage book contains a systematic course of practical work in the scientific principles underlying the processes of malting and brewing. "Laboratory Studies for Brewing Students" is highly recommended for those with an interest in the science and development of brewing processes, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "A Study of the Barley Corn", "The General Characteristics of a Grain...
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This volume contains a detailed account of bee-keeping in New Zealand between 1874-1916. Based on the author's own experiences as a life-long bee-keeper, this book presents a fascinating account of the birth and development of the practice in the country. "Forty-Two Years of Bee-Keeping in New Zealand 1874-1916" is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of bee-keeping and is not to be missed by collectors. Contents include: "The...
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This book contains a detailed guide to bees and bee-keeping, with chapters on history, anatomy, habits, common problems, and much more. Profusely illustrated and full of timeless information, "A Book about Bees" constitutes a must-read for modern bee-keepers and is not to be missed by collectors of vintage bee-keeping literature. Contents include: "The Cottage Bee-keepers' Home", "Wild Bees and Flowers", "Italian Bee", "Queen, Worker, and Drone Bees",...
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First published in 1859, "Bee-Keeping for Beginners" is a comprehensive handbook on bee-keeping with a focus on keeping bees for profit. Profusely illustrated and including information on all aspects of the practice, this volume will be of considerable utility to modern enthusiasts and would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "History of Bee-keeping-Profits and Pleasures-Luck and Pluck-Requisites for...
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Contained within this book is an exposition of the "Italian System" of bee-keeping, being Don Giotto Ulivi's frame hive design and honey extractor. It explores the benefits and drawbacks of the method in question with helpful diagrams and simple explanations. "The Italian System of Bee Keeping" will appeal to those with an interest in the development and history of bee-keeping, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections.
18) Facts about Honey - What Honey is, How it's Taken from the Bee, It's Value as Food, Honey Recipes
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"Facts about Honey" is a simple guide to honey, exploring what honey is, how it is taken from bees, its nutritional value, and more. Written in plain language and profusely illustrated, this handbook is perfect for novices with an interest in honey, its production, and what can be done with it. Also included are a number of honey-based recipes. Contents include: "What Honey Is", "Where Honey is Gathered", "Different Flavors of Honey", "Principal Kinds...
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This book contains a collection of articles, leaflets, and essays on the topic of bee-keeping. Covering a broad range of subjects, the pieces offer a wealth of tips and instructions that will be of utility to both the beginner and experienced keeper alike. Contents include: "Advice to Beginners in Bee Keeping", "Methods of Obtaining Strong Colonies of Bees for Wintering, "How to Increase Colonies of Bees", "Beeswax", "The Preparation and Packing of...
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First published in 1911, this book contains a comprehensive and practical guide to keeping bees. With information on every aspect from feeding and swarming to extracting honey for profit, "Bee Keeping in Porto Rico" constitutes a useful and timeless resource for modern enthusiasts.
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