Shelters, Shacks and Shanties
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1. Front matter2. D. C. BEARD3. FOREWORD4. I WHERE TO FIND MOUNTAIN GOOSE. HOW TO PICK AND USE ITS FEATHERS5. II THE HALF-CAVE SHELTER6. III HOW TO MAKE THE FALLEN-TREE SHELTER AND THE SCOUT-MASTER7. IV HOW TO MAKE THE ADIRONDACK, THE WICK-UP, THE BARK TEEPEE, THE PIONEER, AND THE SCOUT8. V HOW TO MAKE BEAVER-MAT HUTS OR FAGOT SHACKS WITHOUT INJURY TO THE TREES9. VI INDIAN SHACKS AND SHELTERS10. VII BIRCH BARK OR TAR PAPER SHACK11. VIII INDIAN COMMUNAL HOUSES12. IX BARK AND TAR PAPER13. X A SAWED-LUMBER SHANTY14. XI A SOD HOUSE FOR THE LAWN15. XII HOW TO BUILD ELEVATED SHACKS, SHANTIES, AND SHELTERS16. XIII THE BOG KEN17. XIV OVER-WATER CAMPS18. XV SIGNAL-TOWER, GAME LOOKOUT, AND RUSTIC OBSERVATORY19. XVI TREE-TOP HOUSES20. XVII CACHES21. XVIII HOW TO USE AN AXE22. XIX HOW TO SPLIT LOGS, MAKE SHAKES, SPLITS, OR CLAPBOARDS. HOW TO CHOP A LOG IN HALF. HOW TO FLATTEN A LOG. ALSO SOME DON'TS23. XX AXEMEN'S CAMPS24. XXI RAILROAD-TIE SHACKS, BARREL SHACKS, AND CHIMEHUEVIS25. XXII THE BARABARA26. XXIII THE NAVAJO HOGAN, HORNADAY DUGOUT, AND SOD HOUSE27. XXIV HOW TO BUILD AN AMERICAN BOY'S HOGAN28. XXV HOW TO CUT AND NOTCH LOGS29. XXVI NOTCHED LOG LADDERS30. XXVII A POLE HOUSE. HOW TO USE A CROSS-CUT SAW AND A FROE31. XXVIII LOG-ROLLING AND OTHER BUILDING STUNTS32. XXIX THE ADIRONDACK OPEN LOG CAMP AND A ONE-ROOM CABIN33. XXX THE NORTHLAND TILT AND INDIAN LOG TENT34. CHAPTER XXXI HOW TO BUILD THE RED JACKET, THE NEW BRUNSWICK, AND THE CHRISTOPHER GIST35. XXXII CABIN DOORS AND DOOR-LATCHES, THUMB-LATCHES AND FOOT LATCHES AND HOW TO MAKE THEM36. XXXIII SECRET LOCKS37. XXXIV HOW TO MAKE THE BOW-ARROW CABIN DOOR AND LATCH AND THE DEMING TWIN BOLTS, HALL, AND BILLY38. XXXV THE AURES LOCK LATCH39. XXXVI THE AMERICAN LOG CABIN40. XXXVII A HUNTER'S OR FISHERMAN'S CABIN41. XXXVIII HOW TO MAKE A WYOMING OLEBO, A HOKO RIVER OLEBO, A SHAKE CABIN, A CANADIAN MOSSBACK, AND A TWO-PEN OR SOUTHERN SADDLE-BAG HOUSE42. XXXIX NATIVE NAMES FOR THE PARTS OF A KANUCK LOG CABIN, AND HOW TO BUILD ONE43. XL HOW TO MAKE A POLE HOUSE AND HOW TO MAKE A UNIQUE BUT THOROUGHLY AMERICAN TOTEM LOG HOUSE44. XLI HOW TO BUILD A SUSITNA LOG CABIN AND HOW TO CUT TREES FOR THE END PLATES45. XLII HOW TO MAKE A FIREPLACE AND CHIMNEY FOR A SIMPLE LOG CABIN46. XLIII HEARTHSTONES AND FIREPLACES47. XLIV MORE HEARTHS AND FIREPLACES48. XLV FIREPLACES AND THE ART OF TENDING THE FIRE49. XLVI THE BUILDING OF THE LOG HOUSE50. XLVII HOW TO LAY A TAR PAPER, BIRCH BARK, OR PATENT ROOFING51. XLVIII HOW TO MAKE A CONCEALED LOG CABIN INSIDE OF A MODERN HOUSE52. XLIX HOW TO BUILD APPROPRIATE GATEWAYS FOR GROUNDS ENCLOSING LOG HOUSES, GAME PRESERVES, RANCHES, BIG COUNTRY ESTATES, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST BOY SCOUTS' CAMP GROUNDS53. Boat-Building and Boating54. The Boy Pioneers55. The Field and Forest Handy Book56. The Jack of All Trades57. The Outdoor Handy Book58. The American Boys Handy Book59. Handicraft and Recreation for Girls60. What a Girl Can Make and Do61. The American Girl's Handy Book62. Things Worth Doing and How To Do Them