Rustic Construction

from the preface:
Practically everyone loves the appearance of things built of rustic materials, in the rough-and-ready manner forced by necessity on our colonial forefathers. These hardy pioneers built their houses, barns, sheds, furniture, fences, gates, and bridges from materials which they found in, or wrested from, field and forest. The things which they made in those early days can be made equally well today by any boy or man who loves to work with tools and wood. The gathering of the materials, needed to make any type of rustic construction work, will appeal specially to those who love the out of doors. All of the carious types of work described in this book have been actually made either by the author or by craftsmen with whom he is acquainted. The designs shown cover a wide field of uses, and it will be found that they are not only pleasing to the eye, but that they also will withstand the ravages of the weather and the abuse of rough handling.