The Ax Book: The Lore and Science of the WoodcutterShe was too busy to keep a diary. Luckily, AmEx kept one for her. From comedian Amy Borkowsky comes a hilarious collection about how she-quite literally-spent her early years as a single career woman. After digging out several dust-covered boxes from the back of her closet, Amy discovered twelve years' worth of credit card statements, documenting, in their own way, every significant event in her life. They show that on July 12, 1993, Amy spent $189.12 at Victoria's Secret, and that on July 14 she returned the entire purchase-evidence of a relationship that suddenly unraveled, right before The Lingerie Phase. The $601.76 she spent at Ann Taylor reminds her of her quest to find a suit that would cover not only her torso but also her career-related insecurities, and a $30.25 charge for her first Caller ID box recalls her first fruitless attempts to block out her interfering mother. Every purchase tells a story, and this wickedly funny account relates Amy's search for what every young woman is really shopping for in life: love, success, and independence. |
Contents
The Tool of Necessity | 1 |
Ax or Chain Saw? | 4 |
First Blood | 7 |
Copyright | |
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angle ax bit ax handle axhead back cut better bevel blade block bottom bow saw branches broadax bucking bucksaw butt chain saw chimney chips chopper chopping chunk cord cordwood crosscut saw curved handle cutting edge depth gauge direction double ax double-bitted ax easily end knob face cut fall felling ax fiberglass fire fireplace firewood frontal zone fuel grain grip ground hammer hand hardwood heavy hinge jointing flat keep kerf kickback knots lean length limb line-of-cut load longer manual saws maul notch operations peavey pieces pile pounds pull rakers rope saw set saw teeth saw tooth sawhorse sharp sharpening shown in Diagram side single-bitted ax slice softwoods split stack steel stick stone stove straight handle stroke stump surface swing thick timber tool tree trunk two-man saw usually vertical wedges weight wood wood fuel woodlot woodpile