Woodland Crafts in Britain: An Account of the Traditional Uses of Trees and Timbers in the British Countryside |
Contents
WOODLANDERS | 1 |
TREE FELLING AND TIMBER HAULING | 5 |
THE CRAFTWORK OF TIMBER CONVERSION | 12 |
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