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Shelters, Shacks and Shanties

By Daniel Carter Beard

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Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties
Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties
- By
- D. C. BEARD
- FOREWORD
- CONTENTS
Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties
SHELTERS, SHACKS, AND SHANTIES
- I
- WHERE TO FIND MOUNTAIN GOOSE. HOW TO PICK AND USE ITS FEATHERS
  - The Mountain Goose
  - Sapin—Cho-kho-tung
  - Balsam
  - Balsam Beds
  - Packing Boughs
  - Clean Your Hands
  - How to Make Beds
  - Other Bedding
- The Mountain Goose
- Sapin—Cho-kho-tung
- Balsam
- Balsam Beds
- Packing Boughs
- Clean Your Hands
- How to Make Beds
- Other Bedding
- II
- THE HALF-CAVE SHELTER
  - Half Caves
  - Walls
- Half Caves
- Walls
- III
- HOW TO MAKE THE FALLEN-TREE SHELTER AND THE SCOUT-MASTER
  - Fallen-Tree Shelter
  - The Scout-Master
  - To Peel Bark
  - Selecting Bark
  - Using Bark
- Fallen-Tree Shelter
- The Scout-Master
- To Peel Bark
- Selecting Bark
- Using Bark
- IV
- HOW TO MAKE THE ADIRONDACK, THE WICK-UP, THE BARK TEEPEE, THE PIONEER, AND THE SCOUT
  - The Adirondack
  - The Scout
  - The Pioneer
  - Bark Teepee
- The Adirondack
- The Scout
- The Pioneer
- Bark Teepee
- V
- HOW TO MAKE BEAVER-MAT HUTS OR FAGOT SHACKS WITHOUT INJURY TO THE TREES
  - Material
  - Beaver Mat
  - Fagot Shack
  - Roofs
- Material
- Beaver Mat
- Fagot Shack
- Roofs
- VI
- INDIAN SHACKS AND SHELTERS
  - Apache Hogan
  - San Carlos Shack
  - Chippewa Shack
  - Pima Lodge
  - White Man's Walls
  - Adobe Roof
  - Navajo
- Apache Hogan
- San Carlos Shack
- Chippewa Shack
- Pima Lodge
- White Man's Walls
- Adobe Roof
- Navajo
- VII
- BIRCH BARK OR TAR PAPER SHACK
  - The Pontiac
  - Cutting Bark
  - Building the Pontiac
  - Shingling with Bark
  - To Keep Out Cold
- The Pontiac
- Cutting Bark
- Building the Pontiac
- Shingling with Bark
- To Keep Out Cold
- VIII
- INDIAN COMMUNAL HOUSES
  - The Pawnee Hogan
  - The Kolshian
- The Pawnee Hogan
- The Kolshian
- IX
- BARK AND TAR PAPER
- X
- A SAWED-LUMBER SHANTY
  - The Foundation
  - Ridge Plank and Rafters
- The Foundation
- Ridge Plank and Rafters
- XI
- A SOD HOUSE FOR THE LAWN
  - A Real Adobe
  - Thatch
- A Real Adobe
- Thatch
- XII
- HOW TO BUILD ELEVATED SHACKS, SHANTIES, AND SHELTERS
- XIII
- THE BOG KEN
  - Thatching
- Thatching
- XIV
- OVER-WATER CAMPS
- XV
- SIGNAL-TOWER, GAME LOOKOUT, AND RUSTIC OBSERVATORY
  - Kite Frame
  - Boy-Scout Tower
- Kite Frame
- Boy-Scout Tower
- XVI
- TREE-TOP HOUSES
- XVII
- CACHES
- XVIII
- HOW TO USE AN AXE
  - Dangers
- Dangers
- 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'TS
- XX
- AXEMEN'S CAMPS
  - The Stefansson Sod Shack
- The Stefansson Sod Shack
- XXI
- RAILROAD-TIE SHACKS, BARREL SHACKS, AND CHIMEHUEVIS
- XXII
- THE BARABARA
- XXIII
- THE NAVAJO HOGAN, HORNADAY DUGOUT, AND SOD HOUSE
  - Log Dugout
- Log Dugout
- XXIV
- HOW TO BUILD AN AMERICAN BOY'S HOGAN
  - Frame
  - Furniture
  - Foundation
  - Caves
  - Dangerous Caves
  - Framing
  - Decaying Wood
  - The Roof
  - Cliff-House Roof
  - The Door
  - Aures Hinge
  - Trap-Door
- Frame
- Furniture
- Foundation
- Caves
- Dangerous Caves
- Framing
- Decaying Wood
- The Roof
- Cliff-House Roof
- The Door
- Aures Hinge
- Trap-Door
- XXV
- HOW TO CUT AND NOTCH LOGS
  - Notching Logs
  - Handling the Logs
  - Chinking
  - Models
- Notching Logs
- Handling the Logs
- Chinking
- Models
- XXVI
- NOTCHED LOG LADDERS
- XXVII
- A POLE HOUSE. HOW TO USE A CROSS-CUT SAW AND A FROE
  - Pole House
  - Sawing on an Angle
  - The Froe
- Pole House
- Sawing on an Angle
- The Froe
- XXVIII
- LOG-ROLLING AND OTHER BUILDING STUNTS
  - Log-Rolling
  - Log Steps
- Log-Rolling
- Log Steps
- XXIX
- THE ADIRONDACK OPEN LOG CAMP AND A ONE-ROOM CABIN
  - Adirondack Log Camp
  - Cabin Plan
  - The Bunks
- Adirondack Log Camp
- Cabin Plan
- The Bunks
- XXX
- THE NORTHLAND TILT AND INDIAN LOG TENT
  - Log Tents
- Log Tents
- CHAPTER XXXI
- HOW TO BUILD THE RED JACKET, THE NEW BRUNSWICK, AND THE CHRISTOPHER GIST
  - The New Brunswick
  - Christopher Gist
  - The Red Jacket
- The New Brunswick
- Christopher Gist
- The Red Jacket
- XXXII
- CABIN DOORS AND DOOR-LATCHES, THUMB-LATCHES AND FOOT LATCHES AND HOW TO MAKE THEM
  - Foot Latch
  - Trigger Latch
  - The Latch-String
  - Simple Spring-Latch
  - Better Spring-Latch
- Foot Latch
- Trigger Latch
- The Latch-String
- Simple Spring-Latch
- Better Spring-Latch
- XXXIII
- SECRET LOCKS
  - The Tippecanoe
  - The Catch
- The Tippecanoe
- The Catch
- XXXIV
- HOW TO MAKE THE BOW-ARROW CABIN DOOR AND LATCH AND THE DEMING TWIN BOLTS, HALL, AND BILLY
  - The Deming Twin Lock
  - Guards
- The Deming Twin Lock
- Guards
- XXXV
- THE AURES LOCK LATCH
  - The Door
  - The Compass Lock
- The Door
- The Compass Lock
- XXXVI
- THE AMERICAN LOG CABIN
  - American Log House
  - One-Pen Cabin
  - Sills
  - Wood Preservative
  - Creosote
  - Openings
  - Foundation
  - Roofing
  - Gables
  - Steep Roof
  - Chinking
- American Log House
- One-Pen Cabin
- Sills
- Wood Preservative
- Creosote
- Openings
- Foundation
- Roofing
- Gables
- Steep Roof
- Chinking
- XXXVII
- A HUNTER'S OR FISHERMAN'S CABIN
- 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 HOUSE
  - The Wyoming Olebo
  - Hoko River Olebo
  - The Mossback Cabin
  - Mossback
  - The Southern Saddle-Bag or Two-Pen Cabin
- The Wyoming Olebo
- Hoko River Olebo
- The Mossback Cabin
- Mossback
- The Southern Saddle-Bag or Two-Pen Cabin
- XXXIX
- NATIVE NAMES FOR THE PARTS OF A KANUCK LOG CABIN, AND HOW TO BUILD ONE
  - Local Names of Parts of Cabin
  - Les Traverses
  - Les Poudres
  - Couverture
  - Les Péches
  - Roofing Material
  - Fireplace
  - Clay Roof
- Local Names of Parts of Cabin
- Les Traverses
- Les Poudres
- Couverture
- Les Péches
- Roofing Material
- Fireplace
- Clay Roof
- XL
- HOW TO MAKE A POLE HOUSE AND HOW TO MAKE A UNIQUE BUT THOROUGHLY AMERICAN TOTEM LOG HOUSE
  - American Totem Log House
  - Before Building
  - Peeled Logs
  - Totems
  - Totem-Poles
- American Totem Log House
- Before Building
- Peeled Logs
- Totems
- Totem-Poles
- XLI
- HOW TO BUILD A SUSITNA LOG CABIN AND HOW TO CUT TREES FOR THE END PLATES
  - How to Cut the Tree
- How to Cut the Tree
- XLII
- HOW TO MAKE A FIREPLACE AND CHIMNEY FOR A SIMPLE LOG CABIN
  - Mud Hearth
  - Stick Chimney
  - Durability
  - Chimney Foundation
  - Stone Chimney
- Mud Hearth
- Stick Chimney
- Durability
- Chimney Foundation
- Stone Chimney
- XLIII
- HEARTHSTONES AND FIREPLACES
- XLIV
- MORE HEARTHS AND FIREPLACES
  - A Plank Mantel
- A Plank Mantel
- XLV
- FIREPLACES AND THE ART OF TENDING THE FIRE
  - Management of the Fire
- Management of the Fire
- XLVI
- THE BUILDING OF THE LOG HOUSE
  - How a Forty-Foot-Front, Two-Story Pioneer Log House Was Put Up with the Help of "Backwoods Farmers"—Making Plans with a Pocket Knife.
- How a Forty-Foot-Front, Two-Story Pioneer Log House Was Put Up with the Help of "Backwoods Farmers"—Making Plans with a Pocket Knife.
- XLVII
- HOW TO LAY A TAR PAPER, BIRCH BARK, OR PATENT ROOFING
  - Preparing the Roofing for Laying
  - Roofing Foundation
  - Valleys
  - How to Lay the Roofing
  - Gutters
  - How to Patch a Shingle Roof
  - Fixtures for Applying Roofing
  - Patched Roofs and New Shingles
  - Mark the Holes
  - Sheet-Iron Shingles
  - Practical Patching
  - Plumbing
  - Flashings, Chimneys, Walls, Etc.
- Preparing the Roofing for Laying
- Roofing Foundation
- Valleys
- How to Lay the Roofing
- Gutters
- How to Patch a Shingle Roof
- Fixtures for Applying Roofing
- Patched Roofs and New Shingles
- Mark the Holes
- Sheet-Iron Shingles
- Practical Patching
- Plumbing
- Flashings, Chimneys, Walls, Etc.
- XLVIII
- HOW TO MAKE A CONCEALED LOG CABIN INSIDE OF A MODERN HOUSE
  - A Wooden Latch
- A Wooden Latch
- 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 GROUNDS
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- The Boy Pioneers
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- The Jack of All Trades
- The Outdoor Handy Book
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