Mechanics for young America; how to build boats, water motors, wind mills, searchlight, electric burglar alarm, ice boat ..etc.; the directions are plain and completeReprinted from Popular mechanics . How the Logs Lock at the Corners Aside from the boating, hunting and fish-ing advantages of the camps location, thescenery surrounding it should he consid-ered; it should not be near a swamp, but onhigh dry ground and, if possible, near arunning stream, but always near pure,fresh water. Plan the building to harmon-ize with its site. Clear away all decayed trees which mightfall on the cabin, stake
Mechanics for young America; how to build boats, water motors, wind mills, searchlight, electric burglar alarm, ice boat ..etc.; the directions are plain and completeReprinted from Popular mechanics . How the Logs Lock at the Corners Aside from the boating, hunting and fish-ing advantages of the camps location, thescenery surrounding it should he consid-ered; it should not be near a swamp, but onhigh dry ground and, if possible, near arunning stream, but always near pure,fresh water. Plan the building to harmon-ize with its site. Clear away all decayed trees which mightfall on the cabin, stake out the structureaccording to the plans and clear off theplace it is to occupy. For foundation postsuse cedar if possible; if not, tamarack, pineor hemlock. Select sound timber about 12indies in diameter and 5 feet long. Digpost holes down to solid ground or rock,or about 3 feet deep; set the posts, tampingthe earth firmly around them. Thereshould be a post under each angle andcorner of the building and where these arequite a distance apart, as many in betweenas necessary. In a distance of 20 feet there. Framing the Joists should be four posts, including those at thecorners, and in 12 feet, three posts. Afterthe posts are set, mark the one in highestground 10 inches above the ground and cut off squarely. Cut all the others, save thoseat the ends between the corner posts, ona level with the first one. Those at theends between the corner posts cut 4 incheshigher. Stone foundation piers, instead of posts,may be made by digging pits 3 feet deepand 2 feet in diameter, filling them up withsmall stones to ground level and laying largecobble-stones on top of these, chinking upwith small stones any places that may re-main open. For building the cabin use straight, soundtimber from 6 to 10 inches in , balsam, pine, spruce and hem-lock are all good for the purpose. Each logshould be cut two feet longer than the sideof the building in which it is to be usedis to be. Where
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