Doomsday Defense Topic
Rebuilding Civilization
Building & Construction
Log building, timber framing, fireplaces and chimneys, and simple structures from local materials.
In the library
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Building with Logs
The Forest Service's 1945 guide to log construction: choosing and peeling logs, foundations, corner notches, roofs, fireplaces and finishing.
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Shelters, Shacks and Shanties
Dan Beard's illustrated 1914 guide to building shelters with just a hatchet or an axe, from lean-tos and bark huts to log cabins.