About this productAnyone who wants to learn basic living skills—the kind employed by our forefathers—and adapt them for a better life in the twenty-first century need look no further than this eminently useful, full-color guide.Countless readers have turned to Back to Basics for inspiration and instruction, escaping to an era before power saws and fast-food restaurants and rediscovering the pleasures and challenges of a healthier, greener, and more self-sufficient lifestyle.Now newly updated, the hundreds of projects, step-by-step sequences, photographs, charts, and illustrations in Back to Basics will help you dye your own wool with plant pigments, graft trees, raise chickens, craft a hutch table with hand tools, and make treats such as blueberry peach jam and cheddar cheese. The truly ambitious will find instructions on how to build a log cabin or an adobe brick homestead.More than just practical advice, this is also a book for dreamers—even if you live in a city apartment, you will find your imagination sparked, and there’s no reason why you can’t, for example, make a loom and weave a rag rug. Complete with tips for old-fashioned fun (square dancing calls, homemade toys, and kayaking tips), this may be the most thorough book on voluntary simplicity available. WE CARE ABOUT OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS , IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT BEFORE PURCHASING WE TRY OUR BEST TO REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PLEASE KINDLY ALLOW 24 HOURS, BUSINESS DAY FOR US TO RESPONSE. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR POSITIVE FEEDBACK. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE NEGATIVE OR NEUTRAL FEEDBACK WITHOUT ANY CONTACT. International buyers are responsible for all customs charges inclusive of any and all taxes and duties. Please be sure that the item that you are purchasing can be imported into your country. Shipper is not responsible for any delays once the package leaves our facility, we neither claim nor accept any responsibility of these charges. Returns are welcomed if wrong item, color, or size is sent by mistake Return for any other reason-buyer must pay return shipping, item must be complete in unused condition and resalable, refund will be made once item is received, inspected and considered refundable. You must return the item within 14 business days of requesting the return. Returns because you changed your mind or buyers remorse may be subject to a 20% restocking fee "to our discretion" and our initial cost of shipping the items you the Buyer is not refundable. Buyer is responsible for reading the complete listing information. Some items are offered in packs not in a box regardless the image. We are authorized Distributors for all the products we sell and all items are brand new. We do not provide advice on how items are used so please make sure you have researched the product you need before making a purchase. We strive to provide fast shipping however that doesn't mean that items are shipped the same day they are purchased. We reserved the right to process your order for shipping on weekends and holidays so they may be mailed out the following business day. Please make sure you have the correct address on your Account because Buyers are responsible for the shipping address. All address are provided by EBAY and address changes or cancellations orders cannot be made once the order has been shipped. Thanks BM Global Supply Corporation
| Return Shipping Will Be Paid By | Seller |
| All Returns Accepted | Returns Accepted |
| Item Must Be Returned Within | 30 Days |
| Number Of Pages | 456 Pages |
| Language | English |
| Publication Year | 2014 |
| Item Height | 1.1 in |
| Illustrator | Yes |
| Features | New Edition |
| Genre | Self-Help |
| Item Weight | 56.4 Oz |
| Author | Abigail Gehring |
| Item Length | 11 in |
| Book Series | Back to Basics Guides |
| Item Width | 8.5 in |
| Format | Hardcover |
About this productAnyone who wants to learn basic living skills—the kind employed by our forefathers—and adapt them for a better life in the twenty-first century need look no further than this eminently useful, full-color guide.Countless readers have turned to Back to Basics for inspiration and instruction, escaping to an era before power saws and fast-food restaurants and rediscovering the pleasures and challenges of a healthier, greener, and more self-sufficient lifestyle.Now newly updated, the hundreds of projects, step-by-step sequences, photographs, charts, and illustrations in Back to Basics will help you dye your own wool with plant pigments, graft trees, raise chickens, craft a hutch table with hand tools, and make treats such as blueberry peach jam and cheddar cheese. The truly ambitious will find instructions on how to build a log cabin or an adobe brick homestead.More than just practical advice, this is also a book for dreamers—even if you live in a city apartment, you will find your imagination sparked, and there’s no reason why you can’t, for example, make a loom and weave a rag rug. Complete with tips for old-fashioned fun (square dancing calls, homemade toys, and kayaking tips), this may be the most thorough book on voluntary simplicity available. WE CARE ABOUT OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS , IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT BEFORE PURCHASING WE TRY OUR BEST TO REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PLEASE KINDLY ALLOW 24 HOURS, BUSINESS DAY FOR US TO RESPONSE. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR POSITIVE FEEDBACK. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE NEGATIVE OR NEUTRAL FEEDBACK WITHOUT ANY CONTACT. International buyers are responsible for all customs charges inclusive of any and all taxes and duties. Please be sure that the item that you are purchasing can be imported into your country. Shipper is not responsible for any delays once the package leaves our facility, we neither claim nor accept any responsibility of these charges. Returns are welcomed if wrong item, color, or size is sent by mistake Return for any other reason-buyer must pay return shipping, item must be complete in unused condition and resalable, refund will be made once item is received, inspected and considered refundable. You must return the item within 14 business days of requesting the return. Returns because you changed your mind or buyers remorse may be subject to a 20% restocking fee «to our discretion» and our initial cost of shipping the items you the Buyer is not refundable. Buyer is responsible for reading the complete listing information. Some items are offered in packs not in a box regardless the image. We are authorized Distributors for all the products we sell and all items are brand new. We do not provide advice on how items are used so please make sure you have researched the product you need before making a purchase. We strive to provide fast shipping however that doesn’t mean that items are shipped the same day they are purchased. We reserved the right to process your order for shipping on weekends and holidays so they may be mailed out the following business day. Please make sure you have the correct address on your Account because Buyers are responsible for the shipping address. All address are provided by EBAY and address changes or cancellations orders cannot be made once the order has been shipped. Thanks BM Global Supply Corporation