Wood harvesting with hand tools. An illustrated training manual Paperback – October 28, 1987

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In many developing countries wood harvesting with hand tools continues on a large scale. With the shift of emphasis towards trees grown by rural people rather than forestry enterprises, it will gain in importance in the years to come. This training manual provides basic information on efficient and safe equipment and methods for manual wood harvesting. At the same time, the information helps to ensure the fullest utilization of the available wood raw material. The manual updates previous ILO publications on the same subject, while taking into account progress and new developments observed in recent years. It is richly illustrated to make it easily accessible and will be ideal for forestry training and rural extension work. "This small book is a well-illustrated guide ..... simple to read, the diagrams are clear and are well described in the text ..... an excellent book dealing simply and in sufficient detail with a subject where current methods of operation often leave much to be desired."

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124 pages
Language

English
Publisher

International Labour Office
Publication date

October 28, 1987
Dimensions

6.14 x 0.26 x 9.21 inches
ISBN-10

9221062171
ISBN-13

978-9221062172
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Info that is hard to find in a single book

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2012

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If you'd like to learn how to harvest wood in the absence of fossil fuels - then this is your book. Axes, crosscut saws, sharpening tools, falling and moving trees ...for lumber or firewood. Simple but effective book that does exactly what the title describes. It is really intended for 'less developed' parts of the World but is quite appropriate nonetheless. Also be sure to get "The axe book" by Dudley Cook.

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A little disappointing with actual content. This appears to ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2015