Making Do : Basic things for simple living

San Francisco, CA: Ballantine Books. Very Good. 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Pictorial soft cover. 148 pages. Minor wear along the edges. Clean and tightly bound. Divided into 4 chapters, each of which addresses specific items or subjects: The Home; The Garden; The Shop; The Yard. Topic selection sample: Rural Water Supply; Hand-Powered Washing machine; Looms. The Garden: Gardening; Post Hole Digger; Penta Preservative. The Shop: Homemade Band Saw; Drills from Common Nails; Forge; Hand Bellows. The Yard: Child's Slide; Toys; Under-the-hood Hot Water Tank; Concrete Mixer. Instructions and drawings covering 50 subjects. "Making Do provides much practical information on how to use tools effectively and safely and how to save time and tedium on the more complicated and involved jobs that are necessary in the self-sustaining life." .