You Can Make It For Camp And Cottage (Legacy Edition)

A classic pamphlet on making woodworking crafts and projects from reclaimed wood for the cabin, cottage, or campsite!

This deluxe unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of You Can Make It For Camp And Cottage, Part II of the classic You Can Make It series, is a richly illustrated vintage planbook with ideas for a variety of projects, from cabin and camp furniture to accessories and wooden toys, with a particular focus on how to reclaim wood. Originally published in 1930 by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Committee on Wood Utilization, this vintage book is a wonderful addition to any woodworker’s, camper’s, or cabin enthusiast’s library.

This little pamphlet is packed with a huge number of projects of all kinds, with an eye toward the rustic, cabin-craft feel. Projects include furniture such as ice boxes, showers, vanities, rocking chairs, linen closets, desks, bookcases, chairs, tables, benches, stools, trunks and boxes, kitchen accessories, small cabinets, and racks. Also included are outdoor accessories for your rustic site, such as bird houses, animal traps, toy boats, mail boxes, door knockers, hammocks, folding outdoor tables, weather vanes, bean bag and dart targets, sawbucks, and fishing tackle boxes. Enjoy the dozens of woodworking projects in this tightly packed book! 

This vintage book includes rich illustrations on a variety of camp and cabin woodworking projects that would go great in any rustic setting. Although this book represents thought from a former time, it also reveals much about the rich history of the woodworking tradition, and many of the tips, tricks, and designs are still relevant for today!

A part of the Doublebit Cabin Life and Cabin Craft Collection: Volume 7

This Doublebit Legacy Edition reprint of You Can Make It For Camp And Cottage is professionally restored and presented from the original source, including inspiration from the book’s original cover, with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge.

About the Doublebit Press Legacy Editions

Sometimes we need to remember our history to move forward. Sometimes, remembering our heritage is just fun or inspirational. With technology playing a major role in everyday life, sometimes we need to take a step back in time to find those basic building blocks used for gaining mastery – the things that we have luckily not completely lost and has been recorded in books over the last two centuries. These skills aren’t forgotten, they’ve just been shelved. It’s time to unshelve them once again and reclaim the lost knowledge of self-sufficiency!

As a part of the Doublebit Press Legacy Edition Collection, this unabridged volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any handcrafter’s or outdoorsperson’s library and that can be passed to future generations.