Tipis and Yurts: Authentic Designs for Circular Shelters
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Book Overview
These shelters have housed entire cultures for generations, and now they make terrific camp tents, guest houses, playhouses, and more. Besides, tipis are the stuff of romance. Here's why, with instructions for making them from modern, lightweight, widely-available, and waterproof materials. Beautiful color photos taken in Arizona's red rock country help explain the steps in putting these shelters together.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0937274887
ISBN13:9780937274880
Release Date:December 1899
Publisher:Lark Books (NC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:1.44 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 8.8" x 10.3"
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2 ratings
Good modern designs.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I had built a yurt and also a tipi before I ever saw this book. I wished that I had read this book before I ever built! Especially the yurt design.... it is a very simple and strong design. If I were to build another one, these are the plans I would follow! The woman who wrote this book deserves alot of credit.
I found this to be a very helpful book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I found this book to be very helpful, and full of practical information about building Tipis and Yurts. The designs are not exact replicas of the traditional structures, but have been modified using canvas instead of skins, and 1x2's for the yurt walls. This makes them applicable for a wide variety of modern uses, and easy to construct for the average person. The designs are well thought out, and the instructions are simple to follow. I guess if you want an EXACT replica of a Sioux Tipi, or a Mongolian Yurt, then you might not be pleased with this book. If you are like me however, and don't want to fool around with skinning animals or foraging for 150 identically-sized sapplings for your Yurt walls..... and simply want to build a cool structure using materials that you can buy locally, then this book is great!
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