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From The
American Agriculturist, 1883
The accompanying engraving shows two convenient methods of
carrying fire wood. A wood rack for the shoulder is made of a
piece of round hardwood, with four long pins set in the upper
side. These pins are placed in V-shaped pairs, between which the
fire wood is piled. A handle, three feet long, is set in a hole
bored in the centre of the under side of the body of the rack.
This device, when complete, resembles a "skeleton" hod, and is
carried in the same manner as a hod for brick or mortar. A second
method of carrying wood consists of a stout canvas "apron," in the
lower part of which the fuel is placed, as shown in the engraving.
A boy, or other person, with much wood to move short distances,
will find either of these methods labor-saving, and they are
quickly made.
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