[JRandomFreeper]

Here is one of the pamphlets I have in my collection. It is online. I thought it might be. He references a book on blacksmithing that I also have. All of that stuff has great references.

There's a book on doing survey work in the late 1800s that describes what chains, rods, and the other measurements are. It even has a primer on Trig, in case you didn't pay attention in class.

It's not one book, or even a few, it's hundreds, including books on raising hogs and bee-keeping.

And lots of field work. Get in the field. Screw up. Fix it. Learn from it. Find a mentor. Learn from your mentor.

/johnny

[Andrewksu]

Much thanks. I have a decent collection on construction, gardening, livestock, and practical trades, but lean on surveying and ground water. Also have the Foxfire series which is great.