Chainsaws: A History

Seitenzahl:

213

Gewicht:

1234 g

Erschienen bei:

Harbour Pub Co Ltd

Kurzbeschreibung

Carefully tracing the evolutionary threads of countless short-lived pioneer devices, author Lee, working together with a world-wide network of chainsaw buffs, traces the roaring, woodchip-and-oil-sprayed progress of what is now a lightweight modern machine that holds a place of honour in the world's woodsheds. This is a handsome gift book full of wonderful old and new photos along with priceless chainsaw ephemera that will warm the heart of anyone who's ever held a power tool. From Andreas Stihl's Black Forest experiments to Vancouver's booming World War II chainsaw industry, to the post-war race to develop one-man saws, the rise and fall of Canada's proud Pioneer brand, and the late entry into the field of the centuries-old arms manufacturer Husqvarna, it examines why the chainsaw is no good for massacres (in Texas or elsewhere), and why it is unlikely to replaced by any new high-tech inventions such as lasers.

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Mehr über:  Technology & Industrial Arts, Technology & Engineering / History, House & Home / Power Tools

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Mehr von:  David Lee, Harbour Pub Co Ltd