A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction Finishes The longevity of the mighty

The longevity of the mighty oak trees that grow for centuries is echoed in Oak-Framed Buildings – they are here to stay and so are these oak-framed buildings

while its lightweight yet robust construction provides reliable blade protection without adding unnecessary weight to your gear

Thicker poll increases splitting efficiency

since you can do the fine sharpening* with the same setting of the jig as used for the initial shaping* of the tool

Teeth configuration resists clogging

A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction Finishes The longevity of the mightyYou can use this book to design a house for yourself with your family; you can use it to work with your neighbors to improve your town and neighborhood; you can use it to design an office, a workshop, or a public building. And you can use it to guide you in the actual process of construction. After a 10 year silence, Christopher Alexander and his colleagues at the Center for Environmental Structure are now publishing a major statement in the form of