permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@intrex.net>]

Sean Maley wrote:
> Although I didn't find the video very interesting, the topic of understanding these technologies can be helpful.  
> There is a great book (re)publishing company that prints old machine shop manuals and has a few interesting books of their own.  
> They cover everything from do-it-yourself forges and making a metal shop from scrap to glass making, alcohol stills, steam engines, and photography.
>
> http://www.lindsaybks.com
>
> I'm thinking of all the glass, plastic, and metal dumped in the parks where I 
> live and wondering how practical it might be to recycle it myself as a hobby.

Speaking of innovation:

Ray Cirino's Rocket Stoves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE9slGqRSsc&feature=related
& great solar cookers

Is Ray a member of this list?

LL

A plug for some of my other lists for those interested:

Appropriate Technology
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/approtech

Machinist & Machine Shop (welding, cutting, blacksmithing, forging & heat 
treating, toolmaking)
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/machinist

My metalworking archive:
http://www.ibiblio.org/machineshop
with a huge machinist shop & metalworking links collection:
http://www.ibiblio.org/machineshop/machineshop-metalworking-blacksmithing-bookmarks.html