OUR SAWMILL RUNS ON WOOD!

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November/December 1982
By the Mother Earth News editors 
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Information for ordering the back issues mentioned in this article can be found on page 48. Furthermore, we've produced an update on our wood-gas generator plans. A full set of the drawings and instructions is available—for $15 plus $1.00 shipping and handling—from Mother's Plans, P.O. Box A, Fast Flat Rock, North Carolina 28726. Folks who have already purchased the plans can receive the additional material, free of charge, by writing to Wood-Gas Update at the same address

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