Famous for their superb The Indian Tipi book, the authors share their research on the use and ingenious methods of manufacture of archery tackle by native Americans. Following an introduction and history of native archery are chapters comparing bows, bow making techniques, sinewed bows, horn bows, strings arrows, quivers, medicine bows, crossbows, and blowguns. Soft bound volume […]
Includes complete illustrated instructions on all of the basics of leather, bone and feather crafts. Projects described are the bear claw necklace, imitation bone hairpipe breastplate, hairpipe breastplate, Sioux choker, ermine tail choker, tube & abalone choker, tube style choker, claw & hairpipe choker, single claw choker, mountain man choker, medicine pouch, small leather pouch, […]
Projects described include the leather pouch, strike-a-lite pouch, knife sheath, beaded Sioux pouch, scissors pouch, beaded Crow pouch, fringed pouch with rosette, beaded awl case, quilled pipe bag, fringed mirror pouch, fringed possibles pouch and gage d’more pouch. In addition, craft techniques described include all of the basics of working with leather, lazy stitch, […]
This book is the first comprehensive account of the ultimate wilderness archetypes – the hunting pioneer families in the deep woods. These hunting pioneers had a totally different perspective on the wilderness than did the farming pioneers who far outnumbered them.
Learn to prepare char-cloth, using our best recipe. Strike-a-light sparks instantly ignite when they fall on our char-cloth. Fan the glowing embers to ignite your tinder, kindling, and firewood. Our booklet shows illustrated instructions for making char-cloth, using a strike-a-light, selecting and using flint chards, making fires, and preparing your equipment for fire making competition. […]
Written for the beginning craftman, Doug Wallentine explains everything you need to know to make attractive and functional Native American arrows. While primitive methods are stressed, modern techniques are also explained. The book explores in detail everything from selecting woods, to finishing arrows. Soft bound book of 28 pages, 30 illustrations, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ format.
An overview of moccasins and their construction; who wore them, when, and why. Here you will find many primary document quotes, sketches of extant footwear in museum collections, drawings from paintings and sketches from the 18th and early 19th centuries, and instructions for producing a simple pair of center-seam moccasins.
This book has it’s source in people like Molly Sequoyah who is pictured on page 2 of this book. She lived in the Big Cove section of the Qualla Boundary in Western North Carolina, and belongs to the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation. She represents many of the older Native American women in this […]
Best known for his many magazine articles on gunsmithing topics, Peter Alexander has just released this new gun maker’s manual, on Building the American Longrifle. Written for both the novice, and the master gun builder, the author explains the basics of each task, and then he delves into the minutia of the interesting variations. This 402 […]
Muzzleloader Magazine Book of Buckskinning IV will enhance your frontier skills and knowledge. Each chapter was written by a knowledgeable and experienced participant in the sport known as buckskinning and lavishly illustrated with photos and drawings. Chapters include: Traditional Blacksmithing, Blankets in Early America, From Raw Hides to Rawhide, Styles of the Southwest, Smoothbores on the […]