Primitive Skills and Crafts: An Outdoorsman's Guide to Shelters, Tools, Weapons, Tracking, Survival, and More

ISBN-13:	9781602391482
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	08/17/2007
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	176,141
Product dimensions:	(w) x (h) x 0.90(d)

Here are ancient techniques that can be adapted for the modern outdoorsman—making stone blades and ax handles, cordage and sandals, cooking fires and stone ovens, trapping and more.Anyone eager to master survival skills for outdoor vacations, or simply to find a fun new family activity for a Saturday afternoon, will be educated and inspired by the practical advice presented here by archaeologists, anthropologists, primitive practitioners, craftsmen, and artisans.These experts help modern readers rediscover the skills that have served humanity for millennia:Fire-makingCamp cookingBasket weavingPottery makingAnimal trackingAnd much moreYou can even learn how to turn seashells into arrowheads or make glue from yucca plants. Plus, there’s intriguing information on the benefits of a hunter-gatherer diet. More than just a how-to, this handbook provides inspiration to live life to the fullest.