Bushcraft 7 : Preserving Old Secrets : More Australian Traditional Bush Crafts
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Ron Edwards presents in this book a series of illustrated articles showing the reader how to make do with natural resources or whatever is at hand. Easy instructions, copiously illustrated and accompanied by interesting background material, tell you how to make furniture and fishing nets, cool or heat rooms, make toys and musical instruments, build huts, make and repair horse gear, plait and work in leather, splice rope and tie knots, make camping and cooking equipment, and more.
Part of the Bushcraft series. Contains all sorts of useful tips about gates, bush furniture, how to make leggings and a pair of shearer's moccasins and lots more. It also contains the first comprehensive article on how to make a horse collar, and also how to make a pack saddle.
TitleBushcraft 7 : Preserving Old Secrets : More Australian Traditional Bush Crafts
EditionFirst edition
Place of publicationKuranda
PublisherThe Rams Skull
Year of publication1995
Pagination160 p.
IllustrationsIllus., black and white drawings and diagrams
Dimensions21.4 x 28.2 cm
Materialbook
Series titleBushcraft; 7
Class numberGV200.5 .E39 1995
ISBN1-875-872-051
NotesDes Pawson Collection
Subjectknots and splices, ropes, bushcraft, leatherwork, handicraft