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Flint Knapping, Weapon and Tool
Arrowpoints, Spearheads & Knives of Prehistoric Times-Wilson - Weapons and tools our prehistoric ancestors used to survive. Hundreds of photographs and drawings of these tools, including microscopic details of the flint and other stones from which they were crafted, SC $14.95
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Step-by-Step Knifemaking, You Can Do It! -Boye- This book covers every aspect of knifemaking, with extensive information on blade grinding and heat treating, acid etching various steel alloys, and how to use the various tools needed. 270 pp, 769 photos and 315 illus. SC. $22
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Custom Knifemaking-McCreight-Learn to make a wide variety of knives including: kitchen paring knife, wilderness knife, forged camp knife, pocket knife, kitchen chopper, lockback folding knife and damascus steel dagger, just to name a few. 81 photos and over 100 illus 222 pp, SC $23
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Gettin' the Lead Out: A Study of American Primitive Bullet & Shot Bags-Smith - Over 200 original handmade 18th and 19th century bullet & shot bags are pictured in high quality B&W images. The tremendous variety of shapes, sizes, turned and carved spouts, stoppers & materials in this collection reflects the artistry & ingenuity of early makers of these accouterments. 247 pp, 200+ illus. SC $30
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Recreating
the
18th Century Hunting
Pouch-Albert - The book for anyone interested in reproducing an old hunting pouch or creating your own "original." With 202 large, detailed color photos & easy-to-follow instructions, covers tools & leather. 94 color photos, 14 pp of patterns. 123 pages. SC
$26
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Accouterments II -
Johnston - This book includes hundreds of muzzleloading accessories such as hunting bags, powder measures, trade silver, war clubs, tomahawks, axes, knives and powder horns ...fine examples from premier collections. Contains 400+ detailed photos, . 199 pp. HC $45
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Accouterments III -
Johnston-Kentucky Rifles and Pistols, Tomahawks, Axes, Knives, Powder Horns, Hunting Bags, and Accouterments from 1750-1850, - A detailed examination of weapons and accouterments of the Golden Age. Covers scrimshawed powder horns, primitive frontier bags and hunting and Bowie knives, Kentucky pistols, tomahawks, Indian War clubs, hunting bags and accouterments.240 pp: 100s of photo. HC $45
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Building
the
Southern Banded Horn-Scott & Cathy Sibley - Complete, easy-to-follow instructions on building this uniquely beautiful horn. Include tools, materials, selecting your horn, making the bands, two-piece tip and base plug, and finishing the horn. 125 pp 220+, full-color photos! SC $30
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Recreating
the
18th Century Powder
Horn –
Sibley-Sibley - A fantastic book for making period-correct powder horns. Close up, full color photos explain every step of the craft, with 94 excellent photographs of the best original & reproduction horns. From proper tools to choosing a good horn & final antiquing techniques. 91 pp, 219 full color photos, SC
$20
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Powder
Horns: Fabrication
&
Decoration-Stevens-Create beautiful and functional powder horns. Illustrates working, shaping, decorating and finishing techniques, using both traditional & modern tools & equipment. Inlays, engrailing, scrimshaw, & strap weaving and braiding methods are covered in detail. Includes photo gallery of finished horns. 176 pp, 275 color photos SC.
$30
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Drums A'beating, Trumpets Sounding: Artistically Carved Powder Horns in the Provincial Manner
1746-1781-Guthman - Over 114 highly decorated powder horns in magnificent, large photographs, with 19 of the finest examples in full-color! Cataloged in sequence from 1746 to 1781, including details on the maker, materials, decoration, historical notes and period of origin. 232 pp, HC. $80
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Powder
Horns - Documents
of
History-Tom Grinslade - Over 180 of the finest engraved & carved powder horns of the 17th & 18th centuries are pictured in amazing full color, showing designs, architecture & fine details. 177 pp, 430+ color photos. SC $40
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Scrimshaw Techniques: With Gallery of Contemporary Artists-Jim Stevens. Filled with tips, techniques and insights & steps to creating authentic and beautiful scrimshaw. 200+ color photos, this step-by-step guide addresses scrimshaw tools, patterns, inking and inlays. 160 pp SC $30
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NEW! - The Gunsmith of Grenville County-Alexander-Step by step building a longrifle, from shop setup and tools to engraving, carving and finishing. Begun in 1983 as a series of articles in MUZZLELOADER magazine, they have been compiled into chapters with many new photos and drawings. Wirebound, 402pp $45
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The Art of Building the Pennsylvania Longrifle-Chuck Dixon & Dick Ehrig - This hands-on guide will help the reader build or reproduce a fine flintlock or percussion longrifle using hand tools and old techniques Ringbound, 199 pp, 267 illus. SC $22
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Bows & Arrows of the Native Americans-Hamm - Step-by-step guide to making wooden, sinew backed and composite bows, strings, arrows and quivers. Everything you need to know to construct authentic Native American bow and arrows, from proper wood selection and working with sinew to arrow fetching and tip attachment and final decoration suggestions. 156pp: 150+ photos. SC $15
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Making Indian Bows & Arrows- The Old Way-Wallentine - Complete guide to the history, making and shooting of Indian bow. Illustrations and instructions on making bows, arrows, quivers, shooting styles and more. 101 pp: 150 photos and illus. SC $14
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Art of Flint Knapping Paperback Book,
Publisher: D.C. Waldorf; 5th Edition edition (2006) Covers the basics of flint knapping, such as tools, raw materials, flaking techniques, making stone tools and arrowheads. SC Book $21.99 each
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How to make Knives by Loveless & Barney-Barney & Loveless - The classic book on knifemaking, written by experts for beginning & advanced craftsmen. Instructions with over 200 excellent, step-by-step photos covering the three major techniques of making knives with hand tools, machine tools, & hand- forging.182 pages, SC. $22
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Traditional Bowyer's Bible - Vol.1 Jim Hamm, Ed. - Produced by the leading authorities on making wooden bows & arrows, with thorough explanations on cutting & seasoning wood, bow design & performance, western Indian bows, glue, splices, sinew-backing, tillering & arrow making are covered. SC $23
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The Traditional Bowyer's Bible - Vol.2 Jim Hamm, Ed.- Nine experienced bowmakers cover making bows from boards; Eastern Woodland, ancient European, composite & re-curve bows, strings, steel points, improving accuracy, quivers, & other gear. SC $23
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The Traditional Bowyer's Bible - Vol.3 The third book in a series of four, this volume explores Plains Indian bows, arrows, quivers, stone age bows, bow making tools, horn bows, take-down bows, flint arrowheads and more. Hardcover. 351 pages. Edited by J. Hamm.
• From stone age bows to take-down bows and more
• Plains Indian bows, arrows & quivers
• 351 pages, SC $23
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The Traditional Bowyer's Bible - Vol.4 From the creators of the first 3 classic volumes of the Traditional Bowyer's Bibles comes this fine addition. Tim Baker, Paul Comstock, Jim Hamm and others share their experiences with selecting wood, heat-treating, laminating wood bows, "character" bows, arrows of the world, design and performance updates, and other engaging topics. Profusely illustrated. SC. 336 pages. $23
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Flintlock Fowlers: The First Guns Made in America-Tom Grinslade - 18th century of American flintlock fowling pieces features guns ranging from Club Butts & New England guns to those of eastern Kentucky, along with their origin & construction. Over 160 of these essential firearms, dating from 1700 to 1820, are covered. 248 pages & over 950 high quality photographs.
The most complete compilation of American fowlers ever in one book!
248 pg & 950+ photos. SC $39.95
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Flintlocks: A Practical Guide for their Use and Appreciation-Eric A. Bye - This authoritative guide is a must for anyone interested in the understanding, care & use of flintlock muzzleloading rifles, shotguns & pistols. Includes proper ignition, powder granulation, reliability, accuracy of rifles versus smooth bores and much more. 230 pp, with hundreds of high quality, full-color photos! SC $29.95
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Black Powder Plainsman -Smith - Beginning with an overview of muzzleloading, early history & guns of the frontier, this book provides solid advice on the garb of the day and how to get involved in reenacting for both men and women. Hunting, trekking, rendezvousing, black powder accessories, shotgun & varmint hunting and both small & big game hunting are all covered, along with a capsule chronology of history from 1820 to 1876. 161 pages, over 100 color photos & illustrations. SC $16.95
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Engraving Historic Firearms-Schippers-Step-by-step instructions on learning to engrave. Discusses engraving tools and equipment & the various techniques for using them, how to make your own tools, developing & transferring the proper designs, & the especially important aspect of what to engrave. Includes many patterns and practice designs, borders, tips and tricks. $129.95
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Firearms, Traps & Tools of the Mountain Men - Russell - Describes the numerous knives, tomahawks, axes, rifles, shotguns, traps & tools of the fur trapper and trader. Explains how beaver traps were used, making a dugout canoe, build a blacksmith's forge & more. 427 pp; 400+ illus, SC $14.95
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Collector's Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution-Neumann - This comprehensive pictorial collection of Revolutionary War period artifacts includes hats, clothing, uniforms, axes, tomahawks, knives, swords, powder horns and possibles bags canteens, cooking utensils and tents. 286 pp, 2,300 photos SC $32.95
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Metal Weapons, Tools & Ornaments of the Teton Dakota Indians-Hanson -A comprehensive guide to the identification of typical metal objects and when & how they were used in the 18th & 19th centuries. 118 pp, 89 illus, 107 B&W photos. SC $25
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Native American Weapons-Taylor - Full color photos of 155 museum examples cover all the major weapons of the American Indian, including war clubs, axes, pipe-tomahawks, bows, arrows & numerous native-made & trade type knives, along with their magnificently beaded and quilled sheaths. 128 pp, 177 photos, SC. $19.95
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North American Bows, Arrows, and Quivers: An Illustrated History-Mason-History of archery tools used by the Native Americans, along with hundreds of precise illustrations showcasing the many varieties of bows, arrows, & quivers they crafted. SC, 228 pp, 57 pp illus $14.95
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Encyclopedia of Native American Bows, Arrows & Quivers – VOL 1-Hamm - Beautifully detailed, full page pen & ink drawings feature bows, arrows & quivers with dimensions, decorations & constructions details, over 30 important tribes covered in each book, hundreds of exquisite illus.
Volume 1 - NORTHEAST, SOUTHEAST & MIDWEST - 135 pp HC $30
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