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Making Native American hunting, fighting, and survival tools : a fully illustrated guide to creating arrowheads, axes, and other early American implements / Monte Burch.
"Perfect for the historian, student, survivalist, or Native American enthusiast. A valuable reference for these ancient arts, Making Native American Hunting, Fighting, and Survival Tools takes you through the steps of the basic flint-knapping of arrowheads and scrapers to the most complex decorating and finishing techniques of painting and fletching. Also included are chapters on materials, tools, and the workplace. Along with information on the history of each implement, the construction directions also cover: digging tools, axes, knives, hide scrapers, spear points, shields, baskets and packs, chisels, harpoons, hooks and line, fish traps, fish nets, spear throwers, slings, blow guns, bolas, rabbit sticks, game clubs, trap and snare decoys, calls, spears, darts, bows, arrows, tomahawks, clubs, daggers, and lances. Richly illustrated with photographs and line illustrations, Making Native American Hunting, Fighting, and Survival Tools is perfect for the historian, student, survivalist, or Native American enthusiast."--Back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781493065530
- ISBN: 149306553X
- Physical Description: vi, 264 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Guilford, CT : The Lyons Press, [2004]
- Copyright: ©2004
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Flint knapping -- Arrows -- Bows -- Bowstrings and quivers -- Food gathering, cooking and other tools -- Fishing tools -- Hunting tools -- Warfare. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Indian weapons. Indians of North America > Implements. Indians of North America > Hunting. |
| Genre: | Handbooks and manuals. Instructional and educational works. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Crawford County.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford County Library-Steelville | 623.44 BUR (Text) | 33431000651321 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Making Native American : Hunting, Fighting and Survival Tools
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Making Native American : Hunting, Fighting and Survival Tools
Here is the most comprehensive guide to making your own Native American tools and weapons. This reference takes you through the steps of the basic flint-knapping of arrowheads and scrapers to the most complex decorating and finishing techniques of painting and fletching. Fully illustrated with photographs and line illustrations, this is the perfect book for the survivalist, historian, student, or Native American enthusiast.
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