Primitive Technology by Wescott, David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Information Contents Foreword Section 1- Primitive Technology

Section 2- FIRE - Where We Begin

The Miracle of Fire By Friction - Dick Baugh Fire - Norm Kidder Understanding Wood Fire - Mors Kochanski The Hand-drill and Other Fires - David Wescott Tips For Hand-drill Fire Makers - Paul Schweighardt TheGoysich Hand-drill - Jim Allen ExperimentsWith The Hand-drill - Evard Gibby Pump-drillFires - Anthony Follari Tinder Bundle Construction - Charles Worsham Polypore Fugi Fire Extenders - R. Allen Mounier Where There Is No Tinder - E. J. Pratt Primitive Match - David Holladay

Section 3- BONE, STONE & WOOD - Basic Elements

First Tools - David Wescott Bone Working Basics - Steve Watts BoneSplitting Tips - Steve Watts AnExercise With Bone - David Holladay SplitRib-Bone Knives - Steve Watts From The Leg Of The Deer - Roy H. Brown Mat Needles - Chris Morasky Making a Reduced Antler Flaker - Steven Edholm Antler Billet - Chas.Spear SelectingBone Working Materials - David Wescott Knife Hafting Ideas - Chas. Spear Stages of Manufacture - Errett Callahan Stone Tool Basics - Steve Watts Principle of Uniformity - David Wescott Experimental Reprodution of Prehistoric Sickles -Manuel Luque Cortina & Javier Baena Preysler Knapping Illustrated - Chas. Spear Hands-Free Vice & Primitive Switch Blade Knife -George Stewart BasketmakerKnife - David Holladay Drilling Stone - Larry Kinsella Celts and Axes - Errett Callahan Personal Notes On Celt Use - Larry Kinsella Manufactureof Ground Stone Axes - Paul Hellweg GreenstoneWoodworking Tools - Scott Silsby KnappingTools - Steve Watts PeekInto The Past - Steve Allely Functional Motions - Errett Callahan WoodWorking Basics - David Wescott Shaving Horse - Douglas Macleod The Roycroft Pack Frame - Dick Baugh Manufacture of Thrusting Spears - Steve Watts Bullroarers - Tom Hackett Carving Green Wood - Gregg Blomberg A Hafted Adze - George Price

Section 4- FIBERS -Holding The World Together

Gathering and Preparing Plant Fibers -David Wescott Rediscovering Flax - Evard Gibby AgaveFibers -Michael Ryan Agave Fiber Preparation - David Holladay RettingBasswood Bark - Scott Silsby Cordage - Steven Edholm and Tamara Wilder Tumplines, Carrying Bags and Belts - Alice Tulloch Netting Notes - Steve Watts Pomo Netting - Craig Bates Dogbane Net - Jeff Gottlieb Swamp Dancers - Doug Elliott Cattail Visor - Star Compost Cattail Dolls - Mors Kochanski The Versitile Tule - Jim Riggs Tule Ethnobotany - Norm Kidder Split Willow Sculpture - Thomas Elpel Plaited Yucca Sandals - Paul Campbell Make Your Own Hide Glue - Jim Riggs Mummy Varnish, Spruce Gum and Other Sticky Stuff- Scott Silsby MakingPitch Sticks - Evard Gibby AWord On Pitch - Errett Callahan About Animal Glues - Errett Callahan

Section 5- PROJECTILES - Power FromThe Human Hand

Thong-Thrown Arrows and Spears - Tim Baker Throwing Darts With The Baton de Commandement - Paul Comstock Atlatls: Throwing for Distance - Craig Ratzat PrimitiveHunting Equipment - Scooter Cheatham Reconstructing A Generic Basketmaker Atlatl -David Wescott PrimitiveHunting Equipment - Scooter Cheatham ThrowingAtlatl Darts - Photos ThrowingStick Patterns Hand-ThrownProjectiles - Intro ThrowingSticks - Scooter Cheatham TheNon-Returning Boomerang - Errett Callahan Using Natural Wood Elbows - By Ray Rieser Tuning and Throwing - Robert Foresi Making Throw Sticks Behave - Norm Kern

Section 6- ART & MUSIC -Discipline and Meaning

TheMusic of Prehistory - Laurence Libin Paint With Pride - Doug Land ABO Art Supplies - Steve Watts Aboriginal Airbrush - Wylie Woods Musical Glossary - David Wescott Bone Flutes - Manuel Lizaralde Ziarian Rattle - Robert Withrow Musical Instruments of Central California - Norm Kidder Removing The Hooves of Deer - Tamara Wilder Deer Hoof Rattles - Norm Kidder Gadgets and Geegaws - David Wescott

Section 7- Appendix

The Hazards of Roadkill - Alice Tulloch Ethics For Modern Primitives - Alice Tulloch

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