Primitive Skills and Crafts by Linda Jamison, Richard Jamison -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction Acknowledgments Contributors Biographies Our Human Family

Our Beginnings Neanderthal The Big Merge Cro-Magnon

The Ultimate Weapon

The Legacy The Lineage Historic Manufacturing Techniques A Proposed Aboriginal Method of Construction The Darts

Old Finnish Hunting and Fishing Techniques Primitive Process Pottery

History Clay Sources and Collection Clay Preparation Form Paraphernalia Modeling Coil and scrape technique Slips and polishing Decoration Painting Color Firing

Stone Survival Tools

Basic Principles Striking Flakes Striking Blades Making Hand Axes Grinding Arrowheads Ethics

Yucca

Identification Uses Fiber Cordage Basketry Weaving Needle and thread Sandals Bags Mats Fire starting material Food Soap Brushes

Make Your Own Hide Glue

The Original Experiment . . . The Hides . . . Making Glue . . . The Nature and Care of Hide Glue . . . The Open-ended Finis . . .

Traditional Basketry Materials

Shoots Roots Barks Vines Seed Pods Leaves and Grass Wood Splints Decorative Overlay Materials

Tracking Skills

Man tracking Using a Tracking Stick

The Primal Gourmet

Cooking fires Skewering Spit Cooking Grilling Stone Oven Ash Cooking Steam Pit Boiling

Whole-Shoot Willow Baskets

Materials Harvesting Hand Positions In Weaving Tools Some Things to Remember The Start Twining Splicing Adding Spokes Shaping the Basket Finishing Final Touches

A Paleo Prescription Barking Up the Right Tree

Aboriginal Bark Containers Tools for the Task Selecting a Suitable Tree Removing the Bark Panel from the Tree Scoring and Folding the Bark Panel Drilling Holes and Lacing the Basket Forming and Lacing the Basket Rim Reinforcement Hoop Finishing Touches and Variations

The Remarkable Fire Piston

Discovery Origin and Distribution Materials Technique

An Introduction to the Atatl

Simplicity and Adaptability Survival Needs Atlatl Systems Throwing Board Spear Thrower Flexible System Casting Stick Atlatl Basics Making Darts Making the Atlatl

Badgerstone Pine Needle Basketry “Rocking On” with the Paiute Deadfall

Contemporary Considerations The Paiute Deadfall Deadfall Components Setting the Trap Tips and Troubleshooting A Packrat Tale

Philosophy of a Caveman Living with Nature

Ice Age Adaptability The Big Melt-down Modern-day Insulation

Notes and References Index

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