Blue Mountain Buckskin: A Working Manual
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (918 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0965867218 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 137 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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He was also the skills advisor for the Clan of the Cave Bear books and movies. In the 80's and 90's, before survival tv shows; if you wanted to learn these skills, you had to seek out Jim --- which wasn't always easy --- and learn from this incredibly knowledgable, humble, and well-written man. He continues to wear buckskin and
It also includes 40 pages on creating garments, pouches, moccasins and other traditional uses of the deer.. 'Blue Mountain Buckskin' is a complete how-to guide to tanning buckskin at home, using the methods Native Americans and outdoorsmen have preferred for thousands of years. This underground classic, the first real quality guide to brain tanning -- tens of thousands of copies sold -- is now being published and made widely available for the first time. For those who could get their hands on it, the self-published edition of 'Blue Mountain Buckskin' inspired generations of home tanners
Jim Riggs originally wrote this book in 1979, on a typewriter, and published it himself. And although he never sold it through the traditional book trade, he sold tens of thousands of copies. His love of buckskin, sense of humor, and respect for the animals whose skins he is tanning shine through the pages.You'll learn step-by-step through words, illustrations and photographs; how to skin, tan, and then make clothing from the hides of deer, elk or antelope. Why? Because it was the first book to really teach people in a detailed step-by-step manner, how to 'brain tan': the method used by Native Americans and American pioneers to make garment leather, and still the most practical way for you to successfully make really good leather in your own
Classic Guide to Brain Tanning Jim Riggs originally wrote this book in 1979, on a typewriter, and published it himself. And although he never sold it through the traditional book trade, he sold tens of thousands of copies. Why? Because it was the first book to really teach people in a detailed step-by-step manner, how to 'brain tan': the me. "Someone who really knows what he's talking about" according to B. Beach. Don't know why Bobbie Huff only gave it 1 star. I met and learned from Jim way back when, and he was a great teacher (not just about brain tanning, but about many other skills). This is a guy that put food on his table with his skill. He is not an armchair writer. If you know about Jim, you already own this bo. Works for me The techniques described in the book are tried and true. Pretty good description of dryscrape. IMO, wetscraping is abit easier, and less messy.