A Waterproof Pocket Guide to making Simple Tools for Survival
2012,Waterford Press, 11 pages, 63 illustrations and photos
In Improvised Hunting Weapons Dave Canterbury provides a crash course in making and using primitive survival tools, covering the following:
1. Tool theory
2. Building a cutting blade [stone]
3. Rabbit stick
4. Rocks
5. Sling
6. Bolo
7. Long spear/walking stick
8. Throwing spear
9. Tracking stick
10. Small animal spears
11. Noose/lasso on spear
12. Tool & weapon knots
13. Bow & arrow
14. Slingshots
15. Building a cutting blade [bone/wood]
16. Fishhooks
17. Net and lines
18. Fish traps
19. Dip nets
20. Making cordage
21. Handling wild game for food
22. Wild food safety
23. And recommended survival kit components
Dave stresses that although certain tools are preferred, that knowledge of tool composition and use is more important than their possession. The blade making and cordage making sections were hugely informative. The paleo-archaeologists on documentaries make stone knapping appear simple and tend to demonstrate techniques that are not actually safe in a survival situation.
For more information on Dave go to www.thepathfinderschoolllc.com
