This book is entirely devoted to the making of whips - from a basic 8 strand whip to a fine kangaroo hide whips.
You can also learn how to make a bullwhip, snakewhip, whips from pre-cut lace, and how to plait a name into a whip. Various plaiting designs for whip handles is also covered.
The four small whip making books are contained in this larger volume.
This Volume is devoted entirely to leatherwork and is made up of seven smaller books.
Beginning Leatherwork,
The Secret Plait,
Leather Lacing Manual,
Stockmen's Plaited Belts,
Braided Belts,
Plaits Round and Flat,
Bushmen's Belt Pouches.
A great book for the beginning leatherworker. Same content as Bush Leatherwork, which is spiral bound and B5.
The traditional bushcrafts keep on coming!
Comprehensive instructions on making a horse collar and a pack saddle and even some leggins for yourself.
Useful tips on gates, bush furniture, and making shearer's moccasins.
Tips and hints sent in from Aussies all over the country, and a section on seafaring.
This Volume covers fencing, simple buildings, a variety of simple floors, doors and windows and useful projects for the garden and the kitchen.
Bush tucker, toys, tools and blacksmithing projects are explained and some unusual and useful crafts from the Jondaryan Woolshed and Stockman's Hall of fame are detailed.
Lots of new projects -make a plaited belt, rope bridle or prepare and cook some bush tucker.
Into blacksmithing? There's some projects for you, or perhaps you want to know how to make a simple mud brick building including the windows and doors.
Lots of jobs for around the home, toys and tools.
The final Volume in this popular series, it's back to a mixed bag of bushcrafts.
More fencing tips and bush furniture designs, as well as instructions on saddle repairs and making a bridle.
For the seaman there are instructions on making a sou-wester, and a stockman's coat for the bushies.
Does your milking cow go walkabout? Make her a condamine bell!
This book also contains a full index to the whole ten books in the Bushcraft series.160 pages, 574 drawings.
Vol 1 of a 10 Volume Set - the largest work on Australian Bush Crafts to have been published.
So popular it is still in print after over 20 years, almost a standard reference library for bushies Australia wide!
Illustrations and simple instructions for simple bush crafts such as fencing, building, leatherwork, knots, fishnets, whips and more.
The oldest, simplest form of earth building but rarely used in the West.
Rammed earth and mud brick have been well tested over the past few years, while cob techniques are known by a few experts.
A book dealing with the folksong of the same name, and based on the research of the late Bob Mitchell.
Nicely illustrated by Ron Edwards.
Make a plain bridle with out rings or buckles, a bushman's extended head bridle or a Barcoo bridle.
Also covered is a more decorative plaited bridle, and a permanent bridle made from rope.
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