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May/June 2008 Features

 Notes From Charlie

 Letters

 The Sling Arrow by Bud Hampton..
   No specialized tools are needed.

 Making Fancy Jar Lids by George Kennedy..

 Willow Furniture.. Beautiful, Inexpensive and Easy to Build
   by James Finkbeiner..

 Making a War Club by R. Douglas Dumbrill..
   It's a far more elegant answer to the problem of roadside
   thugs than the old standby tire iron.

 The 32's Not As Popular As They Should Be by Jay Huggins..
   I hope this will make you see the 32's from a different
   perspective.

 Crawfish Bait and Food by Bill Brummel..

 Backwoodsman Woodslore

 Improving Dad's Fishing Boat by Dean Hazuka..
   There are as many styles and sizes of fishing boats as
   as there are fishermen who use them.

 Prospecting.. Using Small Scale Techniques For Fun and Profit
   by A. Brent Smith.. With the current rate of devaluation of the
   dollar, it only takes a little gold to add up to big bucks.

 Fire Piston Project - 'The Stub' by Rodney M. Terry..
   After 3 failed prototypes, I finally made a working fire piston
   for around $10.

 The By-Gone Era of Whaling in New England by Robert Mather, Jr..

 A Frontier Knife Sheath by Tom Rogers..
   This type of knife sheath was popular with the early
   mountain man.

 A Visit to a Master Blacksmith's Shop by James Ballou..

 A Modern Day Possibles Bag by J. Pigg..

 Trading Up by Stephen Johnson..

 A Devastating Hollow-Pointed Lead Ball by Robert H. Miller..

 Radio Communications For the Modern Backwoodsman
   by M. Bowman..

 How I Built My First Muzzleloader by C. L. Tidwell..

 Carve Your Own Wooden Utensils by Charlie Overstreet..

 The 10 Minute Survival Kit by Michael Collins..

 Air Guns For Survival? by R.W. Fye..
   This technology expands into realms that will raise the
   eyebrows even of the most skeptical.

 Wild Radish.. A Spicy Addition To Your Meals by C. Nyerges..

 My Ultralight Woodburning Campstove by Mike Lummio..

 Find the Perfect Ranch Rifle by David Lebow.. 'Perfect for what?'

 Authentic Powder Measure by D.E. Powell..

 Making Homemade Root Beer by Cookie Jo..





Making Fancy Jar Lids



Making a War Club



The 32's Not As Popular As They Should Be



Prospecting Using Small Scale Techniques For Fun and Profit



A Frontier Knife Sheath



A Visit to a Master Blacksmith's Shop