"The Bushcraft Handbooks" were first published in Australia in
1952. Based on the Author's wartime service in Australia and New
Guinea teaching "Junglecraft" to Australian and American forces,
they are distilled, concentrated old-time bushcraft knowledge,
presented in a very easy to assimilate format. For those who
remember them, the Bushcraft Handbooks are also a heavy hit of
nostalgia. Rather than publish all of the volumes under the one
cover, the Author originally chose to publish each aspect of
bushcraft in its own individual handbook. His rationale was that
the reader was more inclined to take a 50 page handbook with him
into the wilds than a 400 page book. The former can be easily
slipped into a pocket or daypack, while the latter cannot. The
Bushcraft Handbooks are useless unless the reader practices the
skills the books were designed to impart. The individual handbooks
format was chosen to support that end. Out of print for decades,
and in keeping with the Author's wishes, this series of Bushcraft
Handbooks are reproduced as close to their original format as
possible. The series comprises the following volumes: Bush
Ropemaking, Bush Hutmaking, Traps & Snares, Bush Campcraft,
Time & Direction, Travel & Gear, Food & Water in the
Bush, Firemaking & Lighting, Trapping & Tracks, Knots &
Lashings. From the introduction to "Bush Ropemaking" One of the
first needs in Bushcraft is the ability to join poles or sticks.
The only method available is by the use of lashings. To use
lashings however, it is necessary to have, find or make, materials
for this purpose. The ability to spin, or plait fibres into ropes
or cords is one of the oldest of man's primitive skills. The method
is simple, and follows precisely the same stages that are made use
of by today's complicated machines. The material from which to spin
or plait ropes or cords is in abundance everywhere. Any fibrous
material which has reasonable length, moderate strength and is
flexible or pliable can be used. These are the three things to look
for, and they can be found in many vines, grasses, barks, palms,
and even in the hair of animals.
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