"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 40 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 "Knots & Lashings" "The
ability to join two pieces of natural material together, and so
increase their length, gives man the ability to make full use of
many natural materials found locally. Sailors probably did more to
develop order in the tying of knots, because for them it was
necessary not only to tie securely but also to be able to untie,
often in the dark and under conditions of bad weather and with
rain-tightened ropes. In bushcraft work probably half a dozen knots
would suffice, but knots and knotting have a fascination for many
people the world over, and a comprehensive range of knots, plain
and fancy, and, with these, splices, whipping, plaits, and net
making are included in this book with information of general use.
Knot tying is a useful exercise to obtain better coordination
between eyes and fingers. The identification of knots by feel is an
excellent means of developing recognition through touch. In all
woodcraft work it is necessary to know how to tie knots which will
hold securely and yet can be untied easily. Many of the materials
which you will have to use will be green, some will be slippery
with sap, and there are many little tricks and knacks to get the
best possible use from the materials available."
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