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| Primitive Technology | 
 enlarge | Creator: David Wescott
Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
Category: Book
List Price: $25.99
Buy New: $16.99
You Save: $9.00 (35%)
New (22) Used (10) from $14.55
Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 31849
Media: Paperback
Edition: 10
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 232
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0879059117
Dewey Decimal Number: 930.1
EAN: 9780879059118
ASIN: 0879059117
Publication Date: March 26, 2001
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| Customer Reviews:
 The two books offer a wealth of information! August 23, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Loaded with history and skills, these two books are a must for any student of primitive living. Get both books, you wont regret it.
Authenticity, underground, safety, and human education. May 21, 2006
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
This is a collection of selected articles from a desktop-published magazine, and this shows in its irregularity of design, and its tendency to refer to other articles that weren't included in the collection. (Darn!) As is the case with some 'zines, though, this is the Real Deal, the Serious Stuff, these are the People Who Actually Know What They're Talking About. There's a bit of philosophizing throughout, about things like how there is some commonality of background amongst all human beings when you start looking at neolithic skills, and of the importance of human beings knowing how to make fire by rubbing sticks together. (I have to agree; knowing how to make fire is part of what made us human, but how many guys know how to do it nowadays? Can you?) All the instructions are saturated in safety precautions, making sure you know of the dangers and legal problems that you might get yourself into if you take risks with these crafts. (A relieving change of pace, after reading a few countercultural 'zines of the sort that tell how to blow things up, without giving much information about how to put them out again.) They strive for accuracy and authenticity, and respect for the cultures from around the world that they're learning from, as well as interest in innovation based on the concepts they learn. This is even better than I expected! I'm going to have to try a whole bunch of these crafts next time I'm camping. Thanks, guys!
Text Book Style August 29, 2005
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Written in traditional textbook form, this book covers dwellings to musical instruments. It wasn't exactly what I was looking for in my pursuit of "So if I were in the wilderness with a knife...", but it was still written very well, packed full of fascinating facts. There are detailed descriptions of simple weaponry and bow drilling, but it didn't tell me how to feather the arrows for my hickory bow. I can probably make a really good boomerang and decorate it traditionally; yet somehow if the need were to arise, I would not trust my proficiency with this time-honored hunting tool. There were some neat ideas for stringed darts and such. This book was very educational, and I am glad to have it, even if it wasn't exactly what I expected.
A good book for learning skills September 24, 2003
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a good book, and it covers many things. My favorite is the projectiles section. It shows how to make different kinds of spear throwers among other things. very interesting. I cant wait to get out and try some of this stuff. It is not a survival book by any means, but it's not supposed to be a survival book. It is just what the title says; a book of earth skills, and it lives up to this name.
 A must for any one who practices primitive living! June 13, 2003
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book is a perfect addition to your learning library if you are into primitive skills. It is very informative, though some of the articles are hard to follow, but it leaves it open for experimentation on your own, which I liked. If you get this book. Good luck with it all if you do decide to purchase this book.
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