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BUSH
CRAFT
101
A Field Guide to the Art of
WILDERNESS S U RV I VA L Dave Canterbury
Blanket (folded in half, lengthwise) Spare Socks (for sleeping only) Bag of Dry Fatwood & Candles
8' × 8' Tarp Oilcloth Folded ⅓
Browse Bag Pillow
Carborundum Stone (fine/medium) Spare Rope & Stakes Shirt
Rope or Webbing, 12'
Main Blanket (queen-sized), 96" × 96"
2nd Blanket (twin-sized) or Match Coat with Pin (used as ground pad)
Canvas Girth Strap or “Horse Saddle” (used as shoulder strap or tumpline)
Assembling your bedroll
Diagonal Lash
7 Toggle Points (lark’s head connects toggle to frame)
Armpit-toOutstretchedFingers Length
Shear Lash
Armpit-to-Wrist Length
Roycroft frame
2
Butcher Blade
Trade Knife Blade
Spear Point Blade
Basic knife blade profiles
Scandinavian Grind
Hollow Grind
Convex Grind
Basic knife grinds
3
Full Flat Grind
Safety knife grip
Batoning a branch
Stake Notch
V Notch
Cabin Notch
Bail Notch Stake Point
Stake End
Basic notches
4
“Good”
A
B
“Bad”
A
B
Bow saws
Reset with a Nail Blade Width
Set
Kerf
Kerf
Saw kerf and set
5
Axe Head
Axe Eye Axe-Blade Bit
Poll, Butt
Cutting Edge
Axe Lip
Axe Side, Cheek
Belly of Axe Handle
Throat of Axe Handle
Grip
End Knob
The parts of the axe
Poll Bit
Hickory Handle
Scandinavian axe head
6
Buffalo Hide Leather
3rd Fold 1st Fold Handle Hole 2nd Fold
⅛" Holes for Leather Whang
Axe mask
Safe wood-splitting position
7
1
2
Wood harvesting with hand tools
Wedges for log splitting
8
Twist Rotate
Hold
Loose Hold
Lock
How to make cordage
9
Slipknot
A
B
C
Bowline knot
Lark’s head knot
10
A
Jam knot
Trucker’s hitch
11
A
B
D
C
E
Prusik knot
A
B
C
D Front
Back Fisherman’s knot 12
Timber hitch
A
B C
Clove hitch
13
Cross Lash
Shear Lash Shear lashing and diagonal lashing
Tripod Is Shear-Lashed, Leaving a Tail to Attach a Toggle
Toggle Is Longer Than Bail Span
Tripod toggle setup
14
To Tripod
“D” Rings Added to Folding Handle Enable Stick to Be Added for Extended Cooking Reach
U.S. Canteen Cup
How to modify a canteen cup
Simple pot crane
15
Bail-Notched Stick for Pot Adjustment
Bail Stick Made from Reserve Fork Sticks, Shear Lashed
Pot hangers
Use as a Grate Over a Keyhole Fire
Squirrel cooker
16
Air Holes (¼" Diameter)
Trangia-Type Stove
Simple stove stand made from a large soup can
Tarp loop attachments with rocks
17
Lean-to shelter
A-Frame Shelter
18
A
B
Debris hut shelter
19
Flint and steel set
Nylon Bow Drill
Use Heavy Leaf or Bark to Transfer Coal
Bow drill fire kit
20
Bird’s nest
Burning Ember
Blow Into Bundle Tinder bundle 21
Pine twig bundle with tinder
Cutting shavings from fatwood
22
Feather stick
Teepee fire lay
23
Air Flow
6"–14" Opening
8"–10" 6"–8"
10"–12" Opening
Dakota fire hole
Sighting & Signal Mirror Magnetic Needle
Orienting Lines Magnifying Lens
Orienting Arrow
Clear Base Plate Bezel (Azimuth) Ring Scales
Survival compass
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Cache Mountain 2921m. 9596ft.
Mount Norris 3026m. 9936ft.
N
W
E
Plateau S
Saddle Mountain 3252m. 10670ft.
Orienting the compass
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Map Bearing 40° Map Bearing 328°
C B
Your Approximate Position A
N
W
N
W
E
E
S
S
Resection
Bearing 315°
Bearing 225° Add 90°
Subtract 90°
Bearing 315°
Subtract 90°
Add 90° Original Bearing 315°
Bearing 45°
Obstacle 26
Jaw
Dog
Trigger Spring Safety Catch
Trigger Wires
Tag
Body grip trap
Snare 27
Jaws Spring Levers Pan
Coil Springs (2 shown)
Dog Extra Swivel in Chain
Coil spring trap
Jaws
Spring
Pan
Spring
Swivel Chain
Bottom Dog
Trap Frame Jaw Post Pan Post
Ring
Long Spring Trap
28
Trail set
Backing
Hole (6"–8" deep, 3"–4" wide) Lure Trap
Stake
Bait
Dirt hole trap
29
Hole (4" wide, 10–12" deep)
Water Level
Bait or Lure
Stake
Pocket set
Minimum 4'
Leaning pole trap
30
A
B
Head and Gills
Insert Knife Here
Slit
C
D
Hold Jaw
Pull
Scrape
Gills and Entrails
E
Remove Dorsal Fin and Head
How to clean fish
Tripod Poncho Shelter or Parachute Half
Strips of Meat to Be Smoked
Fire Pit
Smoking Meat
31
Appendix A
the pathfinder concept:
Conserving and
Utilizing Resources
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Appendix B
WILD EDIBLES
and
Medicinal Plants
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Appendix C
BUSH
RECI P ES
41
42
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44
45
46
47
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Appendix D
GLOSSARY
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