Mountain Man Crafts and Skills

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Quick Overview: An illustrated how-to guide to recreating the crafts, clothing, tools, and wilderness-living skills of the American fur-trade mountain men.
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A hands-on, richly illustrated guide to the crafts and skills of the frontier mountain man. David Montgomery walks readers through tanning hides, sewing buckskin clothing and moccasins, building rifles and knives, making pouches, parfleches, and powder horns, doing beadwork and quillwork, pitching a tipi, cooking over a fire, and more. Packed with step-by-step diagrams and rounded out with recipes, rendezvous lore, a glossary, and tales of legendary trappers, it's a practical primer for reenactors, campers, and living-history enthusiasts.

  • Everything you need to outfit yourself as an authentic mountain man—from buckskins to tipi
  • Step-by-step diagrams for tanning, sewing, forging, and beadwork
  • Written for real rendezvous and reenactment enthusiasts
  • Includes recipes, edible plants, and legendary trapper tales

Perfect for a mountain man reenactor, black powder enthusiast, camper, or living-history hobbyist who wants to hand-make authentic frontier gear.

Product Details

Author
David Montgomery
Format
Paperback
Pages
236
Dimensions
6x9 in
Interior
Black and White
Weight
9.0 oz
ISBN
9780882907901
SKU
C1224
Imprint
Horizon Publishers
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