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Have always had good intentions of perusing it to completeness, but have never made the attempt. However this information is primarily included for readers who become lost. As illustrated in his book, woodcraft and camping, nessmuks trio of edged tools consists of a 2bladed, moose patterned slipjoint, a wide butcherstyle knife, and a double bit hatchet. Honey roasted hr and dark roasted dr the darker color is a result of more time in the kiln in a variety of sizes for turning anything from pens, to tool handles, to pool cues. Camping and woodcraft a handbook for vacation campers and for travelers in the wilderness new ed. A guidebook for those who travel in the wilderness library of american. Horace kephart was an amazing individual who assisted by george masa a brilliant photographer they tramped the appalachian and smoky mountains. A guidebook for those who travel in the wilderness.
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