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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

24

Cache Mountain 2921m. 9596ft.

Mount Norris 3026m. 9936ft.

N

W

E

Plateau S

Saddle Mountain 3252m. 10670ft.

Orienting the compass

25

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

32

33

Appendix B

WILD EDIBLES

and

Medicinal Plants

34

35

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38

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40

Appendix C

BUSH

RECI P ES

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

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Appendix D

GLOSSARY

50

51

52

53

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