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Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills, Third Edition

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Creator: Abigail R. Gehring
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Category: Book

List Price: ~~$24.95~~
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

71 reviews

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 3rd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.6 x 1

ISBN: 1602392331
Dewey Decimal Number: 640.973
EAN: 9781602392335
ASIN: 1602392331

Publication Date: April 8, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Also Available In:

•	Hardcover - Back to Basics
•	Hardcover - Back to Basics: How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional American Skills (Second Edition)
•	Hardcover - Back To Basics - How To Learn And Enjoy Traditional American Skills

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Review
"Voluntary simplicity" has become a catch phrase for what seems to be a yearning for a simpler, more self-sufficient and economical way of living in the late 20th century. This book, first published in 1981 and recently updated, was probably many folks' first in-depth exposure to the idea of a simpler life, making things by hand, and enjoying a stronger sense of control over personal budgets, home projects, and lifestyles. Hundreds of projects are listed, illustrated in step-by-step diagrams and instructions: growing and preserving your own food, converting trees to lumber and building a home from it, traditional crafts and homesteading skills, and having fun with recreational activities like camping, fishing, and folk dancing without spending a lot of money. This book will have you dreaming and planning from the first page! -- Mark A. Hetts

Product Description
Over 100,000 sold! Now newly revised and up to date, with over 2,000 color photographs and illustrations.

Anyone who wants to learn basic living skills—the kind employed by our forefathers—and adapt them for a better life in the twenty-first century need look no further than this eminently useful, full-color guide. Countless readers have turned to Back to Basics for inspiration and instruction, escaping to an era before power saws and fast food restaurants and rediscovering the pleasures and challenges of a healthier, greener, and more self-sufficient lifestyle.

Now newly updated, the hundreds of projects, step-by-step sequences, photographs, charts, and illustrations in Back to Basics will help you dye your own wool with plant pigments, graft trees, raise chickens, craft a hutch table with hand tools, and make treats such as blueberry peach jam and cheddar cheese. The truly ambitious will find instructions on how to build a log cabin or an adobe brick homestead. More than just practical advice, this is also a book for dreamers—even if you live in a city apartment you will find your imagination sparked, and there's no reason why you can't, for example, make a loom and weave a rag rug. Complete with tips for old-fashioned fun (square dancing calls, homemade toys, and kayaking tips), this may be the most thorough book on voluntary simplicity available. 2,000 color photos, 200 b/w illustrations.