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Leggin Garter: Deerskin | Traditional Black Powder Hunting
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8220;TBPH” Blog. The Simple Pursuit Begins…. Progression of Age and Use. Deerskin Leggin Garter: Wear & Tear. A New ‘Hawk Handle. Hand Sewing: An Introduction. Hand Sewing: Tools & Notions. Hand Sewing: Stitch Intro. Hand Sewing: Basic Stitches. In the early 1790s, Major Andrew Foster, a British officer in the Lower Great Lakes region, acquired a single leggin garter. Making Buckskin Leggin Garters. The vague museum description for the Foster garter stated it was dyed, but did not elaborate. Many sur...
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Dedication | Traditional Black Powder Hunting
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8220;TBPH” Blog. The Simple Pursuit Begins…. Progression of Age and Use. Deerskin Leggin Garter: Wear & Tear. A New ‘Hawk Handle. Hand Sewing: An Introduction. Hand Sewing: Tools & Notions. Hand Sewing: Stitch Intro. Hand Sewing: Basic Stitches. Dedicated to Mentors From the Past…. Roy Keeler on his induction into the NMLRA’s Black Powder Hall of Fame. Roy Keeler family photo. Used by permission. In typical fashion, Roy stopped what he was doing and spent several hours tutoring me on the finer points of ...
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The Simple Pursuit Begins… | Traditional Black Powder Hunting
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8220;TBPH” Blog. The Simple Pursuit Begins…. Progression of Age and Use. Deerskin Leggin Garter: Wear & Tear. A New ‘Hawk Handle. Hand Sewing: An Introduction. Hand Sewing: Tools & Notions. Hand Sewing: Stitch Intro. Hand Sewing: Basic Stitches. The Simple Pursuit Begins. Exploring the Overgrown Path to Yesteryear. The modern me sought quick answers to what turned out to be a complex historical question. A year passed quickly, then one night while reading an old woodsman’s journal, I discovered a pas...
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Bison Horn: Intro | Traditional Black Powder Hunting
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8220;TBPH” Blog. The Simple Pursuit Begins…. Progression of Age and Use. Deerskin Leggin Garter: Wear & Tear. A New ‘Hawk Handle. Hand Sewing: An Introduction. Hand Sewing: Tools & Notions. Hand Sewing: Stitch Intro. Hand Sewing: Basic Stitches. A Native Captive’s Powder Horn. Despite the scarcity of game and an almost empty freezer, I deemed the fall hunting seasons a tremendous success. I believe I learned more in the wilderness classroom than ever before. In many instances, I found myself imme...Now a...
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Hand Sewing: Tools & Notions | Traditional Black Powder Hunting
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8220;TBPH” Blog. The Simple Pursuit Begins…. Progression of Age and Use. Deerskin Leggin Garter: Wear & Tear. A New ‘Hawk Handle. Hand Sewing: An Introduction. Hand Sewing: Tools & Notions. Hand Sewing: Stitch Intro. Hand Sewing: Basic Stitches. Determining the Bare Necessities. Fifteen years ago, most traditional hunters carried a sewing kit in their shot pouches, hunting bag or knapsack, but that practice has changed. But based on primary documentation, the fabrication of new garments, and oftentimes t...
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Leggin Garter: Intro | Traditional Black Powder Hunting
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8220;TBPH” Blog. The Simple Pursuit Begins…. Progression of Age and Use. Deerskin Leggin Garter: Wear & Tear. A New ‘Hawk Handle. Hand Sewing: An Introduction. Hand Sewing: Tools & Notions. Hand Sewing: Stitch Intro. Hand Sewing: Basic Stitches. Those buckskin leggin ties served my sometimes trader/sometimes fort hunter persona well. Early on, I tried a pair of inkle-woven, wool-yarn garters. They didn’t look or feel right in my estimation, and they didn’t hold up to the briars and brambles found...When ...
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Hand Sewing: Stitch Intro | Traditional Black Powder Hunting
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8220;TBPH” Blog. The Simple Pursuit Begins…. Progression of Age and Use. Deerskin Leggin Garter: Wear & Tear. A New ‘Hawk Handle. Hand Sewing: An Introduction. Hand Sewing: Tools & Notions. Hand Sewing: Stitch Intro. Hand Sewing: Basic Stitches. Stitches: The Nuts and Bolts of Sewing. Single or Double Thread? Most needles are pretty easy to thread, and the process is self-explanatory. What is often overlooked is whether to use a single strand. Of the chosen thread or to double the strand. In general, the...
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Deerskin Leggin Garter: Wear & Tear | Traditional Black Powder Hunting
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8220;TBPH” Blog. The Simple Pursuit Begins…. Progression of Age and Use. Deerskin Leggin Garter: Wear & Tear. A New ‘Hawk Handle. Hand Sewing: An Introduction. Hand Sewing: Tools & Notions. Hand Sewing: Stitch Intro. Hand Sewing: Basic Stitches. The spike turned north, choosing the lower trail that meandered below my lair. As he drew closer, I spied a tiny brow tine at the base of his left spike. Mid-ear on the right, a palm-sized brown leaf was impaled on that spike. I glanced down. The ...As the garter...
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Bison Horn: Stopper | Traditional Black Powder Hunting
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8220;TBPH” Blog. The Simple Pursuit Begins…. Progression of Age and Use. Deerskin Leggin Garter: Wear & Tear. A New ‘Hawk Handle. Hand Sewing: An Introduction. Hand Sewing: Tools & Notions. Hand Sewing: Stitch Intro. Hand Sewing: Basic Stitches. A Preference for Light-Colored Stoppers. Rough shaping the peg end came next. Dainty cuts with the draw knife soon rounded half the peg. With the blank flipped over, the peg’s rough, round profile took shape with a noticeable taper from the finger grip en...Holdi...
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A New ‘Hawk Handle | Traditional Black Powder Hunting
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8220;TBPH” Blog. The Simple Pursuit Begins…. Progression of Age and Use. Deerskin Leggin Garter: Wear & Tear. A New ‘Hawk Handle. Hand Sewing: An Introduction. Hand Sewing: Tools & Notions. Hand Sewing: Stitch Intro. Hand Sewing: Basic Stitches. Hafting a Tomahawk in the Wilderness. Boisvert broke his Ax in cutting a piece of Wood. Outlining a Wilderness Classroom Lesson. In 1777, William and John Kay outfitted a Montreal canoe (35 to 40 foot birch bark canoe) and sent it to Michilimackinac for David McC...
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