RAY MEARS HANDBOOK by Ray Mears ( 9781444711400 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

RAY MEARS HANDBOOK

Volume:

No. 1

By:

Ray Mears

Format:

Hardback

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£14.99

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£13.12

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ISBN 10:

1444711407

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9781444711400

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Publisher:

HODDER & STOUGHTON GENERAL DIVISION

Pub. date:

1 December, 1925

Pages:

224

Description:

Ray Mears' handbooks are the ultimate guides to practical Bushcraft skills

Synopsis:

Ray draws together his well-practised carving skills in this handbook. He teaches basic techniques including safety and choosing your tools, step-by-step instructions on how to carve, from a simple spoon to weighty canoe paddle. It is illustrated with Ray's photos and designs to copy. How to choose the appropriate wood for the job How to use different tools - straight knife, crooked knife, axe, saw, hand-drill How to decorate your carvings How to preserve your carvings 'When I carve I feel a kinship with the forest. Carving is an earth skill which comes into its own when you make a journey. Native people have a saying that I have long embraced: "do much with little".' - Ray Mears

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Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

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