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Handbooks
California Bay Laurel
by Tamara Wilder & Steven Edholm
(Paleotechnics Handbook #24, 2019)
Descriptions of this bountiful tree, instructions on how to harvest and process the nuts and recipes on how to transform the roasted nuts into delicious and stimulating treats.
Folded stapled 8 page booklet in Full Color
Paleotechnics Handbook #6
2019
by Tamara Wilder
Detailed photo step-by-step guide to making a knotted net using a “sheet bend” netting knot.
Includes directions for using a “bowline” knot to create the initial loop and finishing techniques.
24 page photocopied stapled booklet
8.5” X 5.5” X 1”
$10 (black & white)
A Basic Guide to Processing Animals and Preserving Parts for Later Use
Paleotechnics Handbook #8,
Revised Edition 2012
by Steven Edholm & Tamara Wilder
Basic information on how to take a carcass to the point that the parts can be used and preserved. Packed with lots of little detail that speak from experience.
32 page photocopied stapled booklet
8.5” X 5.5” X .125”
A Guide to Selection and Maintenance of Steel Edges
Paleotechnics Handbook #7,
2007
by Steven Edholm
w/ Tamara Wilder
Good information on how to judge steel and tool quality and keep good edges on steel tools to maximize their usefulness.
34 page photocopied stapled booklet
8.5” X 5.5” X .125”
Approaching Wildcrafting with Knowledge and Intent
Paleotechnics Handbook #1
2008
by Steven Edholm and Tamara Wilder
Practical information, philosophy and ethics related to gathering wild plants.
Folded stapled 20 page booklet
Pig Slaughtering, Processing, Cooking & Eating
Paleotechnics Handbook #23
Fully Revised Edition 1/2020
by Tamara Wilder
Basic information, recipes and lots of other stuff you need to know to both slaughter a pig and also use (and eat) all the parts.
Packed with lots of little details that speak from experience.
44 page photocopied stapled booklet
8.5” X 5.5” X .125”
-PEPPERONCINI, PIMENTOS AND HOT SAUCE Handbook
Chapters
Chapter on "Whole Shoot
Willow Basketry" (1994)
A Book of Earth Skills
from the Society of Primitive Technology
edited by David Wescott
Best of the first ten Bulletins of Primitive Technology arranged by topic to form a comprehensive overview of ancient living skills.
Since those issues are no longer in print, this book is the best way to get the information found there.
Includes:
Making a Reduced Antler Flaker
by Steven EdholmCordage
by Steven Edholm & Tamara WIlderRemoving the Hooves of Deer
by Tamara Wilder
248 pages
8.5" x 11" x .5”
list price $25.99
(Gibbs Smith Publishing)
Chapters on:
Making a Reduced Antler Flaker
by Steven EdholmCordage
by Steven Edholm & Tamara WIlderRemoving the Hooves of Deer by Tamara Wilder
Chapters on:
Working Hides with Stone, Bone & Antler Tools
by Steven EdholmBuckskin Babblings
edited by Alice TullochHand Drill Firemaking
by Steven Edholm
MEDIA
Ground Shots Podcast
Interview with Tamara
10/28/2019Ladies Who Lead
Podcast Interview
Tamara Wilder, Women’s Wildness & IUD Awareness
2/24/2018Education Now! Interview
Paleotechnics –
Tamara Wilder
4/10/2014Make:Zine Article
Fire, Stone, and Wood:
the First Tools
5/19/2013Fibershed Blog
Honoring the Ancient Fibersheds
8/13/2010Ukiah Daily Journal Article
Ancient Skills for Modern Times
9/17/2009San Francisco Chronicle Article
Getting Back to Basics
2/12/2004
TELEVISION
Featured in the show Modern Marvels: Leather on the History Channel - 2006
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