Make: Like The Pioneers

Table of contents

1. Preface
   1. Conventions Used in This Book
   2. Safari® Books Online
   3. How to Contact Us
2. I. Morning
3. 1. Think You’ve Mastered Fire? Make and Use a Bow Drill.
   1. Make a Bow Drill
      1. Step 1: Choose and Whittle Your Wood
      2. Step 2: Make the Bow
   2. Use a Bow Drill to Make Fire
      1. Step 1: Drill a Pit into the Fireboard
      2. Step 2: Make a Notch in the Fireboard
      3. Step 3: Spin a Hot Coal
4. 2. Hogwash: Bacon Soap
   1. Step 1: Melt Over Low Heat
   2. Step 2: Filter
   3. Step 3: Measure
   4. Step 4: Pour
   5. Step 5: Wait
   6. Step 6: Stir
   7. Step 7: Pour (Again)
   8. Step 8: Cure
   9. Step 9: Enjoy!
5. 3. Kitchen Table Cider Making
   1. Step 1: Clean Your Equipment
   2. Step 2: Set Up the Juicer and Strainer.
   3. Step 3: Juice and Strain.
   4. Step 4: Shoot the Yeast
   5. Step 5: Ferment
   6. Step 6: Bottle
   7. Step 7: Enjoy
6. 4. Paper Making
   1. Step 1: Learn the Glossary of Terms
   2. Step 2: Build the Pour Mold
   3. Step 3: Make the Pulp
   4. Step 4: Pour the Pulp
   5. Step 5: Couch the Sheet
   6. Step 6: Use the Sponge
   7. Step 7: Dry the Paper
   8. Step 8: Variations: Paper Shapes
   9. Step 9: Variations: Embedded Items
7. 5. Olde-School Bookbinding
   1. Step 1: Create the Signatures
   2. Step 2: Stitch the Signatures
   3. Step 3: Glue the Spine
   4. Step 4: Attach Cover Boards
   5. Step 5: Cover the Cover
   6. Step 6: Finish
8. II. Afternoon
9. 6. Fool’s Stool
   1. Step 1: Cut the Five Pieces of Wood
   2. Step 2: Distress the Pieces
   3. Step 3: Glue the Pieces Together
   4. Step 4: Fix the Top
   5. Step 5: Distress the Stool a Bit More
   6. Step 6: Stain with Cow Muck
   7. Step 7: Distress the Stool Even More
10. 7. Rok-Bak Chair
    1. Step 1: Make the Plywood Pieces
    2. Step 2: Make the Cross Braces
    3. Step 3: Assemble the Basic Chair
    4. Step 4: Make and Attach the Arms
    5. Step 5: Make the Footstool Assembly
    6. Step 6: Make the Headrest
    7. Step 7: Convert to Rok-Bak Version (Optional)
    8. Step 8: Finish the Wood and Pad the Arms
    9. Step 9: Make Yourself Comfortable
11. 8. The Lost Art of Lashing: A Photo Essay
12. III. Evening
13. 9. Pickle Grapes and Beets at Home
    1. Spiced Pickled Grapes
       1. Step 1: Assemble the Ingredients
       2. Step 2: Preparation
       3. Step 3: Packing
       4. Step 4: Pouring
       5. Step 5: Storing
    2. Gingery Golden Beets
       1. Step 1: Assemble the Ingredients
       2. Step 2: Preparation
       3. Step 3: Packing
       4. Step 4: Sealing
       5. Step 5: Boiling
       6. Step 6: Testing
14. 10. Brine and Roast a Turkey
    1. Brine
       1. Step 1: Mixing
       2. Step 2: Soaking
    2. Garlic Herb Butter
       1. Step 1: Mixing
       2. Step 2: Rubbing
    3. Roasting
       1. Step 1: Placing
       2. Step 2: Stuffing
       3. Step 3: Roasting
       4. Step 4: Checking
       5. Step 5: Resting
15. 11. Roasting Pumpkin Seeds
    1. Step 1: Rinse
    2. Step 2: Place
    3. Step 3: Heat
    4. Step 4: Drizzle
    5. Step 5: Redistribute
    6. Step 6: Season
    7. Step 7: Roast
    8. Step 8: Eat
16. IV. Night
17. 12. Da Vinci Reciprocating Mechanism
    1. Step 1: Cut the Pieces
    2. Step 2: Assemble and Adjust
18. 13. Oil Lamp from the Cave Dwellers of Lascaux
    1. Step 1: Make the Lamp
    2. Step 2: Shape the Lamp
    3. Step 3: Make a Wick and Fill the Lamp
19. Index