It is unlikely that you will find this information spelled out anywhere else, yet it is critical to avoid drastic versions of these mistakes when making axe handles. Much more could be said and there’s a lot more to explore, but this is a start and understanding some very common breakages.

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Moonlit narcissus.

From surveying available videos on the subject, I think I would consider the great majority of axe handle protectors unsuitable by my criteria. Protecting the handle it’s not that hard, but the solution should not create new problems, which is often the case.

Late to the party, from my artichoke bitters video. Orange artichoke honey and some other stuff. Keeps bile moving, and surprisingly tasty.

New page on Skillcult.com/free stuff for free downloads of all the books articles and such. This is probably the largest collection of such tanning books in one place that you can download. There are some real gems in here, all the books from early last century and back, mostly the late 1800s. Also some free chapters from my buckskin book, buckskin the ancient art of braintanning.Hope to add more categories and books in the future.

Tanning, leather craft, and skin related books. Over the years Tamara Wilder and I collected a lot of books related to tanning leather and skin working in general. Also a lot of research material on traditional tanning from around the world and some stuff on leather chemistry at Cetera.

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From the archives. Native wild Iris fiber with Tamara Wilder. This photograph is headed for a museum display in San Francisco.

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