Buchanan-Smith’s Axe Handbook is a trusted resource for anyone looking to reconnect with handcraft and the outdoors. Beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated, this handbook will inspire readers to rediscover the great outdoors.Peter Buchanan-Smith founded Best Made Co. in 2009 because he loved making things with his hands and wanted to start a company that would not only celebrate the inherent beauty of timeless, utilitarian tools, bu...

*Updated 1/1/13 to include an entertainment center/TV, swimming pool, a bar, bunk beds, ornate beds, more sofas!Learn how to build all of your favorite Minecraft furniture with this guide! Includes instructions to build stairs, slabs, ladders, fences, beds, furnaces, chests, jukeboxes, books, bookshelves, paintings, flower pots, tables, chairs, redstone-activated furniture, ornate chairs and sofas, ornate beds, bunk beds, sofas, shelves, fireplaces, a bar, a swimming pool! With 57 ...

Drawing fire-breathing beasts and mysterious, magical creatures has never been so much fun-or so easy! In this 64-page how-to-draw book, fantasy artist Kythera of Anevern demonstrates how to draw dragons, fairies, ogres, merfolk, and everything in between! Readers will discover in-depth tips and techniques for drawing textures such as fur, hair, scales, and teeth, as well as features like tails, wings, talons, hooves, and horns. With a wealth of fanciful drawings and in-depth instruction o...

Knife SharpeningThis is a training booklet that applies to all walks of life, including the sharpness of the knife one chooses to use in survival. The time taken to master knife sharpening is highly variable. Once you know what to do the fast learner takes about 4 accumulated hours to put a shaving edge on his or her knife the first time, after which it takes moments to re-establish your edge.Written by Mors Kochanski

An essential guide to everything you need to stay sheltered, fed, healthy, and safe in the backcountryOrganized around the six essentials of survival (shelter, water, food, fire, comfort and health, and navigation), Wilderness Survival Handbook covers 100 skills and techniques, including preserving fire, building pit shelters, toolmaking, stoneboiling cookery, and trapping and hunting animals with handmade tools and weapons. By mastering these skills, you ...

***There are so many things to do in the blocky world of Minecraft. However, there are currently no tutorials on how to play. When you start your game, it will throw you out in the middle of nowhere with no instructions. It can be very intimidating for first-timers, so that's where this guide will come in handy, by teaching you the ropes for a successful start of your life in Minecraft.* Everything you need to know to start and beat minecraft.* Includes an cooking, enchanti...

This 128-page guide provides expert information on becoming a better archery hunter and shooter, whether you are a beginner or seasoned expert. Featuring tips and secrets found only inside the pages of North Amerca's No. 1 whitetail magazine, Deer & Deer Hunting's Guide to Better Bowhunting is illustrated with instructional, eye-catching photography and tips that will make you a better shooter and hunter.

The Two Kilogram Survival Kit Field ManualThis booklet is a training manual that is also useful to include in a survival kit as a reference. To learn to construct the survival kit component super shelter, the ski shoes, bucksaw and packframe require two days of training, three for slow learners.Written by Mors Kochanski

StovemanshipThe wood stove is making a comeback where firewood is cheap enough and concerns with air pollution don't prohibit its use. This article is directed at the safe and efficient use of the small portable wood stove when weight is not a major problem, in winter camping by toboggan, on the remote trap line, in horse packing and canoeing.

Move over zombies and adolescent vampires.There’s a new threat in town—and it’s only twelve inches tall. How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack is the only comprehensive survival guide that will help you prevent, prepare for, and ward off an imminent home invasion by the common garden gnome. Once thought of as harmless yard decorations, evidence is mounting that these smiling lawn statues are poised and ready to wreck havoc. The danger is real. And it’s here...

Give life to the beings that roam your imagination!Dragons may terrorize fantasy worlds, but they need peasants to munch on... heroes to confront... elegant elves, shrewd sorcerers and dreaded demons to battle. Following on the wings of the ferociously popular DragonArt, this book shows you how to conjure up your own fantasy realms by drawing inspiration from fairy tales, legends and (if you dare) things that go bump in the night.• Breathe the life...

Clear, step-by-step instructions for drawing a variety of dragons, from baby dragons (hatchlings) and sea serpents to dragons of Western and Eastern originFire-breathing beasts have soared in popularity in recent years. With Dragons, the newest addition to our best-selling How to Draw and Paint series, budding artists will find clear, step-by-step instructions for drawing these fanciful creatures. Featuring extraordinary information on the origin and history of dragons from around the worl...