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Foxfire Books
Andrea S:
Years ago, I remember going through some books my father had and stumbling upon a few volumes of the Foxfire books. They were full of neat information about Appalachian simple living - not quite as far back on the primitive scale as many things discussed on these boards, but still practical and interesting. I've discovered through the glory of online card catalogs that my university library has copies of all the Foxfire books. Has anyone here had any good experiences with attempting some methods or techniques or employing some of the wisdom found in these fascinating books?
mullet:
Those books are great. That's where I learned how to punch knives out of saw blades with a cold chisel. The young dark haired boy in the knife chapter is Tom Carleton, one of my karate students and a good friend. He is also a professional custom knife maker now.
ricktrojanowski:
Funny you mention this. I just borrowed my Dads Foxfire books. I'm fixin to make a still ;D
DanaM:
My older brother had a few of em. Would love to get them but alas they cost $$$$
and I have so much on my wish list already ;)
Pat B:
Hillbilly lived the life! They are great books. I have a few of them. Lots of the folks involved lived in our area; mostly across the mountains where Hillbilly lives. Pat
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