Wilderness Axe Skills and Campcraft - by Paul Kirtley (Hardcover)

About the Book

Paul Kirtley's easily understandable guide to key axe use skills for bushcrafters, campers, outdoors lovers, and anyone interested in wilderness living.

Book Synopsis

Paul Kirtley, one of the leading bushcraft educators globally, teaches outdoor knowledge through courses, demonstrations, and more. This is his first book, distilling many years of outdoor experience and nearly two decades of teaching wilderness bushcraft skills.

• Clear and comprehensive chapters deliver wilderness axe skills and campcraft knowledge from start to finish.
• You'll begin with learning how to select the correct tools for the task, caring for the tools, then applying everyday axe techniques.
• Next, learn felling, limbing, and sectioning trees, followed by carving techniques and projects.
• Then Kirtley teaches campcraft projects large and small.
• Through detailed explanations and step-by-step photo sequences, you too will be able to develop effective and timesaving campcraft skills using materials freely available in the woods, including pot hangers, tripods, cranes, and a variety of group camp set-ups.

An indispensable addition to any bushcraft, woodcraft camping, and outdoor library.

Review Quotes

"It's an amazingly detailed book on using and maintaining an axe, saw and knife on wilderness trips - and the cool camp craft you can make with the same tools."