{"product_id":"back-to-basics-a-complete-guide-to-traditional-skills-hardcover-1","title":"Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbigail Gehring\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone who wants to learn basic living skills--the kind employed by our forefathers--and adapt them for a better life in the twenty-first century need look no further than this eminently useful, full-color guide. Countless readers have turned to \u003ci\u003eBack to Basics\u003c\/i\u003e for inspiration and instruction, escaping to an era before power saws and fast food restaurants and rediscovering the pleasures and challenges of a healthier, greener, and more self-sufficient lifestyle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now newly updated, the hundreds of projects, step-by-step sequences, photographs, charts, and illustrations in \u003ci\u003eBack to Basics\u003c\/i\u003e will help you dye your own wool with plant pigments, graft trees, raise chickens, craft a hutch table with hand tools, and make treats such as blueberry peach jam and cheddar cheese. The truly ambitious will find instructions on how to build a log cabin or an adobe brick homestead. More than just practical advice, this is also a book for dreamers--even if you live in a city apartment you will find your imagination sparked, and there's no reason why you can't, for example, make a loom and weave a rag rug. Complete with tips for old-fashioned fun (square dancing calls, homemade toys, and kayaking tips), this may be the most thorough book on voluntary simplicity available.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8.78 x 10.74 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770878853408,"sku":"9781602392335","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e7c57a75bd32e4c522e230590233f155.webp?v=1780380052","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/back-to-basics-a-complete-guide-to-traditional-skills-hardcover-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}