Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Part I Flint Knapping 1
Chapter 1 Materials 3
Chapter 2 Tools and Workplace 13
Chapter 3 Basic Knapping 19
Chapter 4 Making Arrowheads 31
Chapter 5 Other Types of Tools 41
Part II Arrows 45
Chapter 6 Materials 47
Chapter 7 Making Self-Arrows from Shoots 53
Chapter 8 Split Shafts and Reed Arrows 61
Chapter 9 Painting, Finishing, and Fletching 75
Chapter 10 Points 83
Part III Bows 87
Chapter 11 Bow-Building Materials 89
Chapter 12 Splitting and/or Rough-Sawing the Stave 101
Chapter 13 Creating Self-Bows 107
Part IV Bowstrings and Quivers 133
Chapter 14 Bowstrings 135
Chapter 15 Quivers and Such 145
Part V Food Gathering, Cooking, and Other Tools 161
Chapter 16 Baskets 163
Chapter 17 Pottery 171
Chapter 18 Woodenware 179
Part VI Fishing Took 185
Chapter 19 Spears and Harpoons 187
Chapter 20 Traps and Nets 195
Chapter 21 Hook and Line 203
Part VII Hunting Tools 207
Chapter 22 Clubs, Slings, Rabbit Sticks, and Bolas 209
Chapter 23 Lances, Spears, and Darts 213
Chapter 24 Traps and Snares 221
Chapter 25 Camouflage, Lures, Decoys, and Calls 227
Part VIII Warfare 235
Chapter 26 Lances, Spears, and Coup Sticks 237
Chapter 27 Knives, Dirks, and Daggers 241
Chapter 28 Clubs and Axes 247
Chapter 29 War Shields 251
Index 255
