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Brief History of Steel Fire Strikers and Fire Making

Rate This Article Brief History of Steel Fire Strikers and Fire Making The Iron Age Comes to North America By Crazy Crow Trading Post ~ June 30, 2021 Brief History of Steel Fire Strikers and Fire Making The Iron Age Comes to North America By Crazy Crow Trading [read more]

Brief History of Steel Fire Strikers and Fire Making2024-11-11T15:19:31+00:00

A History of Button Manufacture, Use & Classification

It is hard to imagine relatively ‘modern’ times without buttons for the uses known to them today. Yet it was not until 13th century Germany when buttons featuring that most important counterpart, buttonholes, were used to keep clothing closed and they also started to be used for fastening shoes, tunics, surcoats, hoods, etc. In Europe, close-fitting clothes became stylish among nobles and royalty, and buttons were used to help the garments fit more snugly around the wearer. By the 13th and 14th century, buttons were widespread throughout Europe.

A History of Button Manufacture, Use & Classification2025-03-19T17:08:54+00:00

Lenape Ribbonwork

Rate This Article Lenape Ribbonwork Compiled By: Jim Rementer, Secretary Culture Preservation Committee ~ Delaware Tribe of Indians Lenape Ribbonwork Compiled By: Jim Rementer, Secretary Culture Preservation Committee ~ Delaware Tribe of Indians This is a two panel list about Lenape ribbonwork. The main purpose of [read more]

Lenape Ribbonwork2024-11-19T14:36:42+00:00

Mountain Man & Voyageur Rendezvous by U.S. State

Rate This Article Mountain Man & Voyageur Rendezvous by U.S. State Mountain Man & Voyageur Rendezvous by U.S. State This Mountain Man & Voyageur Rendezvous by U.S. State link listing from Crazy Crow directs you to our Rendezvous display by state. It is different from our current Rendezvous [read more]

Mountain Man & Voyageur Rendezvous by U.S. State2023-07-27T14:39:07+00:00

Patching Holes in Buckskin by Barry Hardin

Rate This Article Patching Holes in Buckskin by Barry Hardin Regarding Patching Holes in Buckskin, this is a technique used for the quarter size hole in the above photograph. Craft Focus Article from Crazy Crow Trading Post Patching Holes in Buckskin by Barry Hardin Regarding Patching Holes in [read more]

Patching Holes in Buckskin by Barry Hardin2024-11-21T17:31:55+00:00

Love Your Throwing Tomahawks

Rate This Article Love Your Tomahawks Customer Testimonial Love Your Tomahawks Customer Testimonials My sons and I love your tomahawks. We have owned two of them for 4 years and just recently purchased a third. We have personalized them slightly. We also taught our wives to throw, [read more]

Love Your Throwing Tomahawks2024-06-29T12:30:22+00:00

Tia Wood Heads a Sea of Red Jingle Dancers 2017 GON Tribute

Rate This Article Tia Wood Heads a Sea of Red Jingle Dancers 2017 GON Tribute First Nations Canadian Cree, Tia Wood, organizes a red dress jingle dance to remember missing and murdered indigenous women. Over 150 jingle dancers dressed in red take part in spectacular display! Tia Wood [read more]

Tia Wood Heads a Sea of Red Jingle Dancers 2017 GON Tribute2024-12-11T14:18:26+00:00

Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in Its Golden Age – Annotated 3rd Edition – Joe Kindig, Jr.

In Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in Its Golden Age – Annotated 3rd Edition, author Joe Kindig, Jr. defines the American Longrifle as the finest example of truly American rococo art, using 262 rifles from his extensive collection. The most comprehensive source ever published, this 3rd Edition features dramatically improved photos using the original negatives, now including the locks. A new 48 page addition features over 240 full color photos with multiple, detailed views of 28 of the finest Kentuckys, many previously unpublished. Much new information discovered over the last 35 years has been added, along with the extensive information & photos from Shumway’s 1983 edition. The early Pennsylvania & Maryland schools of gunsmithing are covered, along with biographical data on the makers. From Crazy Crow Publishing.

Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in Its Golden Age – Annotated 3rd Edition – Joe Kindig, Jr.2023-08-07T13:25:06+00:00

Bone Tipped & Banded Horns

For any student of powder horns and/or the Kentucky rifle, Bone Tipped & Banded Horns: Regional Characteristics of Professionally Made Powder Horns – Vol. I by Jay Hopkins is a “must have book” for your personal library. This first volume of a planned two volume set is the culmination of a 50-year study concentrating on regional characteristics of professionally made powder horns. It has been significantly augmented by collaboration and cooperation with other collectors, students and museums. From Crazy Crow Publishing.

Bone Tipped & Banded Horns2024-11-30T12:55:32+00:00
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