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The Ultimate Guide to Making Outdoor Gear and Accessories: Complete, Step-by-Step Instructions for Making Knives, Bows and Arrows, Fishing Tackle, Decoys, Gun Cabinets, and Much More

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I was so excited to find a book that covered everything I was interested in. Luckily, I was able to get mine from the Library. First, when I saw the pictures and started reading, I though the book was a reprint of some 1970's articles. The pictures were dark, often not informative or even in sync with the page they were on. The sketches were crude and many lacked basic information like dimensions, materials, etc. Second, devoting 7 pages to building a muzzleloader, then 30 pages to making fishing lures does not complete instructions make. I couldn't write an article on making a pop gun under 7 pages. At best this book is a basic guide to outdoor gear. I found it to be inspirational, supplemental to other better constructed books. Definitely not for the novice or to pack in the survivalist bag unless you need tinder or TP.