Tuesday, June 23, 2015 by George Crawford

A Wayside Camp

A lovely throwback photo of a real Traveler’s camp.

Preindustrial Craftsmanship

I love this image from Life Magazine. It has a real neighborhood feel.

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Mountain dulcimer.

Low-resolution selfie from a morning hike.

Higher, more ergonomic table.

Or just click the image to get to the gallery.

Replicated woven sandals from the Southern High Plains and the greater Southwest. Produced from narrow-leaf yucca.

Elk leg sinews dried and ready for processing.

Bodhrans.

The bench’s small size will allow it to pack easily into the truck, even holding items in the tills.

The holdfasts in place, holding nothing in particular.

My Portmanteau. 18th Century style, it has become my favorite overnight bag.

The author with his antler-fork walking stick and his dog begging for a walk.

Bodhrans.

Treadle lathe turned bowl and plate made by Mick Robins in spaleted alder (I think). The spoon is Osage orange carved by me.

A little walnut oil brings out the grain.

My personal favorite (at the moment).

Flame maple neck, walnut rim.

The little table has many miles on it now and doesn’t look this pretty at all. I’m actually in the midst of refinishing it and will post pictures sometime soon.

The small rucksack with the portmanteau attached.

An overview of traveling gear. I see this format on the web a lot so I’m stealing the style from far batter photographers than I.

Argh! A moment of distraction means the snap of a stone bit!

Dopp kit and some leather working tools I use to create items like this.

Design was kept as short as possible for transport. The cross bolt where the arm hinges is a salvaged bolt from an old truck spare tire holder.

My traveling bucksaw.

Paleotool at Rabbitstick, Rexburg, Idaho

Willow pack basket I made several years ago. The straps were obviously new then.

And I added a leather thong.

Taking a break.

The sacred connection.

Tools, clockwise from lower left: large awl, sewing awl, rivercane needle case, bone toothpick, sewing needles in center.

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