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Gary E. East Georgian Bay Historical Foundation, Bruce S. To Learn More R. Salaman, Dictionary of Tools used in the woodworking and allied trades c. Lumbering www. Michael E. Authors Carol Martin is an historian and writer and long-time executive member of the Gatineau Valley Historical Society.

Dave Yuill is an executive member of the Gatineau Valley Historical Society and is an antique tool enthusiast. To whom it may concern, I have an old broad axe that I inherited.

It looks identical to the one pictured in this article and only bears one mark, the number 8. I'm in Alaska and have no idea where this old axe came from, and I'm hoping that someone could help identify this item if it's not too much trouble. You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Skip to main content. Parkman was 23 years old at the time and his credentials as seasoned frontier expert were suspect, to say the least. But his powers of description and drama concealed any substantive shortcomings.

The book was reviewed by Herman Melville, the much lauded author of Moby Dick. Although most of the review was positive, Melville bemoaned that Parkman demeaned American Indians and that the book title was misleading, since his account covered only the first third of the trail.

Another prominent guide was The Prairie Traveler , by Capt. Randolph B. Marcy in He was then assigned to escort emigrants to Texas and Oklahoma. And finally, in he led an expedition to the headwaters of the Red River Valley in Texas. The volume included maps, illustrations and itineraries of the principal routes between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean. The book became the most popular guidebook for 's westbound pioneers and was a bestseller for the entire remainder of the 19th century.

It was a comprehensive survival book that included provisions, healthcare, reconnaissance, fieldcraft, hunting, tracking, and food and water supplies. Marcy included thorough chapters on preparing for expeditions: how to select horse or oxen teams, how to examine wagons for purchase, tack, tools for the trip, and what provisions and amounts you needed to stock for your covered wagon.

Included were helpful tips about avoiding quicksand, interpreting smoke signals and native sign language, finding and purifying water, repairing broken wagons, how to treat saddle sores and lameness in horses, mules and oxen, how to treat a snake bite, and other life-saving techniques.

You may also enjoy these related posts:. Notes From The Frontier. For pots that did not have fat on them, a trivet was required for supporting it. Spoons for stirring, forks for piercing, and spatulas for turning were all-important implements used. Cookbooks were not common items in the s. All good cooks knew their recipes by heart. If a cookbook were found in that era though, you would see recipes for French bread, ladyfingers, sponge cake, and puff. The wood, knowledge of fires, implements, and of course, safety, are all a part of open hearth cooking this type of cooking is continuous process of learning.

New recipes tried against old are always a challenge. Information in this section was adapted from an article on open hearth cooking written by Alice Maffett, a former park ranger at Fort Scott NHS.

Program Outline. Tools of the Trade. Historical Background. Starting Fire. Open Hearth. Virtual Resource Center. Explore This Park. Info Alerts Maps Calendar Reserve. Online, they do allow returns though. I just have to pay shipping. Although I can ask questions over the phone if I knew what to ask.

My biggest concern is with, Pioneer Arms. All I can find out about them is they seem to be importers not manufactorers. The pistol itself is stainless with a fluted cylinder and brass trigger gaurd.

My only thought is parts. I needed to replace some internals - Kinda of hard to find 'drop-in' replacements. Hand fitting I understand - but there was some large differences. Pietta and Uberti - good parts sources these days. Euro replica BP guns will usually have a maker's mark and a date code stamped into the metal somewhere, with some arms requiring disassembly to view them.

Unless it was made by a major player like Uberti or Pietta, I'd take a pass, mostly due to repair parts made of unobtainium. First thing to ask is who makes the pistol? Second thing to ask is what do they do to it? Wayne the Shrink There is no 'right' that requires me to work for you or you to work for me!