Make: Like The Pioneers: A Day in the Life with Sustainable, Low-Tech/No-Tech Solutions (Make: Technology on Your Time)

You may have mastered Arduino and 3D printing, but what will you make when the power goes out? This book, featuring projects drawn from previous issues of Make: and Craft:, features projects you can build with little or no technology. Whether it's making your own cider or starting a fire with a bow drill, the projects in this book will let you keep making even when you're away from civilization. Whether you're on a camping trip or fortifying the last human settlement against hordes of zombies, you'll find something in this book that will keep you happy, engaged, and most important of all... alive! Projects include: * Making fire with a bow drill * Old-school bookbinding * Kitchen table cider making * Hogwash bacon soap * Da Vinci reciprocating mechanism * The Rok-Bak chair * Olive oil lamp Copyright Table of Contents Preface Conventions Used in This Book Safari® Books Online How to Contact Us Part I. Morning Chapter 1. Think You’ve Mastered Fire? Make and Use a Bow Drill. Make a Bow Drill Step 1: Choose and Whittle Your Wood Step 2: Make the Bow Use a Bow Drill to Make Fire Step 1: Drill a Pit into the Fireboard Step 2: Make a Notch in the Fireboard Step 3: Spin a Hot Coal Chapter 2. Hogwash: Bacon Soap Step 1: Melt Over Low Heat Step 2: Filter Step 3: Measure Step 4: Pour Step 5: Wait Step 6: Stir Step 7: Pour (Again) Step 8: Cure Step 9: Enjoy! Chapter 3. Kitchen Table Cider Making Step 1: Clean Your Equipment Step 2: Set Up the Juicer and Strainer. Step 3: Juice and Strain. Step 4: Shoot the Yeast Step 5: Ferment Step 6: Bottle Step 7: Enjoy Chapter 4. Paper Making Step 1: Learn the Glossary of Terms Step 2: Build the Pour Mold Step 3: Make the Pulp Step 4: Pour the Pulp Step 5: Couch the Sheet Step 6: Use the Sponge Step 7: Dry the Paper Step 8: Variations: Paper Shapes Step 9: Variations: Embedded Items Chapter 5. Olde-School Bookbinding Step 1: Create the Signatures Step 2: Stitch the Signatures Step 3: Glue the Spine Step 4: Attach Cover Boards Step 5: Cover the Cover Step 6: Finish Part II. Afternoon Chapter 6. Fool’s Stool Step 1: Cut the Five Pieces of Wood Step 2: Distress the Pieces Step 3: Glue the Pieces Together Step 4: Fix the Top Step 5: Distress the Stool a Bit More Step 6: Stain with Cow Muck Step 7: Distress the Stool Even More Chapter 7. Rok-Bak Chair Step 1: Make the Plywood Pieces Step 2: Make the Cross Braces Step 3: Assemble the Basic Chair Step 4: Make and Attach the Arms Step 5: Make the Footstool Assembly Step 6: Make the Headrest Step 7: Convert to Rok-Bak Version (Optional) Step 8: Finish the Wood and Pad the Arms Step 9: Make Yourself Comfortable Chapter 8. The Lost Art of Lashing: A Photo Essay Part III. Evening Chapter 9. Pickle Grapes and Beets at Home Spiced Pickled Grapes Step 1: Assemble the Ingredients Step 2: Preparation Step 3: Packing Step 4: Pouring Step 5: Storing Gingery Golden Beets Step 1: Assemble the Ingredients Step 2: Preparation Step 3: Packing Step 4: Sealing Step 5: Boiling Step 6: Testing Chapter 10. Brine and Roast a Turkey Brine Step 1: Mixing Step 2: Soaking Garlic Herb Butter Step 1: Mixing Step 2: Rubbing Roasting Step 1: Placing Step 2: Stuffing Step 3: Roasting Step 4: Checking Step 5: Resting Chapter 11. Roasting Pumpkin Seeds Step 1: Rinse Step 2: Place Step 3: Heat Step 4: Drizzle Step 5: Redistribute Step 6: Season Step 7: Roast Step 8: Eat Part IV. Night Chapter 12. Da Vinci Reciprocating Mechanism Step 1: Cut the Pieces Step 2: Assemble and Adjust Chapter 13. Oil Lamp from the Cave Dwellers of Lascaux Step 1: Make the Lamp Step 2: Shape the Lamp Step 3: Make a Wick and Fill the Lamp Index "Features projects you can build with little or no technology. Whether it's making your own cider or starting a fire with a bow drill, the projects in this book will let you keep making even when you're away from civilization. Whether you're on a camping trip or fortifying the last human settlement against hordes of zombies, you'll find something in this book that will keep you happy, engaged, and most important of all--alive"--Amazon.com