Boy’s Life – 1945-08 – Indian Arrow Making – W Ben Hunt
Ben Hunt seems to have an endless supply of articles on making things the way Native American’s made them
I really like these articles, I might never make arrows, but the art work is fantastic and the topic is always interesting
Whittling skills are required, but can be learned as you make the arrows, all the information needed to make the arrows is included, but a little more information about each step would be helpful
These articles led to a monthly column in Boy’s Life – The Slide of the Month by Whittlin Jim Column
W Ben Hunt created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle names, and published articles under all three name – Ben Hunt wrote 2-4 articles per month for Boy’s Life, and I think he created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle to make is seem like there were multiple authors writing the articles
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Boy’s Life – 1945-08 – Indian Arrow Making – W Ben Hunt