Boy’s Life – 1953-08 – Bamboo Crafts – Whittlin Jim
Whittlin Jim is an alternate author name for Ben Hunt
I like to see articles about using bamboo to create things
I think it is still an overlooked raw material
PVC pipe is often substituted instead of PVC pipe today
A common problem with using bamboo today is finding a cheap source of the bamboo, its much easier to get PVC pipe
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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