This page will change often, with new content being added, and existing articles will be rearranged by topic – Most articles will go into the general category until enough articles are posted on a single topic to justify moving them to new categories
While reading the Boy’s Life Magazine Archive, I found a lot of articles I found interesting, I created pages for the neckerchief slides, wood carving, and W Ben Hunt articles, but the rest did not fit into any common categories
So I put them all here – really random topics – Think of this as the Great Big Pile of Hobby Introductions
Enjoy
I enjoyed these articles, so I’m archiving them here so the articles will be available for me, and others might find this archive useful
Look for the Updated Date in the Page Title to check for updates
Lots more to come……Currently ~231 Articles and adding more articles every week – Articles on general topic have been posted from 1940 and up thru November 1950
The rate of article posting will increase after I complete the Ben Hunt articles page and increase again after I complete the Neckerchief articles page, but I will be posting a few articles every week
Knots
Boy’s LIfe – 1/911-03 – Knots Worth Knowing – The Figure of 8 Knot
Boy’s Life – 1949-09 – Litepack Camping – Earnest Schmidt
Boy’s Life – 1950-03 – The Litepac Cook Kit
Boy’s Life – 1950-10 – Tump Your Gear
Boy’s Life – 1950-11 – Cushion Your Load – Glenn Wagner
Boy’s Life – 1951-12 – Double Duty Pack Frame – William Hillcourt
Boy’s Life – 1952-03 – Your Pack Basket – William Hillcourt
Water Sports
Boy’s Life – 1948-07 – Canoe plus Kayak Equals Canuyak – Hillcourt-Spoon
Boy’s Life – 1948-07 – Canoe Repair – Clinton Martin
Boy’s Life – 1948-07 – Tote That Boat
Boy’s Life – 1948-08 – An Underwater Telescope
Boy’s Life – 1949-06 – Raft Adventure – William Hillcourt
Boy’s Life – 1940-09 – Scoot along on a Scooter Board – Green Bar Bill
Boy’s Life – 1947-07 – Underwater Swim Goggles
Boy’s Life – 1947-06 – Making and Painting Paddles – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1949-06 – Build a Punt – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1950-07 – Sail Maker’s Tricks – Bob Jones
Boy’s Life – 1950-07 – Water Scooter – Glenn Wagner
Boy’s Life – 1951-02 – Handy Repair Kit – Sails-Tents-Gear
Boy’s Life – 1951-03 – Dad and I Build a Moth Sailboat
Boy’s Life – 1951-04 – Dad and I Finish our Moth Sailboat
Boy’s Life – 1951-04 – How to Ready Your Boat for Launching – Bob Jones
Boy’s Life – 1951-05 – Sticks Plus Tarp Equals Canoe – William Hillcourt
Boy’s Life – 1951-07 – How to Fold a Sail
Boy’s Life – 1951-07 – Model of the Moth
Boy’s Life – 1951-07 – Sailmakers Eye Splice
Boy’s Life – 1952-03 – Your Boat Trailer – Bob Jones
Fising / Lures / Plugs/Fly Tying Making
Boy’s Life – 1947-07 – Plugs get the Big Ones – Lure – Emil Brodbeck
Boy’s Life – 1947-08 – Tie a Bucktail Fly – Emil Brodbeck
Boy’s Life – 1948-05 – Tie a Dry Fly – Emil Brodbeck
Boy’s Life – 1948-07 – Catchem with a Spoon – Lure
Boy’s Life – 1949-04 – Fishing Rod Repair – Clinton Martin
Boy’s Life – 1949-04 – What did you Catch – Stanley Pashko
Boy’s Life – 1949-06 – Fisherman’s Knots
Boy’s Life – 1945-06 – Cork and Fishline of Bark – Emergency Fish Hooks – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1946-04 – Tying Flies and Making Cork Bugs – W Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1948-07 – Make Your Own Bass Plugs – Lures – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1949-07 – Fishing Bobbers – Glenn Wagner
Boy’s Life – 1950-04 – Get em with Corkers – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1949-03 – Funny Bobbers – Whittlin Jim
Boy’s Life – 1949-04 – Make Your Own Lures – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1950-04 – A Fly Book – Fly Tying – Glenn Wagner
Boy’s Life – 1950-04 – Make a 3 Piece Fly Rod – Wagner-AHR
Boy’s Life – 1950-05 – A Pocket Fishing Kit – Glenn Wagner
Boy’s Life – 1950-05 – An Outboard Motor Carrier
Boy’s Life – 1950-07 – Popper Bugs and BuckTails – Wagner-Reid
Boy’s Life – 1950-08 – Plugs – Lures – Wagner-Reid
Boy’s Life – 1950-08 – Tackle Box – Glenn Wagner
Boy’s Life – 1951-05 – A Fly Rod Carrier-Glenn Wagner
Boy’s Life – 1951-05 – Fly Tying – Wagner-Reid
Boy’s Life – 1957-05 – Fly Tying – Brian W Appleton
Boy’s Life – 1951-06 – A Fish Line Dryer – Glenn Wagner
Boy’s Life – 1952-03 – Fish Net for Free
Leatherwork
Boy’s Life – 1948-09 – Your Trail Gear – Belt Pack
Boy’s Life – 1948-09 – Your Trail Gear – Emergency Pocket for Knife and Canteen
Boy’s Life – 1948-12 – A Bead and Leather Watch Fob
Boy’s Life – 1943-01 – Make Your Own Rawhide
Boy’s Life – 1949-03 – A Chow Kit – Glenn Wagner
Boy’s Life – 1946-12 – A Leather Billfold – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1947-11 – Indian Moccosins – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1947-08 – A Black Snake Whip – W Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1948-09 – Make your Own Bridle and Quirt – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1948-09 – Indian Moccasins – Lone Eagle
Boy’s Life – 1948-08 – Combination Bow Case and Quiver – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1948-06 – Make a Letter Fold for Dad – Wallet – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1950-05 – A Billfold and Coin Purse – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1948-12 – A Mexican Knife Sheath – Ben Hunt
Outdoor Winter Projects
Boy’s Life – 1940-01 – On Webbed Feet – Snowshoes – Hubert Williams
Boy’s Life 1944-02 Ski Runner Slide
Boy’s Life – 1943-01 – Lets Shuffle Along – Make Snowshoes
Boy’s Life – 1942-12 – An Arctic Sled for the Winter Hikes – W Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1946-11 – Bear Paw Snowshoes – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1948-01 – Ice Fishing – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1939-12 – Making Skis
Boy’s Life – 1949-12 – How to Make a Snowshoe Harness from an old Pair of Shoes – Ben Jones
Boy’s Life – 1950-12 – How to Make a Folding Sled
Boy’s Life – 1951-01 – Barrel Stave Snowshoes – Glenn Wagner
Boy’s Life – 1951-02 – Snowshoe Harness – Glenn Wagner
Boy’s Life – 1951-11 – How to Make Your Own Ski Poles – Bob Jones
Bird Houses and Feeders
Boy’s Life – 1947-04 – Lets Make Birdhouses – William Hillcourt
Boy’s Life – 1948-11 – Bird Feeder Station – E B
Boy’s Life – 1946-02 – Bird Houses- W Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1945-10 – Bird Feeders – W Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1947-12 – Bird Feeders – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1948-03 – Bird Houses – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1949-08 – Log Bird House
Boy’s Life – 1949-12 – Bird Feeders – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1951-02 – Masonite Birdhouse – Lee Rohrbach
Boy’s Life – 1951-03 – Its Easy to Make This Bird House
Boy’s Life – 1951-11 – A Bird Dinette – Ted Collins
Bicycles
Strange maybe, but I would have expected more articles related to bicycles…..
Boy’s Life – 1946-03 – Bicycle Pack Racks – W Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1949-07 – Bike – Front and Back Saddlebags
Boy’s Life – 1947-08 – To Camp on Wheels – Bike Rack – William Hillcourt
Boy’s Life – 1951-04 – A Directional Signal for Your Bike
Boy’s Life – 1951-06 – A Trailer Hitch for Your Bike
Boy’s Life – 1951-06 – A Bike Trailer – Glenn Wagner
Workshop Related
Boy’s Life – 1947-01 – A Modern Workbench – Glenn Wagner
Boy’s Life – 1947-02 – Complete Your Workbench – Glenn Wagner
Boy’s Life – 1947-10 – Supply Shelves – Glenn Wagner
Boy’s Life – 1948-11 – Bench Hook and V-Block – Glenn Wagner
Boy’s Life – 1948-01 – Clamps for Your Workshop
Boy’s Life – 1947-08 – A Miter Box – Glenn Wagner
Boy’s Life – 1951-09 – Your Home Workshop – Glenn Wagner
Woodcarving
Wood Carving is a difficult catagory to seperate out, technically most neckerchief slide articles are wood carving related, but that topic has its own page, and a lot of Ben Hunt, Whittling JIm, and Lone Eagle’s articles are wood carving related, I’ve tried to cross post those to this page too, but you should check out Ben Hunt’s Page for more articles
Boy’s Life – 1939-10 – Making Miniature Totem Poles
Boy’s Life – 1942-01 – Carvers of the Guiana Jungle – William Lavarre
Boy’s Life – 1947-10 – Noggins – Cup-Bowl – Whittlin Jim
Boy’s Life – 1946-05 – Indian Crooked Knife – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1940-08 – Simple Wood Carving
Boy’s Life – 1940-11 – Whittling – Ray Zaner
Boy’s Life – 1946-10 – Something to Whittle – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1945-07 – Camp Whittling – W Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1947-11 – Letter Openers – Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1948-03 – Some Awl Handles – Whittlin Jim
Boy’s Life – 1948-12 – Spanish Candle Sticks for Christmas – Whittlin Jim
Boy’s Life – 1949-02 – Eskimo Snow Goggles – Whittlin Jim
Boy’s Life – 1944-01 – Snow Goggles – W Ben Hunt
Boy’s Life – 1945-11 – Boomerang
Boy’s Life – 1948-12 – Boomerang
Boy’s Life – 1951-02 – Horn Carving
Boy’s Life – 1951-08 – Make Your Own Carving Tools BJ
Boy’s Life – 1952-11 – Wooden Bowls – Whittlin Jim
DarkRoom Projects
Boy’s Life – 1950-11 – Make Your Own Darkroom Safelight – Bob Jones
Boy’s Life – 1950-05 – Tongs for Your Darkroom – B J
Boy’s Life – 1950-03 – Plan for a Darkroom – Bob Jones
Boy’s Life – 1951-01 – Foot Switch for Your Darkroom – B J
Model Airplanes of all Types
General Project is getting too BIG, so I’m setting up more catagories, more Model Airplane articles to come as I work thru the articles in date order
Boy’s Life – 1948-04 – All Wing Glider – Joseph Wherry
