by Ernest Thompson Seton
Backwoods Handicraft
(Shdginapi)
The Degree of Backwoods Handicraftsman may be conferred on any one who takes seven of these tests
1. Make a birch or hickory broom.
2. Make a hunter's lamp.
3. Make an Indian or willow bed.
4. Make a four-poster to carry the willow bed.
5. Make a wooden kneading trough.
6. Make a noggin or wooden drinking cup of a tree burl.
7. Make a basket to hold at least a quart using raffia, spruce roots, rattan, or other strong material.
8. Make a box or vessel of birch bark tight enough to hold any ordinary grain.
9. Build a cabin.
10. Temper a knife.
11. Build a boat to carry one or more.
12. Make a Navajo loom.
13. Build a stone or brick bake oven.
14. Tan a pelt with the fur on.
15. Remove the hair from a calfskin without using a knife or injuring the skin.
16. Repair a boot with a patch.
17. Make a pair of moccasins.
18. Use an axe correctly.
19. Weave a rug or mat.
For "How To" Information, See: The Birch Bark Roll
