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The Lee Loader ............................................................................................................................... 230
The Single-Stage Press .................................................................................................................... 231
The Progressive Press ..................................................................................................................... 231
Reloading Dies ............................................................................................................................... 232
Reloading Bench ............................................................................................................................ 232
The Tumbler ................................................................................................................................... 233
The Powder Scale ........................................................................................................................... 233
Manuals ......................................................................................................................................... 233
Storage of Ammunition and Components ............................................................. 234
How Much Ammunition Is Enough? ...................................................................... 234
Recycling ........................................................................................................................................ 235
Work Practices ............................................................................................................................... 235
Spycraft: Military Correspondence during the 1700s to 1900s................................... 237
Rectal Acorn, Silver Ball, and Quill Letters ...................................................................................... 237
Invisible Ink .................................................................................................................................... 239
Mask Letters .................................................................................................................................. 241
How Our Forefathers Made Knives ........................................................................... 244
Forging a Knife Blank ............................................................................................ 244
Forging the Blade .................................................................................................. 245
Forging the Tang ................................................................................................... 246
Grinding the Blade ................................................................................................ 246
Hardening the Blade ............................................................................................. 247
Making the Handle ............................................................................................... 249
How to Make Your Own Knife ............................................................................... 249
How Northern California Native Americans Build Their Semi-Subterranean Roundhouse
................................................................................................................................ 252
Building the Semi-Subterranean Roundhouse ....................................................... 255
Supporting Poles ............................................................................................................................ 255
Roof Construction .......................................................................................................................... 256
Roundhouse Entrance .................................................................................................................... 258
Fire Pit............................................................................................................................................ 258
Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 259
How and Why I Prefer to Make Soap with Modern Ingredients ................................ 261
History .................................................................................................................. 261
Why Modern Ingredients ...................................................................................... 262
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