Bow Drill – Ancient Secrets Revealed!

Or, some basic tips… No, really, after 15 years of making, using, and teaching bow drill I have not tired of it’s awesome simple magic. Lighting a fire from pieces of wood you carved yourself is a truly remarkable experience for anyone who is conscious and...

Soapstone Bowl with Stone Age Tools

Over the years I have worked to start incorporating more stone tool use into my skills projects. This can be challenging and a little nerve wracking because some of the tools take days of hard work to make, and putting them to the test can certainly result in critical...

The Art Of Trailing

The question that a lot of people always want to ask but don’t when it comes to trailing: Is this real? Can a you or I really learn to follow a trail, track by track, without the aid of sand or snow or mud? It is common in myths, books, and movies to see...

Natural Camouflage

Roots intern Gifford Walsh, 19, of Shrewsbury, Vt. is camouflaged using mud, clay, sand and dirt as part of a demonstration on tracking animals through the woods Thursday, May 28, 2009 during the Roots School core skills I wilderness survival course in East Calais,...