Paladin Press - MORE Makeshift Workshop Skills

MORE Makeshift Workshop Skills

by James Ballou, foreword by Jim Benson

SKU MWS2

Softcover
978-1-58160-746-8
200 pages, 8.5" x 11"
photos, illust.

DESCRIPTION

James Ballou tapped a nerve with his best-selling Makeshift Workshop Skills for Survival and Self-Reliance , and now he's back with even more plans, projects, and concepts for do-it-yourself craftsmen, preppers, and anyone interested in creative improvised workshop methods. Get set to learn how to make dozens of useful items out of nothing more than scrounged materials or common, inexpensive products found in every home. 

• More homemade tools and hardware—When there is no hardware store, you'll need to know how to make your own tools and parts. Learn even more clever ways to make your own screwdrivers, scissors, saws, screws, nuts, hinges . . .
  
• More manually powered machines—When there is no electricity, manually powered machines will need to replace your power tools. Learn how to make workshop machines operated by foot pedals, hand cranks, treadles, spring-poles . . . 
  
• More makeshift construction—When you're low on cash, it's convenient to be able to construct your own useful things instead of shelling out money at the store. Now you can create all sorts of functional items out of discarded plastic, scrap metal, duct tape, empty bottles, spent ammo . . . 
  
• More makeshift mindset—When you can't just drop by the store for the parts or tools needed to complete a project, your most important tool will be your mind. Ballou helps you develop a "makeshift mindset" so you, too, can come up with unconventional ways to accomplish your workshop goals . . .

All this, plus even more intriguing projects that are not only practical to have but fun to build. Learn how to assemble your own hand truck out of ordinary steel pipe, form a handsome knife sheath and pistol holster out of a worn-out bucket, put together a spectacular pedal-powered lathe out of common lumber and parts, and much more!

AUTHOR BIO

As far back as James Ballou can remember, his interests have included survival activities – hunting, fishing, exploring, treasure hunting, backpacking, shooting, making and using tools, and just plain improvising. The author of dozens of magazine articles on various subjects, he also served four years in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division. This is his third book for Paladin Press.


CHAPTER LIST

BOOK CHAPTER LIST 
1) More Improvised Homemade Tools 
- The Simplest Tool 
- The Spearhead Dagger Digging Trowel 
- The Ancient Adze 
- The Essential Awl 
- A Pricking Wheel for Leather 
- The Useful Crooked Knife 
- A PVC Pipe Bucksaw 
- Making a Saw Blade from Scratch 
- Homemade Screwdrivers 
- Homemade Scissors 
2) Manually Powered Machines You Can Build 
- Building Your Own Handcart 
- Foot-Treadle Machines 
- Spring-Pole Machines 
- Machines Powered by Foot Pedals or Hand Cranks 
3) Useful Things from Discarded Plastic Products 
- Ready-Made Plastic Containers 
- Plastic Bottles 
- Plastic Buckets 
- Plastic Bags 
- A PVC Scoop For Digging in Sand 
- Make Use of Those Free Credit Card Offers 
- Commonly Overlooked Sources of Plastic Raw Materials 
4) More Odd Things Adapted From Common Household Items 
- The Versatility of Ordinary Cans 
- Cutting and Breaking Glass Jars and Bottles 
- Making Things Out of Empty Ammunition Cartridge Cases 
- Alternate uses for Ordinary Books 
5) Additional Uses for Duct Tape 
- Which Brand to use? 
- Duct Tape Cordage 
- An All Duct Tape Bag 
- A Duct Tape Handgun Holster 
- A Duct Tape Knife Sheath 
- A Duct Tape Belt 
- Duct Tape Moccasins 
- Functional Duct Tape Arrow Fletching 
- Other Useful Makeshift Applications For Duct Tape 
6) Handy Little Makeshift Tricks 
- Attach Ropes to a Sheet of Tarp With No Grommets 
- Inflate Tubeless Tires 
- Neat Ways to Use Sections of Garden Hose 
- Drill Bit Depth Gauge 
- Drill Press Safety Tips 
- Practical Soldering Techniques 
- Repairs with a Natural Adhesive 
- Dovetailed Joints, Wedge Keys, and Plugs 
- Protect Wooden Ax Handles with Cord 
- Clamps and Vises from Sections of PVC Pipe 
- Handy Tricks for Joining Leather 
- Sharpen Your Dull Drill Bits 
- Expedient Guides, Stops, Jigs, Pushers, and Fences 
- Cover The Jaws of Your Vise 
- Circles for the Makeshift Hobbyist 
7) When You Can't Get to the Hardware Store 
- Making Your Own Nuts, Bolts, and Screws 
- Homemade Wood Screws 
- More Common Hardware Items That Are Easy To Make 
- When the Needed Parts are Missing Or Broken 
- The More Tools You Have, the More You Can Do 
8) Makeshift True Stories 
- Makeshift Camping on Loop Creek 
- Changing a Flat Tire without a Jack Handle 
- Makeshift Repair to a Pair of Eyeglasses 
- Makeshift Windshield wiper Repairs 
- Expedient Ammunition Hand-Loading 
- Makeshift Toy Repairs 
9) Useful Charts and Data for Makeshift Projects 
- Melting Temperatures of Common Metals 
- Fractions to Decimals 
- Useful Mathematical Formulas for Calculating Area and Volume 
- Traditional Units of Measurements 
- Handy Gauge References 
- Some Popular and Useful Engineering Formulas 
10) Useful Mechanical Principles for the Makeshifter 
- Mechanical Advantage 
- Gear Ratios 
- Belt-Driven Pulleys 
- Sprocket and Chain Drives 
- Dealing with Friction 
- Affixing Wheels to Shafts

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Index of Paladin Press site archived pages:

• Paladin Press (1970-2017) - The end of an era :(

Stickgrappler's Note: I am guessing the Paladin site will be shut down at the end of the year and I'm archiving select Paladin Press pages to my blog to preserve an essential part of martial arts from 1970-2017. Archiving some of my favorite Paladin titles.

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Paladin Press - Makeshift Workshop Skills For Survival and Self-Reliance

Makeshift Workshop Skills For Survival and Self-Reliance

Expedient Ways to Make Your Own Tools, Do Your Own Repairs and Construct Useful Things Out of Raw and Salvaged Materials

by James Ballou, with a foreward by Charlie Richie, Backwoodsman magazine

SKU MWS

Softcover
978-1-58160-705-5
220 pages, 8.5" x 11"
photos, illust.

DESCRIPTION

In today's high-tech society, even the most advanced devices and systems are not failsafe. Tools can break or wear out, batteries can go dead, and all sorts of malfunctions can render the modern conveniences we rely on totally useless. If quick replacements of failed items are not readily available, the ability to improvise and adapt in the workshop suddenly becomes very practical. 

James Ballou, author of the best-selling Long-Term Survival in the Coming Dark Age, dramatically expands on the popular home workshop material in his first book to present a "makeshifter's" way of building and repairing things with only a pile of raw or salvaged materials, your hands and your mind. In this fascinating new book, he presents a wide range of unconventional, remarkably creative home workshop skills, including:

• HOMEMADE TOOLS—Make your own hammers, drills, screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, saws, files, chisels, vises, clamps . . .

• EXPEDIENT REPAIRS—Perform sturdy repairs with ordinary glue, tape, cord, wire, dowels, nuts and bolts . . .

• MAKESHIFT CONSTRUCTION—Construct all sorts of functional items out of coat hangers, old car parts, 2 x 4s, wooden dowels, nails, rebar, coffee cans . . .

• USEFUL PROJECTS—Build a homemade forge out of an old barbeque; handle simple soldering jobs with a road flare; perform quick weld repairs with car batteries, jumper cables, and a pair of pliers . . .

Ballou also gives extensive instruction in makeshift metalworking, practical calculating skills, resourceful salvaging, plus dozens of practical tips for the craftsman or handyman who might need this information in an emergency or who simply enjoys learning about alternative ways to handle home workshop projects.

Click here to read more about Ballou's second volume, MORE Makeshift Workshop Skills.

AUTHOR BIO

As far back as James Ballou can remember, his interests have included survival activities – hunting, fishing, exploring, treasure hunting, backpacking, shooting, making and using tools, and just plain improvising. The author of dozens of magazine articles on various subjects, he also served four years in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division. This is his third book for Paladin Press.

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Index of Paladin Press site archived pages:

• Paladin Press (1970-2017) - The end of an era :(

Stickgrappler's Note: I am guessing the Paladin site will be shut down at the end of the year and I'm archiving select Paladin Press pages to my blog to preserve an essential part of martial arts from 1970-2017. Archiving some of my favorite Paladin titles.

Read More