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Folk Craft Revival
by Daniel Howell
Join host Daniel Howell as he explores making and learning traditional skills and crafts with topic experts. From foraging to blacksmithing, weaving to hide tanning, each episode contains guidance and tips for learning to make or do it yourself. Inspired by the survival, homesteading and handmade communities this podcast covers a variety of traditional knowledge for the person that is interested in practical self-reliance, rural skills and artisan craftsmanship. Operating on the belief that knowing how to 'do things' is one of the most underrated skills in modern life and that the joy of craftsmanship and providing for yourself is rapidly becoming lost, each topic is presented in a way to provide you with the necessary information needed to get started now and make something useful in your life! Learn to make what you need, understand how things work, and imbue your life with the self satisfaction that comes from working with your hands! Homesteading, self-sufficiency, primitive techno
Episodes
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Carving and Whittling with Brian Carver
#038. -- The ability to shape wood with a knife is one of the most elemental skills to have, and plays at least a minor role in the vast majority of other crafts. Sadly, knife skills in general seem to be in decline. . . Though that's something we encourage around here! Brian, from the Carving is...
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Bone: Understanding the Material, it's Uses and History with David Constantine
#037. -- In the craft world of the modern age, bone seems to be a rather neglected raw material that is rarely used for much of anything. But that was not always so, and fortunately Dave was willing to come on the podcast and share a little bit of his experience and insight on the craft of…
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Wool & Spinning with Josefin Waltin
#036. -- How many of you have ever knitted your own garments from wool you processed and spun yourself? Just the thought intimidates me.... and also draws me in wanting to learn more! In one of Josefin Waltin's Youtube videos she shows just that - and since her channel and website showcase a...
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Explanation (& Ramblings....)
#035. The Folk Craft Revival podcast is back!!!! If you can't tell, I'm excited! I've really missed putting together this podcast -- chatting with guests and getting to know some individuals involved in heritage skills and retaining and reviving the knowledge that was once fairly common.…
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Finding Color on Your Local Landscape with Scott Sutton (The Pigment Hunter)
#034. -- Scott Sutton (aka The Pigment Hunter) joins us to chat about the art of finding color on our local landscape. We discuss how he got involved with making paints and sourcing pigments, his philosophy on sourcing materials and minimizing his personal environmental impact, some of the base...
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Foraging, Homesteading and Self Reliance with Jesscy Dean
#033. This week I’m chatting with Jesscy Dean (aka The Wild Homesteader) about foraging, food preservation, sourcing your own food, and old skills like that in general! Food seems to be the theme of this conversation, and why not? It is THE fundamental skill set that! While a lot of our...
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The John C. Campbell Folk School with Dea Sasso
#032. -- Dea Sasso, a Resident Artist from the John C. Campbell Folk School joins us to chat all about the school, it's history, types of classes it offers, how it has changed her life, and much more! Our conversation centers around learning about the school for those who have never heard of it....
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Getting Started with Natural Navigation with Tristan Gooley
#031. -- Are you paying attention to the landscape around you? Can you explain the differences and changes you observe? Although it may seem foreign to many of us in the modern world, people around the globe have navigated for centuries using the clues found on the natural landscape around them.…
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Making Charcoal and Biochar with Rebecca Oaks
#030. Rebecca Oaks, author of the book Making Charcoal and Biochar, joins us to discuss charcoal, it's history and uses, traditional methods of making it, what it looks like from a small scale charcoal burners perspective, and suggestions for making some at home. I will be undoubtedly making a…
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Primitive Skills and Nature Connection with Sammy Kells
#029. Sammy and I chat about his introduction to primitive/survival skills, what draws him to them, woodworking, traditional southern Appalachian crafts (banjos in particular), ocarinas and more. For Sammy, nature connection is the primary reason behind practicing survival skills, and we chat a…
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Blacksmithing, Apprenticeships, Pushing your Limits and Becoming Better at your Craft with Sam Ritter
#028. -- In this episode I chat with professional blacksmith Sam Ritter about his journey as a craftsman. We chat about how he got introduced to blacksmithing, what his path was to going full time, why it was important for him to be around and learn from a master smith, becoming better at your...
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Fish Leather and Ancestral Skills with Janey Chang
#027. Janey joins us to do a quick dive into how to tan fish leather using tea leaves (or other tannin sources). We also chat about her introduction to fish skin tanning and ancestral skills in general, why she loves ancestral skills, oil tanned fish leather, natural dyes, teaching others and...
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Fleece Rugs, Sheep, Heritage, and the Shetland Islands with Helen Hart
#026. -- In this episode I chat with Helen about some of the traditional crafts she's involved with, how she became involved in them, and what draws her to them. We talk about keeping sheep, natural dyes, fair isle knitting, burning peat, the fleece rugs she makes, and so much more! Like many of…
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Home Butchery and Using the Unusual Bits with Jake Levin
#025. Do you raise and butcher your own livestock? Process the game animals you hunt? Regardless, this time of year would have been the traditional butchering season in northern latitudes and just about every rural family would have been processing their yearly meat in addition to putting up…
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Blacksmithing with Vern Barker
#024. In this conversation we discuss getting started in blacksmithing, what you'll need, where to find tools, what to look for before buying, general guidelines for smithing, etc. We also cover some suggested resources and Vern's experiences teaching blacksmithing. Fun conversation! Links to...
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An Overview of Flintknapping with Mike Cook
#023. This week we're talking flintknapping-- learning about making and using stone arrowheads and knives. We discuss the knapping from a high level perspective, with a little bit of how-to and the principles involved, a bit of considerations for using your stone blades and tips, things to keep…
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Exploring the History, Archaeology, and Construction of Throwing Sticks with Michael Frank
#022. In this episode we delve into throwing sticks (rabbit sticks, boomerangs, whatever you wish to call them) and how to make and use them. Michael is also an archaeologist by education so we discuss some of the historical and archaeological examples from around the world. Throwing sticks are...
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A Beginners Guide to Scrimshaw with Rich Williams
#021. -- In this episode we talk through the principles of scrimshaw and how it is done, from prepping your work piece to tools needed, techniques used, legality issues, and so much more. We also discuss the history of scrimshaw as a nautical art and how it has progressed through history to the...
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Building and Designing Rocket Stoves with Tom Mills
#020. -- Could you use a cooking source that heats up quickly, uses very little fuel that is easily gathered from your landscape, and is something you can build with a minimal amount of time, cost, or skill? A rocket stove just may be the answer! In this episode I talk with Tom Mills (from the...
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Willow Chair Making with Justin Roberts
#019. -- You know those old-time rustic bent willow chairs? I think of them as being a product of the Great Depression, others think of them as being emblematic of gypsies. Regardless, they are one of the mostly forgotten folk crafts of our past.... And today we're talking about how to make one...
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Yurt Building, Coppicing, and Green Woodworking with Alex Cole
#018. We talk about a variety of fun topics in this episode including yurt building (and touch on some other traditional/natural building techniques), managing a coppiced hardwood forest, English green woodworking, and traditional lime wash and lime production in the UK. Alex and his wife run...
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Locating Wild Clay: Finding, Processing, and Testing Clay for Pottery with Andy Ward
#017- If you're interested in making your own pottery you first need to know how to find and process the clay that is local to your area. In this episode we're discussing how to find and identify local wild clays for making your own handmade pottery. We also dive into how to refine and purify…
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Rug Braiding (....& a bit of Rug Hooking) with Dianne Tobias
#016- Rug Braiding, that unique American craft developed as a way of turning scrap cloth into something useful. . . and gorgeous too! Learn about the craft of making traditional braided rugs as well as the art form it has evolved into. In this episode we discuss the origins of braided rugs, how...
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Pole Lathes, Production Work, and What is "Craft"? with Jarrod Dahl
#015. We talk about the construction and use of pole lathes, compare them with modern electric lathes and discuss what drew Jarrod to pole lathes to begin with and why he chose to focus on turning rather than other traditional crafts. This was a fun conversation that also delved a little into the...
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Fundamentals of Wet Felting with Rosemary Wells
#014. Want to learn to felt? Have wool and need something to do with it? Consider trying felting! In this episode of the Folk Craft Revival podcast we discuss the basic method and theory behind wet felting wool as a way to create hats, boots, mittens, vests, rugs, etc. I was introduced to felting...
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Dry Stone Walls with Bryce Hollingsworth
#013 - Today we're talking construction, dry stone construction! Dry stone masonry is an age old craft, we have examples of it going back centuries.... amazingly you can still find a lot of it intact too! If you're like me, the first examples that pop into mind are the stone walls found…
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Introduction to Human Powered Machines with Tamara Dean
#012- Thanks for tuning in! This week we're chatting about human powered machinery and tools with Tamara Dean, author of The Human Powered Home. Her book definitely got my gears going on useful things I could make to help out around the place, and it presented material in a way that made creating...
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Native American Flutes with Charlie Mato-Toyela (Blue Bear Flutes)
#011- We talk craft, work ethic, music, perfectionism.... and a little bit about flutes too! Charlie Mato-Toyela from Blue Bear Flutes joins the podcast in this episode to discuss Native American flute making. If you're interested in the principles of flute making and what it means to be a flute...
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Fingerweaving basics and history with Kris Daman
#010 - We discuss basic fingerweaving methods and what was most commonly made using this method. In addition, we talk about the some of the history surrounding fingerwoven materials (primarily belts and sashes) and what native materials were utilized in North America pre-contact and during…
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Traditional Winter Camping with Kielyn Marrone
#009- Woven snowshoes, wool clothing, canvas tents with stoves, toboggans-- the old school equipment used by trappers in the forests of the northern United States and Canada. In this episode we discuss winter camping and expeditions done in a traditional manner! Since it's winter, why not discuss...
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Getting Started in Wildlife Tracking with Casey McFarland
008- I had a great chat with Casey McFarland about the why's of wildlife tracking, getting started with tracking, connection with place, and overall getting to know and interact with the natural world. Casey has several decades of tracking experience, is co-author of several field guides/tracking...
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Integrating Traditional Skills Into Modern Life with Neal Ritter
#007- What traditional skills and crafts are actually useful in modern life? In this episode we discuss the integration of traditional skills into modern life with Neal Ritter (who was kind enough to to come on and share his philosophy with us). I really enjoy his all around holistic and positive...
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Knowledge Vs Experience
#006- Some of my recent thoughts and reflections on knowledge vs experience. The difference between having an intellectual understanding of how something works or is done, and having DONE it before and what a difference that can make.
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Weaving With Willow-- Making Willow Baskets With Nick LaHaise
#005. Learn to weave with willow! Nick LaHaise from Hearth Folk School joins us to discuss weaving willow baskets. We cover everything from harvesting willow to handle attachment. This episode provides a great introduction to willow weaving for beginners and is a great refresher for those who…
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Bark Tanning Rabbit Hides & Other Small Furs
004- Learn to tan without chemicals! Jessie Watson Brown from the Oak and Smoke Tannery joins us to discuss bark tanning furs and teach us some of the ins and outs of traditional bark tanning. If you raise rabbits for meat, hunt small game, or know anyone else who hunts this episode is an…
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Traditional Mead Making-- Brewing Mead Using Wild Yeast with Jereme Zimmerman
#003- Learn how to make mead using traditional methods! Mead is one of the simplest alcoholic beverages to make, and is perhaps one of the oldest as well. In this episode Jereme Zimmerman, author of Make Mead Like a Viking, joins us to discuss mead making using wild yeast and limited kitchen...
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Making and Using a Bow Drill Fire Set with Donny Dust
#002- Have you ever wondered how to start a fire without modern materials? Do you want to develop the skill of making a fire by friction? Listen in to learn methods, tips, and techniques from primitive skills practitioner and wilderness survival instructor Donny Dust as he teaches us how to make...
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Welcome to Folk Craft Revival!
#001- A podcast for traditional skills enthusiasts! Do you love to learn new skills? Exploring our past? Work with your hands to create what you use? Welcome! Join Daniel Howell (the host) as he talks about his history with traditional skills and crafts and discusses the upcoming focus of the…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join host Daniel Howell as he explores making and learning traditional skills and crafts with topic experts. From foraging to blacksmithing, weaving to hide tanning, each episode contains guidance and tips for learning to make or do it yourself. Inspired by the survival, homesteading and handmade communities this podcast covers a variety of traditional knowledge for the person that is interested in practical self-reliance, rural skills and artisan craftsmanship. Operating on the belief that knowing how to 'do things' is one of the most underrated skills in modern life and that the joy of craftsmanship and providing for yourself is rapidly becoming lost, each topic is presented in a way to provide you with the necessary information needed to get started now and make something useful in your life! Learn to make what you need, understand how things work, and imbue your life with the self satisfaction that comes from working with your hands! Homesteading, self-sufficiency, primitive techno
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Daniel Howell
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Join host Daniel Howell as he explores making and learning traditional skills and crafts with topic experts. From foraging to blacksmithing, weaving to hide tanning, each episode contains guidance and tips for learning to make or do it yourself. Inspired by the survival, homesteading and handmade...
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