This web page is dedicated to a master craftsman who was an inspiration to me when I was a young Boy Scout. William Ben Hunt was an author, artist, craftsman and outdoorsman. I thought I share some of information about his books on crafts, outdoor projects and Indian Lore. For many years Ben Hunt's projects appeared in Boy Scouts of America's "Boys Life Magazine". In the old days Boys Life had a monthly feature called "Slide of the Month" published by "Whittlin Jim", who was actually Ben Hunt. Slide of the Month showed you how to create neckerchief slides (also known as woggles by foreign Scouts). Ben made detailed drawings and notes on how to make one of his beautiful slides.
Over the years Ben published many books where he shared the skills he learned. Below I've tried to assembly a listing of his books and what they contain. Some of these books are out of print and others can still be purchased. With the information provided here you could try to check these books out of your local library and begin to learn some of the skills that Ben so clearly illustrates for you.
If you'd you know of any other Ben Hunt books not listed here then please use our Guest Book to tell us about them and we'll add them to this listing. Thank You.
| TITLE: | American Indian Beadwork |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt and J. F. Burshears |
| PUBLISHERS: |
Bruce Publishing Company, New York (First Edition) Simon & Schuster Macmillan Pub Co.,New York, New York, U.S.A Collier Books, N. Y Fireside Book (Reprint Edition) |
| DATE PUBLISHED: |
1951 (First Edition) 1971 1996 (Reprint) |
| ISBN: |
0020117000 0684829444 |
| BINDING: | Hardcover and Softcover |
| PAGES: | 64 (Size 10.9" x 8" x 0.2") |
| DESCRIPTION: | This is an original classic book on Native American Indian beadwork. It gives detailed instructions on various beading stitches as well as making and using a bead loom. It has 50 black and white photos of actual Indian beadwork, plus color pages with 132 authentic Indian bead patterns that you could use in your own creations. |
| TITLE: | Ben Hunt's Big Indiancraft Book |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHERS: | Bruce Publishing Company, Milwaukee |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | 1969 |
| ISBN: | ASIN: B0006C04AS |
| BINDING: | add text |
| PAGES: | 187 (Size 6.75" x 10") |
| DESCRIPTION: | Compiled From Indian & Camp Handicraft & Indiacraft |
| TITLE: |
The Complete How-To Book of Indiancraft
68 Projects for Authentic Indian Articles from Teepee to Tom-tom |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHER: |
Wiley Walter Bernard Collier |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | 1973 (1st Edition, 1st Printing) |
| ISBN: | 002011690X |
| BINDING: | Paperback |
| PAGES: | 192 (Size 0.5" x 7.8" x 10") |
| DESCRIPTION: | Many detailed step-by-step drawings and text covering 68 How-To-Do-It-Yourself Projects including Teepees, Indian Crafts, Rawhide Tanning, Buckskin Moccasins, Conchas, Beadwork, Headdresses, Ceremonial Lances, Masks, Carving, Whittling, Peace Pipes, Bows and Arrows, Kachina Dolls, Shields, Totem Poles, Snowshoes, Basket Weaving, Drums, and more. |
| TITLE: | The Golden Book of Indian Crafts & Lore |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHER: | Simon and Schuster |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | 1954 |
| ISBN: | ASIN: B0006ATY4C |
| BINDING: | Hardcover |
| PAGES: | 111 |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | Whittling with Ben Hunt |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHER: | The Bruce Publishing Company |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | add text |
| ISBN: | ASIN: B0006AVYH2 |
| BINDING: | add text |
| PAGES: | 160 |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | Ben Hunt's Big Book of Whittling |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHER: | Macmillan Publishing Company, New York |
| DATE PUBLISHED: |
1970 1974 (2nd Printing) 1977 (3rd Printing) 1978 |
| ISBN: |
0025574302 ASIN: B0007BPP2K |
| BINDING: | Hardcover |
| PAGES: | 182 |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | Contemporary Carving and Whittling |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHER: | The Bruce Publishing Company, Wisconsin |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | 1967 |
| ISBN: | ASIN: B0006BQU02 |
| BINDING: | Hardcover |
| PAGES: | 110 |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | The Complete How-to Book of Indian Crafts and Lore |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHER: |
Goldencraft (1974) Collier Books |
| DATE PUBLISHED: |
1973 1974 |
| ISBN: |
0307605817 (1974) ASIN: B0006CBBNW |
| BINDING: | Hardcover |
| PAGES: | 187 |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | Ben Hunt's Big Indiancraft Book |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHER: | add text |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | add text |
| ISBN: | add text |
| BINDING: | add text |
| PAGES: | add text |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | Indian Silversmithing |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHER: |
Bruce Publishing Co. Milwaukee (1st Printing) Collier Books, New York |
| DATE PUBLISHED: |
1952 (1st Printing) 1960 1971 1972 (3rd Printing) 1976 (9th Printing) |
| ISBN: |
0020116802 1199316555 |
| BINDING: | Hardcover (1st Printing) and Softcover (Later Printings) |
| PAGES: | 160 (9.75" x 12") |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | American Indian Survival Skills |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHER: | Meredith Press/Outdoor Life Books, New York |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | 1991 (1st Edition) |
| ISBN: | 0696111217 |
| BINDING: | Hardcover |
| PAGES: | 288 (Size 11.2" x 8.2" x 0.8") |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | The Flat Bow |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHER: | The Bruce Publishing Company (1936) |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | add text |
| ISBN: | ASIN: B0006ANB6Y |
| BINDING: | add text |
| PAGES: | 64 |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | Lettering of Today |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt and Edwin Cornelius |
| PUBLISHER: | The Bruce Publishing Company, New York |
| DATE PUBLISHED: |
1937 (2nd Edition) 1941 (4th Printing) 1949 (7th Printing) |
| ISBN: | ASIN: B0006ANTZ2 |
| BINDING: | Hardcover |
| PAGES: | 80 |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | Sixty Alphabets |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHER: | The Bruce Publishing Company (1935) |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | 1935 |
| ISBN: | ASIN: B0006AN0ZQ |
| BINDING: | add text |
| PAGES: | 120 |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | 101 Alphabets |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHER: | The Bruce Publishing Company (1958) |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | 1958 |
| ISBN: | ASIN: B0006AVOHC |
| BINDING: | add text |
| PAGES: | 183 |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | Ben Hunt's Whittling Book |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHER: | The Bruce Publishing Company |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | 1945 |
| ISBN: | ASIN: B0006AQJJU |
| BINDING: | add text |
| PAGES: | 127 |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | More Ben Hunt whittlings |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHER: | The Bruce Publishing Company |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | 1974 |
| ISBN: | ASIN: B0006ARDJK |
| BINDING: | add text |
| PAGES: | 107 |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: |
Getting to War
Predicting International Conflict with Mass Media Indicators |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt and Edwin Cornelius |
| PUBLISHER: | The University of Michigan Press |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | 1997 |
| ISBN: | 0472107518 |
| BINDING: | Hardcover |
| PAGES: | 320 (Size 9.3" x 6.3" x 1.2") |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: |
How to Build and Furnish a Log Cabin:
The Easy-Natural Way Using Only Hand Tools and the Woods Around You |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHERS: |
Macmillan General Reference, Indianapolis, Indiana and New York, New York Collier Books John Wiley & Sons, New York |
| DATE PUBLISHED: |
1974 1975 1979 1996 |
| ISBN: |
0020016700 002557440X |
| BINDING: | Softcover |
| PAGES: | 166 |
| DESCRIPTION: | The classic handbook on this subject that was first published in 1939 and updated again in 1974. It is one of the best step-by-step guides to building pioneer style log structures and log furniture. |
| TITLE: | Rustic Construction |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHERS: | Meyerbooks (Revised Edition 1995) |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | 1995 |
| ISBN: | 0916638227 |
| BINDING: | add text |
| PAGES: | 82 (Size 9.2" x 6.2" x 0.5") |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | Building a Log Cabin |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHERS: | The Bruce Publishing Company |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | 1947 |
| ISBN: | ASIN: B0006AR3R2 |
| BINDING: | add text |
| PAGES: | add text |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | The Golden Book of Crafts and Hobbies |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHERS: | Simon and Schuster (1957) |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | 1957 |
| ISBN: | add text |
| BINDING: | Hardcover |
| PAGES: | 111 |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | Fifty Alphabets |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHERS: | The Bruce Publishing Company (1931) |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | 1931 |
| ISBN: | ASIN: B0006ALMX8 |
| BINDING: | add text |
| PAGES: | 96 |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: | Let's Whittle |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHERS: | Bruce Pub. Co (1962) |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | 1962 |
| ISBN: | ASIN: B0006AXDP8 |
| BINDING: | add text |
| PAGES: | 96 |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
| TITLE: |
Kachina Dolls
(Popular Science Handbook Series) |
| AUTHOR: | W. Ben Hunt |
| PUBLISHERS: | Milwaukee Public Museum (1958) |
| DATE PUBLISHED: | 1958 |
| ISBN: | ASIN: B0007HWOT6 |
| BINDING: | add text |
| PAGES: | add text |
| DESCRIPTION: | add text |
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