Today we're talking with artisan Kris Daman about his history in muzzleloading, how he got started and how that journey lead him to rediscovering some almost long lost artforms. Kris recreates the artwork many today don't have the stomach for, from skinning and tanning to weaving and more.


Follow Kris' work online: Instagram. madtanner67 (  / madtanner67  ) , Facebook kris.daman.5 (  / kris.daman.5  )



Resources/books Mentioned in this episode
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Fingerweaving article written by Tim Connin featured in "The Book of Buckskinning VI": https://amzn.to/3Jj3mdy (https://amzn.to/3Jj3mdy)


Chippewa Customs (Publications of the Minnesota Historical Society) Paperback – October 15, 1979https://amzn.to/4aBM4o7 (https://amzn.to/4aBM4o7)


“Without them there would be no smoking, Isaac Walters” - https://frenchinwisconsin.couleetech.... (https://frenchinwisconsin.couleetech....)


Deerskin and Duffles - https://amzn.to/3w5Hxep (https://amzn.to/3w5Hxep)


Give us good measure- https://amzn.to/3U35RWj (https://amzn.to/3U35RWj)


The Fur Trade in Canada: An Introduction to Canadian Economic History (The Canada 150 Collection) by Harold A. Innis (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_bylin...) - ttps://amzn.to/3UlsxCp (https://amzn.to/3UlsxCp)


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