Boy’s Life – 1951-10 – Conchas – Ben Hunt
Ben Hunt’s focus was always with Native American skills and crafts, and Aluminum work or silver work is a popular topic with his articles
Conchas have been presented several times over the years
Relatively easy to make, with a wide choice of raw material
These are basically thin metal circles, with holes cut in them for mounting, and used for decoration any a large number of items, even hair
This is the type of article I expect from Boy’s Life, providing enough information to actually make the project presented, but not very elaborate directions, and usually very limited information
W Ben Hunt created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle names, and published articles under all three name – Ben Hunt wrote 2-4 articles per month for Boy’s Life, and I think he created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle to make is seem like there were multiple authors writing the articles
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Boy’s Life – 1951-10 – Conchas – Ben Hunt
