Monte Burch

An excellent guide for the do-it-yourselfer who has little or no experience with tile. There are good tidbits of advice and useful suggestions here.

A fairly comprehensive guide to proper skinning techniques for North American animals, and a very helpful section of tanning.

This very thorough book covers all the phases from planning and site selection, through construction with wiring and plumbing, through alternative sources of energy for remote locations, to finishing touches. Another chapter covers building a kit home and finishes with log home building schools where you can learn how to build.

Smoke and cure everything from store bought meats to freshly harvested fish and game!
Drawing on more than forty years of experience smoking everything from succulent salmon to whole hogs, award-winning outdoor writer and photographer Monte Burch presents this practical handbook for anyone who wants to make their own ham, sausage, bacon, and other cured or smoked foods. The Joy of Smoking and Salt Curing introduces beginners to the ancient art of preserving meat, fish, and game with show more full-color photographs and clear instructions on how to select meats and avoid contamination, how to choose smokers, and how to use various tools. This easy-to-follow guide also includes delicious recipes for rubs, sauces, marinades, and even the ultimate smoking experience-the "pig picking."

Whether you are a serious hunter or angler seeking to cure and smoke the fish and game you've harvested yourself or simply a consumer looking to stretch your grocery dollar while creating delicious smoked salmon or cured bacon at home, Burch will have you making mouthwatering meals in no time.

Monte Burch is an award-winning freelance writer, photographer, and author of over seventy-five books and thousands of outdoors and how-to magazine articles. He has written for numerous magazines, including American Rifleman and Field & Stream, and his books include The Complete Book of Making Jerky, The Complete Guide to Sausage Making, and The Ultimate Guide to Growing Your Own Food. As a photographer, he has had magazine cover shots on Bassmaster, Sports Afield, and many others. show less