What is he making?

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gabrielo

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Hello,

in another Bushcraft forum someone posted the following link about traditional finnish wood working:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s6fG10mrSM&feature=player_embedded

Does someone of you know, what kind of thing he is making from 27:14 to 30:40?

At first i thought it would be something like a fire piston, but then he worked around with something that looked like hair or fur. So i wonder what strange kind of thing that may be :confused: But it looks very interesting though, and the skills of the makers are superb.
 

stuart f

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If you are refering to him using the pine tree, i think what he was making is a handle for tools such as chisels/knives and such like, as i,ve seen it done else where.

Cheers Stuart.



Edit.
Sorry i just watched the whole part of the clip, but had'nt before i posted. It may be a toy looking at it now. But as i say i have seen tool handles and fishing floats made using a hollow pine branch, and the method of harvesting was the same as in the clip.

Cheers again Stuart.
 
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stuart f

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I just had a second thought, may be it is a form of pop gun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_gun.

I had one when i was a child, oh it brings back memories, so it does.

pop-pop-gun-wooden.jpg






Cheers Stuart.
 
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gabrielo

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yeah, at first i also thought it would be a handle for a knife or similar. the idea with the toy gun really makes sense, like a tube you blow into but with a piston to compress the air instead.
 

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