Hei!
In the summer of 2017 I started to build my own dugout canoe. Here is a short (and picture-heavy) story of that process. It is still work-in-progress but the first half of the boat-building process is now done.
English is not my first language and the grammar is a bit rough, but hopefully...
The materials I use in this video are from the Australian Grass Tree, this is a soft wood. In the UK I suggest you use willow for the drill bit & the fireboard. My method is a little different from other methods in that I employ extra plant tinder material, so please pay attention.
Keith...
In this video You will see me using the outer bark from the Stringybark tree, these are not native to the UK, but the information in the rest of the video still stands.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa9f1-lTgEA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8BicvgUMuI
Today I attempted to make an arrow head out of the bottom of a glass bottle. After successfully removing the bottom of a glass bottle by putting a nail inside one and shaking it I proceeded to take off the rest of the edges with an antler tine, so far so good. I had one stubborn edge left...
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