Snow shoes
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So , I took Max and we went in the woods to find needed materials for the snow shoe I know a place were hazel grows , not much but enough , so after 2 hours of walking in knee deep snow I was there , I spent one more hour looking for branches which would fit my needs , I harvested 10 pieces which are not very straight , but they were the straightest from the available , then I started carving , after I was done and wanted to go to the second one I remembered that huskies were waiting to eat at 3 pm , so I when in my pocket to search for the phone to check the time and boom where is the phone ? I lost it 
after half an hour of walking next to my trails there was nothing , I lost hope I even left the material for snow shoes and didn't knew what to do , and suddenly I hear it calling once , I took of my hat to locate where the sound was coming from but it didn't rang again , so what I could do , I went back took the hazel branches went again to the place where I heard the rand , put them on the snow , there was one pine next to me , I cutted some branches of it and made a chair , for 1 hour me and Max where sitting and playing , throwing sticks and Max bringing them , then the phone rang and I ran to it as fast as I could in knee deep snow and saw that it was laying on the ground right next to the place where I cut the first branch , I was the happiest man ever now I will eat and go outside carve the sticks and make the snowshoes , I will keep you guys updated
after half an hour of walking next to my trails there was nothing , I lost hope I even left the material for snow shoes and didn't knew what to do , and suddenly I hear it calling once , I took of my hat to locate where the sound was coming from but it didn't rang again , so what I could do , I went back took the hazel branches went again to the place where I heard the rand , put them on the snow , there was one pine next to me , I cutted some branches of it and made a chair , for 1 hour me and Max where sitting and playing , throwing sticks and Max bringing them , then the phone rang and I ran to it as fast as I could in knee deep snow and saw that it was laying on the ground right next to the place where I cut the first branch , I was the happiest man ever now I will eat and go outside carve the sticks and make the snowshoes , I will keep you guys updated 
I made a couple 4 years ago, they are still holding up, but only used average twice a year for a weekend...
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The size and shape sort of depend on what you're going to do.
I weigh about 200lbs/90kg.
My Sherpa have round tips, aluminum frames, synthetic webbing and ice claws. Nice on slopes.
My trailbreakers are narrow, 60" long with pointed upswept tips. No crotch ache punching crusty snow.
I worked on these, years ago. A really wide stance is hard on the hips after most of a day.
My bearpaws have rounded tips and long tails (work like keels). Fairly well consolidated level snow.
I weigh about 200lbs/90kg.
My Sherpa have round tips, aluminum frames, synthetic webbing and ice claws. Nice on slopes.
My trailbreakers are narrow, 60" long with pointed upswept tips. No crotch ache punching crusty snow.
I worked on these, years ago. A really wide stance is hard on the hips after most of a day.
My bearpaws have rounded tips and long tails (work like keels). Fairly well consolidated level snow.
I had a look. Those will be a lot of fun to move on = long & narrow.
The long ribs should act as keels to make for easy walking.
The long ribs should act as keels to make for easy walking.
Since you're working with fresh(?) wet wood, I'd organize some sort of a jig to hold a bend.
20-30 minutes of the bending area in boiling water will plasticize the wood chemicals.
Press the tips into the bend and hold until cold so the wood can set up in a new configuration.
Kind of the same plan as steam-bending an oak boat keel.
20-30 minutes of the bending area in boiling water will plasticize the wood chemicals.
Press the tips into the bend and hold until cold so the wood can set up in a new configuration.
Kind of the same plan as steam-bending an oak boat keel.
Pound some pegs into the ground so that each stick can have one end bent and the pegs will hold it until cool.
Say, 3 in a row. Then the 4th one sits on the inside of the bend. 5 & 6 are close together, at the tip of the stick being bent.
Your wood will be elastic and you need some serious stoppage to resist the movement to straighten out again.
You're working with hazel. What's the approx diameter?
Say, 3 in a row. Then the 4th one sits on the inside of the bend. 5 & 6 are close together, at the tip of the stick being bent.
Your wood will be elastic and you need some serious stoppage to resist the movement to straighten out again.
You're working with hazel. What's the approx diameter?
