I genrally don't mind sitting on the ground but today I needed something more substantial than birch bark insulating me from the tundra. I decided to make a simple tri-pod type stool. Instead of a fabric or leather seat I used some climbing vines which are a nuisance to the trees in my forest. I cut three limbs the length of my arm and the diameter of my grasp.
I started by tying the vine in a half hitch knot in the middle of the bundle then I splayed the legs apart evenly and began to weave the vine up the limbs.
When I start to run out of vine I just tuck the tag end in the weave, grab a new vine and start the process of weaving again until I reach the top of the limbs. It kinda looks like a bird's nest when I was finished so to clean it up a bit I tucked all the stray ends in or cut them off.
Here's a top view of the woven seat from start to finnish it took me about 20 minutes to a half hour.
Well it's time to pop-a-squat brew up some coffee and test this thing out. Amazingly, IT HELD! It's surprisingly solid yet flexible when sat upon. It will be interesting to see how long it holds up I know these vines will eventually dry up and become brittle. As a substitute for the vines as cordage I suppose you could use bark or roots and have to same or perhaps superior results.
I hope you all enjoyed the woodsman stool thanks for checkin' it out!
