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Offline BigHat

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Monthly Project - January 2014
« on: January 01, 2014, 11:01:58 AM »
Camp lashing

For this month's project I'm illustrating lashing a small camp table. All that was used was shear lashings.



i made two bipods for the legs, using four forked sticks





then i made the table top, using four sticks shear lashed at each end, with the cross pieces sandwiched in between





i leaned one bipod up against a tree, and drove the legs of the second one into the ground, putting everything at the same height.

then i put the table on top of the bipods



and that's it! here it is with my small camp kitchen on it. i enjoyed some pine needle tea, which i'd never had before.




and for those of you that prefer video....




ok folks, get out there and have fun




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Re: Monthly Project - January 2014
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2014, 11:16:06 AM »
Stepping it up for 2014
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Re: Monthly Project - January 2014
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2014, 12:59:06 PM »
Nicely done Bighat, thanks

Just gonna add the link, so wolfy can see this  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvjS6WPQOdA
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Re: Monthly Project - January 2014
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2014, 01:02:28 PM »
Quote from: zammer on January 01, 2014, 12:59:06 PM
Nicely done Bighat, thanks

Just gonna add the link, so wolfy can see this  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvjS6WPQOdA
I hate to keep begging, so THANK YOU, ZAMMER! :thumbsup:
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Re: Monthly Project - January 2014
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2014, 01:07:48 PM »
Quote from: wolfy on January 01, 2014, 01:02:28 PM
Quote from: zammer on January 01, 2014, 12:59:06 PM
Nicely done Bighat, thanks

Just gonna add the link, so wolfy can see this  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvjS6WPQOdA
I hate to keep begging, so THANK YOU, ZAMMER! :thumbsup:

 :rofl: no problem my friend
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Re: Monthly Project - January 2014
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2014, 04:30:15 PM »
I cut out and glued up 3 axe masks this afternoon - one each for plumb scout hatchet, Hudson Bay, and Norlund Boy's Axe.
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Re: Monthly Project - January 2014
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2014, 05:08:27 PM »
I forgot to ask, how long did you steep your pine needles for?
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Re: Monthly Project - January 2014
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2014, 05:25:56 PM »
Probably not long enough. It was weak, but still good.
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Re: Monthly Project - January 2014
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2014, 10:29:22 AM »
my experience with pine needle tea is that it needs to steep at least 10 min, 20 is better.
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Re: Monthly Project - January 2014
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2014, 04:01:29 PM »
Slick! One or two projects like this every day and you'd have a fully furnished camp in a week! :thumbsup:
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Re: Monthly Project - January 2014
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2014, 04:34:28 PM »
Thanks PW, hopefully wesee some more examples... ;)
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Re: Monthly Project - January 2014
« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2014, 07:53:08 AM »
Sorry I'm getting this in so late, nevertheless here's my lashing it aint purdy but here is my attempt at lashing my pilot's survival knife to a haft.



Believe me this was a pain in the neck which is why it's looks a bit sloppy, not my best work for sure, it does work however! 
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Re: Monthly Project - January 2014
« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2014, 08:59:35 AM »

Handsome is as handsome does. :thumbsup:

 -JRR Tolkien

 
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Re: Monthly Project - January 2014
« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2014, 09:38:28 AM »
Quote from: wolfy on February 01, 2014, 08:59:35 AM

Handsome is as handsome does. :thumbsup:

 -JRR Tolkien

I agree, aesthetics are secondary to function in any self-reliance situation...   ;D
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Re: Monthly Project - January 2014
« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2014, 11:23:15 AM »
Neat idea gonna have to work one of these
at my carving stump
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Re: Monthly Project - January 2014
« Reply #15 on: November 11, 2014, 08:32:49 PM »
Now that fishing season is over for the year, ill be trying some of these projects. It's time i get back in the woods where I belong.
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