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Using The Net Needle

Posted by Unknown Tuesday, May 31, 2011 0 comments

This page is to show how to equip the net needle once you have one made and ready.

Place the end of the string flat against the needle in a loop.

Feed the loop around the peg of the needle.

Tighten the loop.

Fold the string around the back of the needle and flip it over.

Hold the string on this side and make a new loop to fit around the peg.

Repeat this process until you can't put on any more string. You don't need to have a previously cut string. Just feed the string onto the needle without cutting it.

When finished, cut the string and your ready to weave a net.

How To Make A Net Needle

Posted by Unknown Monday, May 30, 2011 0 comments

To start off, you will need a knife you can carve with and a piece of wood. In this case, Willow is used here because it is soft and easy to carve.

Willow is an easy wood to carve because it is a softer kind of wood. The bark is stripped off and this piece of wood is about one inch in diameter.

The knife splits the Willow into two flat pieces. The club is pounded on top of the knife to baton the wood in order to get a clean break.

Take one flat piece and start carving the end into a rounded point.

Now take the other end and start carving out an indention.

Now, start to drill into the wood and make a tiny hole.

Expand the hole to create the shape in the picture.

This needle can be used to make all kinds of nets.

Making Charcloth

Posted by Unknown Friday, May 27, 2011 0 comments

You Will Need...

100% cotton cloth
Container you can put in a Fire
Lid for Container
Stone to weigh down Lid

Step 1:

Put cloth into container cover with lid and wait for the smoke to finish coming out of the container.

Make sure to allow a small opening in the lid so that smoke will be will be able to escape. Your trying to starve the oxygen in the container. When no more smoke comes out, remove the container but do not take the lid off until it has cooled down completely. If you take the lid off too soon the charcloth will combust on its own.

Step 2:

Finished product. The cloth should be completely black.

Step 3:

Use flint and steel to strike a spark into the charcloth.

Step 4:

Spark will catch and grow into a coal. This coal is will be difficult to put out so use the coal to blow a tinder bundle into flame.

In conclusion...

Charcloth is good to have because it will catch at the faintest of sparks. Also, knowing how to make it will enable you to have more options in the bush to create fire.