posted 2 hours ago
I'm building a raft. I've had a pile of junkpoles sitting around for awhile. It is time to tie some of them together into a raft.
Last year I built a little fort for my boys with a lashed floor. Success with that project gave me the confidence to build something that floats.
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some logs cut to length for a raft
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logs waiting to be debarked
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raft layout with diagonal brace. I cut the crossbars after this
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Details on the lashing of our fort tower
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The beams and posts are joined with round tenons. Pegs join the beams to the stump behind
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.
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