This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the
PEM curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the Straw badge in
Traditional Skills.
There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza... Let's make a watertight basket from tree bark!
Here's one way to do it:
Minimum requirements:
- Make a water tight basket from a large piece of bark
- Stitch it with spruce roots or similar root cordage
- Sealing holes with pitch or resin is allowed
- At least 8 inches wide and 6 inches tall
- This bb can only use materials that existed 200 years ago
Provide proof of the following as pictures or video (<2 min):
- The bark you're starting with
- The basket under construction
- The finished basket showing its size meets the requirements
- Sped up video showing the basket 5" deep with water and not leaking more than 10 drops in 20 minutes
- Perform this test on a surface that easily shows any drops of water
