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.
In the days before computers, people wrote letters on paper. Let's make our own paper!
Here's one way to do it:
Minimum requirements:
- Make 6 sheets of paper
- At least 8" by 11"
- Starting with plant material or wood (not recycling paper)
- This bb can only use materials that existed 200 years ago
Provide proof of the following as pictures or video (<2 min):
- The material you're going to make the paper from
- Your tools and equipment to make the paper with
- Midway through making the paper
- 6 finished sheets of paper showing their size
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