Well Aren't You A Crafty One
09-11-2020, 05:52 AM
Once the main frame was done it was time to add some cross beams. Skælingr selected some shorter branches and laid one of the cross beams on the travois. Taking more of the yucca rope he and Sowelu tied the crossbeam to the main branches in a square pattern to make frapping. Seeking to make sure it held Skælingr started heating some pine pitch while Sowelu secured the other crossbeams. Once they were in place Skælingr used his pine pitch to seal the rope and bind it to the wood to help secure it in place. Hopefully this method would make for a more secure travois that would hold up better to his level of travel. It would be a good test either way and he could take what he learned with this one and apply it to a new one later in the future. "Speech" |