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At Rabbitstick 2017

Posted on Friday, October 6, 2017 by George Crawford

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About the early shoes…

Paleotool at Rabbitstick, Rexburg, Idaho

Posted in primitive technology | Tagged caligae, carbatina, leather bottle, leather work, paleotool, primitive technology, rawhide, shoes, turn shoe, viking | 2 Replies

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A Gallery of Some Past Projects

The holdfasts in place, holding nothing in particular.

Replicated woven sandals from the Southern High Plains and the greater Southwest. Produced from narrow-leaf yucca.

Higher, more ergonomic table.

Argh! A moment of distraction means the snap of a stone bit!

The little table has many miles on it now and doesn’t look this pretty at all. I’m actually in the midst of refinishing it and will post pictures sometime soon.

Taking a break.

Treadle lathe turned bowl and plate made by Mick Robins in spaleted alder (I think). The spoon is Osage orange carved by me.

My personal favorite (at the moment).

Mountain dulcimer.

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Elk leg sinews dried and ready for processing.

The bench’s small size will allow it to pack easily into the truck, even holding items in the tills.

An overview of traveling gear. I see this format on the web a lot so I’m stealing the style from far batter photographers than I.

A little walnut oil brings out the grain.

Dopp kit and some leather working tools I use to create items like this.

And I added a leather thong.

The small rucksack with the portmanteau attached.

Flame maple neck, walnut rim.

Design was kept as short as possible for transport. The cross bolt where the arm hinges is a salvaged bolt from an old truck spare tire holder.

Paleotool at Rabbitstick, Rexburg, Idaho

The author with his antler-fork walking stick and his dog begging for a walk.

Bodhrans.

Low-resolution selfie from a morning hike.

My Portmanteau. 18th Century style, it has become my favorite overnight bag.

The sacred connection.

Tools, clockwise from lower left: large awl, sewing awl, rivercane needle case, bone toothpick, sewing needles in center.

Willow pack basket I made several years ago. The straps were obviously new then.

My traveling bucksaw.

Bodhrans.

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