Gallery Page
Some of the many projects Jon has undertaken |
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Bark
Containers - mostly birch bark, Arrow quiver is ash bark -
Any stitching is done
with Spruce root or retted Lime bark fibres. |
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Wicker baskets, coil baskets,
twined Sedge bags and large fish trap.
(Large water container coil basket waterproofed with lining of spruce
resin mixture.) |
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'Two man
kennel' - Dead wood shelter - Self supporting structure |
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Jon with his traditional hand crafted skis -
Ash wood, steam bent to shape, Swedish
style carved ends, treated with Pine tar and
beeswax. |
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Longbows-
Ash and Elm wood. |
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left: Gill net- Lime bark cordage, Lime wood floats and sand stone sinkers
Right: Landing net- Hazel shaft, Dogwood hoop, Lime bark cordage.
(All hand made cordage) |
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Large Mortar and
Pestle for primitive seed/ food processing |
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Bow Drill and hand drill fire lighting |
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One of my Skin on frame canoes -
Canadian Style - All hand crafted. Ash
gunnels, Hazel Ribs, canvas covering. Hand
caned seats. Hand carved paddle
Build-along pictorial:
Click here |
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Snow
shoes: As an experiment I laced these with Lime and Willow
bark cordage. The frames are Ash wood steam bent to shape.
Field tested in Norway. The result of the experiment was
that the bark fibres are very strong, but do show serious
sings of wear after a relatively short time. I have since
re-laced with rawhide. |
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Fishing
spears |
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Processing gathered edible
seeds. Hand crafted equipment |
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Shave
Horse - crafted from logs - Main beam from Alder wood, other
parts are Ash |
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Relief
wood carvings - Red Oak leaf and 'Green Man' |
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Elder
wood wand with pyrography decoration
(Inspired by Harry Potter) |
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