Progress We are making good progress with shaping the dugout’s bottom. However, although chopping the wood is perfectly possible with the big flint axes, it does take a lot of time and above all energy, especially when it is hot! Splitting the wood and removing thick slices goes much faster and is far easier. This […]
https://www.puttinglife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Making-wedges-8--scaled.jpg19202560Annelou van Gijnhttps://www.puttinglife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/putting-life_logo-text-2.pngAnnelou van Gijn2021-07-23 12:23:002021-07-23 12:50:52The dugout canoe, progress report 2: shaping the bottom and the use of wooden wedges
By: Lasse van den Dikkenberg This post will deal with Buren axes, flint axes which were imported during the Vlaardingen Culture period (3400-2500 BC). The post is based on an experiment conducted by Diederik Pomstra whom reconstructed several Buren axes. These axes were then re-used as a source of flint for the creation of […]
https://www.puttinglife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Afbeelding7.jpg9241386Lasse van den Dikkenberghttps://www.puttinglife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/putting-life_logo-text-2.pngLasse van den Dikkenberg2021-07-09 12:44:482021-08-24 12:43:25Kill your Darlings, Making and Breaking Flint Buren Axes
The major project for 2021 is the making of a dugout canoe. A few weeks ago a huge 6,5 meter long oak trunk was delivered at the Vlaardingen house. Over the summer volunteers of the Masamuda center will turn this trunk into a canoe with which we will explore the waters around Vlaardingen. A literature […]
The dugout canoe, progress report 2: shaping the bottom and the use of wooden wedges
blogProgress We are making good progress with shaping the dugout’s bottom. However, although chopping the wood is perfectly possible with the big flint axes, it does take a lot of time and above all energy, especially when it is hot! Splitting the wood and removing thick slices goes much faster and is far easier. This […]
Kill your Darlings, Making and Breaking Flint Buren Axes
blogBy: Lasse van den Dikkenberg This post will deal with Buren axes, flint axes which were imported during the Vlaardingen Culture period (3400-2500 BC). The post is based on an experiment conducted by Diederik Pomstra whom reconstructed several Buren axes. These axes were then re-used as a source of flint for the creation of […]
Making a dugout canoe
blogThe major project for 2021 is the making of a dugout canoe. A few weeks ago a huge 6,5 meter long oak trunk was delivered at the Vlaardingen house. Over the summer volunteers of the Masamuda center will turn this trunk into a canoe with which we will explore the waters around Vlaardingen. A literature […]