06-05-2009, 02:39 PM
And don't forget to have one or two digging tools in your marching pack, plus a very sturdy basket for dirt hauling. The digging tools list includes (but isn't limited to) Shovel, Pick, Turf Cutter, Mattock, Axe...there are more. But two handled tools would certainly get the message across.
I'm considering weaving a basket or two from wood splints and rope (for the weft) If I can figure out how to get the rope to work, I might use that for the warp, also (but I don't know of those are the right terms for basketry). Rope is stronger, uncrushable, and can be woven tightly enough to keep dirt in for trench excavation. (BTW, I know of the theory that Romans didn't make twisted ropes but braided strands instead, but since they recently found some 3500 year old Egyptian twisted nautical rope from at least two different fibers, I guess we can lay that one to rest. What did their rope machine look like? Don't know.)
I'm considering weaving a basket or two from wood splints and rope (for the weft) If I can figure out how to get the rope to work, I might use that for the warp, also (but I don't know of those are the right terms for basketry). Rope is stronger, uncrushable, and can be woven tightly enough to keep dirt in for trench excavation. (BTW, I know of the theory that Romans didn't make twisted ropes but braided strands instead, but since they recently found some 3500 year old Egyptian twisted nautical rope from at least two different fibers, I guess we can lay that one to rest. What did their rope machine look like? Don't know.)
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
