Primitive Technology: Sandals
Description
I made a pair of sandals from loya cane. Walking bare footed in the bush generally doesn't cause problems for my feet. But when repetitively carrying loads of various materials the soles of the feet become cracked and split. So I made some basic footwear for the purpose of working on rough surfaces.
I cut some cane and measured out a length 6 times the length of the foot (about 1.5 m), folded it into loops and wove more cane between the loops to form the sole, adding new cane as needed. Next, I made bark fiber cordage and threaded it through the sandal to keep it on. The pair took about 1 hour to make (longer due to setting up the camera).
The sandals do protect from the ground, preventing the feet from cracking. I personally don't like wearing footwear in the forest as bare feet give better grip, especially on inclines. But for heavy work or when my feet are injured I'll wear these. These sandals are so quick to make that I've already got 2 pairs. The material used to make them (loya cane) is everywhere here but pretty much any rope like material will do. Bark fiber rope, grass, vine, flexible roots etc. will all make usable alternative materials.
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Video Transcription
Marcher pieds nus Transporter de l'eau pour les plantes Bois de chauffage pour les fours Argile pour la poterie Pierre pour les fondations Herbe pour toit de chaume Scorpion pour l'effet dramatique Pieds blessés
Coupe de la canne Jirga (la hache à main est utilisée à la place pour ne pas endommager la hachette en pierre sur une pierre) Épines
Elles sont enlevées en tirant les feuilles en arrière et vers le bas. La gaine toute entière se détache, épines incluses Plus de canne Mesurer une longueur de 6 fois celle du pied Former 2 boucles Mettre entre les orteils des deux pieds Tisser une autre longueur de canne entre les boucles C'est un tissage standard (en-dessus en-dessous) Tirez pour serrer le tissage Ajouter de nouvelles longueurs au bout des anciennes Utiliser un seul orteil pour resserrer la sandale (ici la sandale pointe vers l'arrière) Couper l'excès et rentrer le bout à l'intérieur de la sandale Semelle finie
Arbre à écorce fibreuse. Une branche tombée Casser la branche morte pour enlever l'écorce Arracher la fibre à l'intérieur de l'écorce Enrouler les cordes Enrouler 2 brins individuellement dans le sens horaire et ensemble dans le sens anti-horaire afin qu'ils tiennent Mesurer environ 5 fois la longueur du pied Fil à travers la sandale avec le bâton (le tissage est serré) Maintenant torsader les deux longueurs de cordon en même temps Cordons de fil à travers l'arrière de la sandale Faire une autre sandale sandales finies
Mettre les pieds dans les sandale cordes croisées derrière le talon cordons passés en dessous puis noués sur pied Pierre et sandale transport de l'eau Bois de chauffage Pierre
Argile
Herbe
Le scorpion approuve Des sandales
About the Author
Primitive Technology
Making primitive huts and tools from scratch using only natural materials in the wild.I also have this blog:
https://primitivetechnology.wordpress.com/ (I have no facebook page- ignore the fakes)
FAQ
Q.Where is this?
A.This is in Far North Queensland Australia.
Q.Do you live in the wild?
A.I don't live in the wild but just go into the bush to make these projects. Also I camp out here occasionally.
Q.How did you learn all this?
A.Researching books and internet plus trial and error. I'm not indigenous and have no army training.
Q.What about dangerous animals in Australia?
A.The only really dangerous ones in my area are snakes. Care must be taken when walking about and lifting things from the ground.
Q.For the mud huts what stops the rain washing the mud walls away?
A.The roof.
Q.Why don't you talk in the videos?
A.When I watch how to videos I fast forward past the talking part to see the action part. So I leave it out of my videos in favor of pure demonstration.
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