Jaroslav Šváha Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) I was watching a video the other day about a project in France, where people try to build a medieval castle using only 13th century tools and technology. Fascinating video, but what got my attention, was the person working the wood saying that people in 13th would only use a saw when absolutely necessary, because they were really expensive. Instead what they would do is split logs to get boards. I think this could be a good way to get boards early in VS, when you need to make a bucket for example, while being slower and less efficient enough to make saw useful later on. My idea of how it would work is this: - combine a knife, hatchet and a log to create a wooden stake - place logs to be split horizontally - equip hatchet in main hand and stake in offhand - hold RMB to split the log, producing 1 or 2 boards. Here is a video of a dude splitting logs using nothing but a hatchet, wooden stakes and a rudimentary wooden hammer for reference. EDIT: I am aware that he is using a hammer, but I think we can skip that and use the blunt end of an axe, right? Edited October 29, 2020 by Jaroslav Šváha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue (battle berry) Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 nice idea! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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