Broken-down Skills: A-frame hut
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I built an A frame hut as a large work space for projects. First I made a celt hatchet to cut timber for the hut. The axe head was made of amphibolite and the handle was made of a species of wattle. For the hut the floor plan was 4 X 4m. The height of the ridgeline was 2 m above the ground. +A post was planted in the ground to support the ridge pole at the back of the structure and an A frame was put in the front to support the ridgeline. The rafters of the hut were then attached to the ridgepole. Palm fronds were then collected, split and lashed to this frame. The dome hut was disassembled and its thatch was added to the structure. Approximately 1200 fronds were used in total. For the ridgeline, thatch was lifted in place and rested on without lashing it down. Instead, pairs of sticks lashed together were lifted in place sitting over thatch preventing it from blowing away. These are known as “jockeys” as they resemble a rider sitting on a horse.
A wall of wattle and daub was built at the back of the structure. Wooden poles were planted into the ground and lawyer cane was woven between them. Soil was dug from around the hut forming drainage trenches while also supplying the mud used to daub the wall. No fibre was added to the daub, just straight mud. Pegs were stuck into the wall to form a convenient rack to hold the stone axe off the ground when not in use. Later, pegs were added to support the fire sticks too. A bed was made by hammering in wooden stakes and lashing timber to the frame. This was covered with palm fibre to act as bedding. Atherton oak nuts were then collected and eaten/stored in a pot. Latter, heavy rain fell testing the huts ability to shed rain. The hut stayed dry while the water flowed off the thatch and into the drainage trenches left over from digging the mud for the wall.
The A frame hut is a simple shelter that can be built quickly and simply. It’s basically a large roof built directly on the ground. The shape is strong and should resist strong winds. This hut is the biggest one I’ve built on this channel and could fit both the tiled roof hut and wattle and daub hut inside it with room left over along the sides. It requires no scaffolding or ladders to build. A person can walk right down the centre without ducking while the sides that are too low to stand in are used for storing firewood, tools and other things. A fire lit in the entrance will greatly reduce the number of mosquitoes in the hut though it will get smokey occasionally. To reduce smoke, a small stove could be built to burn the wood more efficiently. A chimney and fireplace could be built also, but would take more time.
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Searching for stone Turtle Quartz hammer stone Amphibolite stone Knapping the axe head Pecking the axe head Grind polishing the axe head Wood for axe handle Making stone chisel.
Carving mortise in handle Burning mortise to make hole larger Tapering handle to make it more ergonomic Axe finished Timber for hut 4 X 4 m area Sharpening wooden stake Lashing 4 m long ridgeline to back post Putting in post.
A frame for front of hut 3 m long Rafters Wait-a-while palm fronds 100 fronds Splitting fronds Thatching Tying with vine Taking thatch from old hut Thatching ridge line.
Making jockeys to weigh down the thatch on ridgeline Tree stump Fire makes it go away Uprights for back wall Cane for back wall Stone footing (prevents rising damp) Digging a drain and making mud at same time Daubing wall Axe rack.
Making a bed Palm fiber Atherton oak nut A small meal 13 inches of rain in 24 hours Floor remains dry Drain diverts water away from hut A frame hut
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