Anyone ever made one of these? Beautiful wilderness skill!

lightleak

lightleak

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I know, this is not a survival skill. But it's still a wilderness skill of some sort, and when I found this simple thing by chance in a little creek in slovenia I was awestruck and couldn't stop staring at it. It worked extremely well, constantly turning at a good speed.

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Pretty damn cool....Now finally a worthy re-buttle to the LNT-crowd :D :D :D
 
Hey sodak,

although it looks like it, this wasn't made of bamboo. It was some freshly cut green wood, I didn't investigate further though. I can send a large sample if somebody knows his twigs and wants to categorize this :)

best regards,

ll.
 
".....The hunter peers between the bushes, waiting for the opportune moment to strike. A smile comes to his face as his next victim bends down to admire his water wheel. He draws on his bow....dinner will soon be served."

Who said its not a survival skill? :D

But seriously, thats pretty cool.
 
Haha, nice one ecos! Of course I had my ghillie suit on as always, so I didn't end up on his bbq! :D
 
Really cool, Sir! :)

Thanks for sharing - just showed it off to my wife "That´s cute" - she said.
 
Really cool. Going to have to try and make one now! :)
 
I've never seen one made like that! It will give me something new to show my granddaughter the next time we walk a creek. BTW, a small leaf would work for the paddles. That is what I use to make a rubberband powered paddle-wheeler boat for the kids.
 
ecos said:
".....The hunter peers between the bushes, waiting for the opportune moment to strike. A smile comes to his face as his next victim bends down to admire his water wheel. He draws on his bow....dinner will soon be served."

Who said its not a survival skill? :D

But seriously, thats pretty cool.
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I lol'd at this :D
 
aWESOME. Will be making one now. I'm sure there is some tradition associated with it.
 
That is so f-ing cool I can't stand it. I have no choice, I have to make one now. The thing is, not a lot of twigs are going to split as nicely as that did. I don't know what grows in Slovenia, but here in the Northeast US, I'm thinking maybe striped maple? Any other suggestions?
 
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