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Hide Glue / No metal pot !!??

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TatankaOhitika:
I find it absolutley mind-bottling how ancient man would make hide glue ( not chewed fish skin or air bladder ) from boiled hide pieces without the aid of a metal pot . If im ever in a primitive living situation without the aid of a tin can of sorts , im forgetting the idea of making hide glue for backing bows or reinforcing sinew bindings on tools ect .. Anybody know of a foolproof method of making this magical glue without having to carry a metal pot in your pack ?

- Aaron

Newindian:
Clay pots

TatankaOhitika:
Yes , but clay is not trully reliable . Maybe soapstone bowls ?

autologus:
Birch bark container with hot stones added to the water to boil it.

Grady

JackCrafty:
One of the many uses of these things.  They are called bedrock mortars.  Just add water and hot rocks to the crushed bits of hide/bone/sinew.

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