CHAPTER 170: CHAPTER 138: BOW AND ARROW WORKSHOP (5K)

The village women stood around the Saxon Spinning Wheel, occasionally voicing their doubts.

"Is this a hand-operated spinning wheel? Why does it look so strange?"

"Yeah, it’s my first time seeing it too."

"It seems a bit complex..."

"Have any of you seen it before, or know how to use it?"

"..."

It was also their first time seeing and using the Saxon Spinning Wheel.

Lynn did not mind in the slightest.

Currently, this world had no such advanced Saxon Spinning Wheel.

When the village women saw Lynn approaching, they all lowered their heads respectfully and said, "Master Lynn."

Lynn acknowledged with a hum and stepped in front of the Saxon Spinning Wheel.

He explained to the village women, "This spinning machine is called a Saxon Spinning Wheel, and it might be different from the hand-operated spinning wheels you’ve seen before."

"It improves the speed and efficiency of spinning, but it’s fundamentally still the same."

"First, you secure one end of the flax fiber bundle onto the spindle, and hold the other end with your left hand, gently pulling it tight to maintain some tension in the fibers."

"Next, you use your foot to depress the pedal, which, through the transmission device, swiftly rotates the spindle while your right hand helps feed the flax fibers..."

"As the spindle rotates, the flax fibers, due to the twisting action, gradually form into flax thread."

"During the twisting process, make sure to control the thickness and twist of the flax thread..."

"Because the thickness of hemp rope used for making bowstrings is different from that for making clothes!"

Watching Master Lynn sitting on the bench, personally demonstrating and starting the weaving process.

All the village women were filled with admiration in their hearts.

Their Master Lynn, capable even in spinning flax threads.

What else could he not do in this world?

Lynn looked towards Red, "What diameter is needed for the longbow’s hemp rope?"

Red thought for two seconds, "Around five millimeters would be enough."

A five-millimeter bowstring would give the arrows fired enough lethality, and also ensure the bowstring’s flexibility and the bow’s durability.

As Lynn continued to operate, the Saxon Spinning Wheel also spun quickly and steadily.

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One hour later.

A two-meter long flax rope appeared in Lynn’s hand.

Handing the flax rope to Red, Lynn asked, "Can this kind of flax rope be used for making bowstrings?"

Red reached out to take it, examined it carefully, and then pulled it several times.

There were no signs of looseness or breakage.

Red nodded and said, "Very good flax rope, it’s adequate for making bowstrings."

With these words from Red, Lynn nodded with satisfaction.

He looked again at Yimini and the ten village women, "Make five hundred pieces of flax ropes to this specification and length."

The difficulty and time required to produce five hundred pieces of flax ropes is indeed simpler than animal sinews.

Under the current conditions of the territory, to mass-produce longbows, flax ropes are currently the only option.

Yimini and the village women promptly replied, "Yes, Master Lynn."

After producing a few pieces of flax rope and confirming they met the standards needed for longbows.

Only then did Lynn leave the weaving workshop and head to the bow and arrow workshop.

Before leaving the town to go to the forest for hunting and logging.

Lynn had already instructed Colin to replenish some of the tools needed in the bow and arrow workshop.

Generally, these were some wood processing tools like saws, planes, chisels, and the like.

Tools for bowstring production, Saxon Spinning Wheel, rope measuring devices, etc.

Tools for shaping the bow body, some molds, clamps, etc., used to shape the bow body.

The Purple Fir Wood felled from the forest was transported to the raw material area of the bow and arrow workshop yesterday.

Handing the flax rope to Red, Lynn said, "The rest is up to you?"

Red reached out to take it and walked directly into the workshop.

Lynn raised an eyebrow and followed behind Red.

At this moment, Red exuded endless confidence!

Arriving at the raw material storage area, Red quickly searched across the Purple Fir Wood planks.

Looking to find the suitable raw wood for making the bow body.

A few minutes later, Red came out holding two logs.

Placing the logs on the workbench, Red then picked up a saw and began to saw.

The raw Purple Fir Wood logs brought back from the forest had only undergone preliminary processing for convenient carrying and transport.

To make them into a bow body, secondary processing was necessary.

Without using any measuring tools, Red sawed the log into the desired size.

Then, he took a block of lime made from quicklime and roughly traced a shape on the log.

Red picked up a chisel and began to carve out the general contour of the bow body.

Clang clang clang~

The iron hammer struck the flat top of the iron chisel, producing crisp sounds that echoed through the workshop.

After an unknown amount of time, a roughly formed bow blank appeared in Red’s hand.

Only at this moment did Lynn understand.

What it meant for his eyes to be a ruler!

Red’s hands never stopped moving.

He picked up a plane and began to grind and smooth the roughly formed bow blank, making it smooth and comfortable to handle.

After smoothing and adjusting, Red approached a heap burning with anthracite coal.

He needed to bend the bow blank!

Using either fire roasting or hot water soaking, the bow blank could become pliable and moldable.

Once the bow blank was bent to a certain degree, Red picked up a mold, keeping the bow blank in its bent shape until it completely cooled and set.

This process continued until the afternoon when Red finally removed the blocks of the mold.