Tools

Nothing here was given to them. Each tool was worked out, made and then used to make the next one.

• 🤲bare hands

  Snapping deadwood and lifting loose stone. Slow, but it is how everything starts.

  Made from nothing.

• 🪓stone axe

  Fells standing trees instead of scavenging fallen ones — the first real jump in how fast wood comes in.

  Made from wood haft, knapped stone head.

• ⛏️stone pick

  Breaks rock faces and frees ore from the seam. Without it, metal stays underground.

  Made from wood haft, hard stone.

• 🧺carry basket

  Doubles what one person can bring home in a single trip.

  Made from woven withies.

• 🧱clay mould

  Shapes bricks all the same size, so a wall stacks straight instead of leaning.

  Made from wood frame, wet clay.

• 🎐bellows

  Pushes a fire hot enough to melt ore. No bellows, no metal.

  Made from hide, wood.

• 🔨hammer and tongs

  Working hot metal into blades, nails and fittings.

  Made from metal, wood.

• 🪢rope and lever

  Raises stones nobody could lift. The standing stones and the well both wait on this.

  Made from twisted fibre, long timber.

• ✍️charcoal stylus

  Marking down what was learned so it outlives the person who learned it.

  Made from burnt wood, flat bark.