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Flax Brake: a Double-Cleft Hand Brake in Hardwood
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Flax Brake: a Double-Cleft Hand Brake in Hardwood

The brake breaks the dried woody core of retted flax into fragments and leaves the fibre whole. A hinged hardwood sword drops between thin boards set edgewise in a frame; a double cleft is handier than a single one. The picture: a simple single-cleft brake (Лапоть, CC0).
Ophakathi
Two days

Imiyalelo

1

Legs and base

Cut two plank legs. Mortise one into a heavy hardwood block so the brake stands solid, and join the legs with two stretchers.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Ipulangwe lokhuni oluqinileIpulangwe lokhuni oluqinile2 izicucu
Ibhulokhi Lokhuni OluqinileIbhulokhi Lokhuni Oluqinile1 ucezu

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isaha SesandlaIsaha Sesandla
Isisebenziso sokuqopha imboboIsisebenziso sokuqopha imbobo
Isando SokhuniIsando Sokhuni
Isikwele esiqinileIsikwele esiqinile
IpenselaIpensela
2

Frame

Set three thin boards on edge between the legs, ends mortised in, leaving two even gaps. Bevel their top edges toward the front, but not sharp.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Ipulangwe lokhuni oluqinileIpulangwe lokhuni oluqinile1 ucezu

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isaha SesandlaIsaha Sesandla
Isisebenziso sokuqopha imboboIsisebenziso sokuqopha imbobo
Isando SokhuniIsando Sokhuni
Ipuleni elinezibambo ezimbiliIpuleni elinezibambo ezimbili
3

Sword

Shape the sword from one piece: two laths that fork over the middle board, a handle at the front. Bevel the lower edges, not sharp. Bore it and the back leg for a wooden pin.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Ipulangwe lokhuni oluqinileIpulangwe lokhuni oluqinile1 ucezu

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isaha SesandlaIsaha Sesandla
Ummese OdonswayoUmmese Odonswayo
Ipuleni elinezibambo ezimbiliIpuleni elinezibambo ezimbili
I-augerI-auger
Insimbi yokuhlikihla enamazinyoInsimbi yokuhlikihla enamazinyo
4

Pin and test

Whittle a hardwood pin and fit the sword. Check that it drops into the gaps without bottoming out; plane the laths if it binds. Lay a dried flax bundle across and strike: roots first, then tips, then the length.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Ummese OdonswayoUmmese Odonswayo
Isando SokhuniIsando Sokhuni
Ipuleni elinezibambo ezimbiliIpuleni elinezibambo ezimbili
5

Sword travel

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Izinto

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Amathuluzi Adingekayo

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