"Photos Of Scratch-Built Native Palisades???" Topic

Seems simple, but this is the look I'm after . . .

athenapub.com/stadvill.htm
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This is the only gaming terrain example I've found that is somewhat similar:

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QUESTION: Are there any other photos of attempts at palisades for wargaming native peoples? Tutorials would be great, but photos of finished products will also inspire.

Thanks.

CC
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Thanks CC, I have been looking for ideas and linked Bamboo canes from garden centres, the type used for fences/wall mountings looks a good idea. I will have to have a look at it in the flesh

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CC,
The photos of the Relief of Bungstarter Station game on the Major General Tremorden Rederring website show a more minimalist palisaded village: link
This was made from bamboo food skewers.
Another possibility would be to look for cheap bamboo place mats. I have a set, one of which I hope eventually to turn into a hanging bridge, which I bought at Pier 1 Imports years ago. I spent my holiday attempting to stem the flow of debris from my shelves and closet to the rest of the room, and would be hapy to send you one of my four placemats to free up a few cubic inches of space. Contact me at: edgington52 at comcast dot net
Grelber

Grelber,

Thanks for the kind offer. I have to go to Target and Michaels today, so let me try those sources first, so you won't have to go through all that trouble.

Truly appreciated.

CC

As a note, the nice one linked to on the Umich site looks nearly identical to a local recontruction of a eastern Siouan (Eno tribe) village in my hometown.

So if you were to make one similar to that, it would work for a wide range of cultures. Wooden dowels might look more substantial than wooden skewers.

Small wooden dowels and an electric pencil sharpener might do the trick.

Those bamboo placemat pallisades look nice.

Bamboo placemats or blinds always looked really useful for things like palisades because they are already tied together. Unfortunately this would also make making them pointy difficult or impossible.

An electric pencil sharpener would be good for removing material but you would still need to finish it with a knife to make it look irregular and rough hewn so you might be better just doing it with a strong bladed knife (Stanley knife).