Day 304:<\/p>\n
You’d think after all the work I do mining I’d find bricks to be a piece of cake.<\/p>\n
Not so much.<\/p>\n
When I mine, I generally scoop the ore that I dig up into bags, and then use essentially back pack straps to haul the stuff from one place to another.<\/p>\n
This is on account of the fact that I have yet to successfully make wheels, although I’m getting a lot closer. So far everything wheel-like I’ve made has split (wood) or been fragile enough to constantly break (iron), but I think I know a way to keep the bubbles from getting in the iron which will make me stronger wheels.<\/p>\n
That’s the theory.<\/p>\n
Anyway, bricks. When I make bricks they end up weighing, well, let’s call it five pounds a piece. And they don’t slide into a bag very well and they’re really uncomfortable if they’re digging into your back because no matter what they’re all sharp angles and corners.<\/p>\n
So right now I’m dragging bricks from place to place on a sledge, and then picking them up individually to lay them in place on my road.<\/p>\n
I have pinched my fingers more times than I can count.<\/p>\n
But they do look nice, so I have that going for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Day 304: You’d think after all the work I do mining I’d find bricks to be a piece of cake. Not so much. When I mine, I generally scoop the ore that I dig up into bags, and then use essentially back pack straps to haul the stuff from one place to another. This is … <\/p>\n