Aloha Tribe,
Today, I waterproofed my Chinese Single Bamboo Pole Drifting (Dú Zhú Piǎo) pole using Hawaiian wood surfboard methods.
The poles used in this art, by the way, for the Chinese Single Bamboo Pole Drifting have a length that is typically between about 5 - 9 inches in diameter (averaging 6 to 6 1/3 inches diameter) and 12 to 24 foot long, depending upon your body weight and how you want to ride the pole, whether you like it fully submerged, partially submerged, or completely floating on top of the water when you are on it.
I mixed up a combination of ashes (from various trees, tree saps, and nuts) with mud, and I covered the pole. Now, I am lettiing it dry. Tomorrow, I'll apply coconut oil over the entire pole. Then, every time I surf on it, I'll apply more coconut oil after each session.
I spent most of my day practiced balancing on my Suspended Pole from the Treading on Soft Rope program I am studying. It is, tremendously more difficult than balancing on a slackline because the movements are so much more dynamic with incredibly wide swaying motions. But, I'll get the knack of it eventually with enough training and practice.
I also inquired about log rolling (Birling), from a log rolling school and supply shop. I so hope to hear back from them soon. I figured, that what with me living in the NW, it seemed like a sport that a Watergirl should be familiar with, after all, it certainly will enhance my surfing awareness, timing, rhythm, and balance, along with speed and strength.
Tomorrow, I plan to put the coconut oil on the Chinese Single Bamboo Pole Drifting pole, after the mud and ashes are fully dried, and then, I'll take it down to the river for a bit of a surf. It should be interesting to see what happens, and, I'm truly rather stoked about the whole thing. Oh, and, while I'm down at the river, I'll keep my eyes out for a log for birling. I read about the dimensions today. Something about 12 foot long and roughly 12 inches in diameter should do the trick, of course, since my goal with the birling log is merely for my own balance practice, I won't be having a second person on the log like you would with the sport of log rolling, thus, a 12 foot long 6 or 7 inch diameter log, should, in theory, work fine. I'll find out. Regardless, it'll be fun to ride the Chinese Single Bamboo Pole Drifting pole in the river and local lakes, as well as to find a log and try it in the wilder parts of the river - sort of river surfing logger style, tipping my red wool tuque hat to logging tradition and history, winter is on its way, after all.
Bodaciously Stoked,
Lily of the Valley
Today, I waterproofed my Chinese Single Bamboo Pole Drifting (Dú Zhú Piǎo) pole using Hawaiian wood surfboard methods.
The poles used in this art, by the way, for the Chinese Single Bamboo Pole Drifting have a length that is typically between about 5 - 9 inches in diameter (averaging 6 to 6 1/3 inches diameter) and 12 to 24 foot long, depending upon your body weight and how you want to ride the pole, whether you like it fully submerged, partially submerged, or completely floating on top of the water when you are on it.
I mixed up a combination of ashes (from various trees, tree saps, and nuts) with mud, and I covered the pole. Now, I am lettiing it dry. Tomorrow, I'll apply coconut oil over the entire pole. Then, every time I surf on it, I'll apply more coconut oil after each session.
I spent most of my day practiced balancing on my Suspended Pole from the Treading on Soft Rope program I am studying. It is, tremendously more difficult than balancing on a slackline because the movements are so much more dynamic with incredibly wide swaying motions. But, I'll get the knack of it eventually with enough training and practice.
I also inquired about log rolling (Birling), from a log rolling school and supply shop. I so hope to hear back from them soon. I figured, that what with me living in the NW, it seemed like a sport that a Watergirl should be familiar with, after all, it certainly will enhance my surfing awareness, timing, rhythm, and balance, along with speed and strength.
Tomorrow, I plan to put the coconut oil on the Chinese Single Bamboo Pole Drifting pole, after the mud and ashes are fully dried, and then, I'll take it down to the river for a bit of a surf. It should be interesting to see what happens, and, I'm truly rather stoked about the whole thing. Oh, and, while I'm down at the river, I'll keep my eyes out for a log for birling. I read about the dimensions today. Something about 12 foot long and roughly 12 inches in diameter should do the trick, of course, since my goal with the birling log is merely for my own balance practice, I won't be having a second person on the log like you would with the sport of log rolling, thus, a 12 foot long 6 or 7 inch diameter log, should, in theory, work fine. I'll find out. Regardless, it'll be fun to ride the Chinese Single Bamboo Pole Drifting pole in the river and local lakes, as well as to find a log and try it in the wilder parts of the river - sort of river surfing logger style, tipping my red wool tuque hat to logging tradition and history, winter is on its way, after all.
Bodaciously Stoked,
Lily of the Valley
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