Andrew D.

Introduction

Do you know that in colonial times they used bow drills to make fires?
Well, in this essay I will be talking about  colonial times and the tools
colonists used.

Chapter 1: Tools

You may ask what tools colonists used in colonial times.  Some interesting
tools of their times were looms, bow drills, and turnspits. This is a picture
of a loom.  A loom is what they used to make fabric. It was used in the
1700s. It was their main machine for making clothing out of yarn or thread.
 Bow drills were used to help colonists make fires by creating friction and
heat to light wood on fire. Do you know colonists had dog treadmills so
their food would rotate over the fire?  This was called a turnspit and is
shown in the top of this picture

Chapter 2:Blacksmith

The Blacksmith was an important merchant and craftsmen in a colonial
town.  They made helpful items such as horseshoes, pots, pans, and nails.
Blacksmiths also made numerous goods for farmers including axes,
plowshares, cowbells, and hoes. The blacksmiths were not soldiers but
they were the ones that bring us to victory in the wars that we fought in.
They did this by making our armour and weaponry as part of the armoury.

Chapter 3: Woodwork and types of saws

The cross cut saw is a saw that you move left and right to cut wood. The
pit saw was a very long saw used to cut logs and how it works is pretty
cool. One guy is in a pit and the other guy is on the log.  They have this
giant saw and cut through heavy logs by moving up and down.

Conclusion

Colonists made many tools to help them with their daily problems.  
They did not have power tools, but figured out ways to fix problems using
different methods.  The colonists had many of the same problems we
have today but had different way of solving these problems.