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Nuts and Bolts

Fastener Type	Natural Stick Material	Shaping Method (No Modern Tools)	Historical Examples and Encyclopedic Notes
Screw	Hawthorn stick	Spiral ridge carved with knife or awl	Used in hedge joinery and tool handles; dense grain retained thread shape
	Olive branch	Scraped and twisted with stone blade	Mediterranean toolmaking; valued for strength and symbolic craftsmanship
Bolt	Hazel rod	Cylindrical shaft whittled with shoulder stop	Common in wattle-and-daub framing; flexible and resilient under tension
	Dogwood shaft	Shaved and fire-hardened	Used in pegs and arrows; tight grain minimized splitting during impact
Nut	Willow knot block	Hole burned with ember and shaped by awl	Applied in basketry and joinery; knot clusters adapted as locking sockets
	Elder branch segment	Drilled and scraped with bone or flint	Hollow pith enabled shaping into caps and plugs for primitive containers

Balled up Paper towels, olive oil, and stick at the bottom; charcoal pyramid on top
Lighter or match on the bottom; wait for the top to start
Close the grill, and lay on the food

Line up the inner screws to the box and screw the new light switches into the holes using short screws
Line up the outer screws to plate and screw the new light switches into the plate using long screws
Screw the plate into the wall