“Next, the interior wall joints must be removed. If you don’t do it this way, a little at a time, you will find that you are working against yourself and having to restraighten the same areas over and over again. Do two or three joints at a time, let cool, then come back and do two or three of the sections in between the joints and let them cool, or, do all the joints then all the sections. Bend it as straight as possible and hold it till it cools and it should remain straight. Hold the crooked area over a bed of coals, turning it and heating it evenly.
This is accomplished as follows: Look down the length of the piece you wish to straighten. “The blank should first be heat straightened. A good length is 1/2 to 1 inch in diameter and 4 to 8 feet long. It can be made from a pithy centered branch that is split and hollowed out, such as Sumac, like the Houma did, or it is most easily made from a length of River Cane, like the Cherokee. “The blowgun is a weapon that can be produced in the survival situation and is used for hunting small game, such as squirrels. Always found the Cherokee use of blow guns fascinating.
