AY Honor Papyrus Making

Papyrus Making

Skill Level

1

Year

2015

Version

21.11.2024

Approval authority

Egypt-Sudan Field

Overview

The Challenging Part

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

5. With the help of an instructor, produce a piece of papyrus with a minimum size of 20x20 cm. Prove your abilities in doing the following:

a. Peeling the stalks

b. Cutting the papyrus reeds in strips

c. Soaking the strips for the necessary length of time

d. Rolling and flattening the strips

e. Laying out the strips in two layers perpendicular to each other

f. Pressing the layers with linen for the necessary length of time

g. Polishing the paper with a burnishing stone

h. You may paint or write something meaningful over your papyrus and display it at a Pathfinder event