I'm making a wooden bowl to collect rainwater in. Is it going to be contaminated by the wood? Read full story below before answering:

I'm making a wooden bowl to collect rainwater in. I will not put any form of substance on top of the wood such as glacing etc. No glacing! Just regular wood carved out with a rock.

I am very into "survival prepping" and "primitive technology". Thus I am wondering: my wooden bowl rainwater "invention": Is the water going to be contaminated by the wood?

For instance, if the wood dissolves into the water as the bowl gets filled?

I also have a second question: what did people drink from in medieval times and stone age times who were so poor they could not afford much material or find much material? What did they use (besides horns, silver, copper)?

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Invocations · F

I would think it would depend on the kind of wood and how long you have water in there as eventually it would rot. So I suppose it would need some kind of treatment.

From the Stone Age to the Medieval times is quite a large period of time but they used items like animal bladders, bones, shells, calabashes, animal skins and ceramics.

TinyViolins · 31-35, M

Wood is a semi-porous material that will let some of the water seep in and eventually crack it. It may also cause the wood to rot and grow mold. You might be better off with clay if you can afford it or just prepare to make a lot of bowls.

puck61

Wood is porous and good for nothing but scraping. Wooden spoons and spatulas are a very bad idea . Even if you soak them in bleach, it only makes them a rich environment for the next day. They are great for scraping down broilers though.

wexxxxcccc · M

Their hands acted as a cup.

wexxxxcccc · M

Its wood! Its rock!. You don't have to analysis the shit out of it. It is common sense. They didn't analyse the shit out of it eons ago. It is basic human intuition that comes in to play here, but we always have to be so "smart and intellectual " about it.

Bushmanoz · 61-69, M

I don't know the answer. depends on the wood and any decay will take a long long time. there is a guy on you tube who does amazing primitive survival videos. he has incredible skills. I will look for a link

GodsSecretAccount · 36-40, F

@Bushmanoz I've watched a lot of them. His name is Primitive Technology I think... I like his videos. But he never showed us how to make a glass, from my understanding.

The only people who showed us how to make glasses were 2 dudes who used limestone or something to make the sand turn to glass at a lower temperature. However, they did not specify how they got the limestone nor did they say what other material they used (if they used more than limestone). They also just wrote "lime" instead of "limestone" which was a bit confusing.

Bushmanoz · 61-69, M

@GodsSecretAccount yeah thats him. he's amazing. I have never seen anyone make glass. just clay pots. it would be very interesting. let us know how you go

MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M

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GodsSecretAccount · 36-40, F

@MartinTheFirst Bruh, you really need to know this stuff.

MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M

@GodsSecretAccount no, wood isnt dangerous if it gets in your water...

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