The Peeling of the tipi poles.

We stripped the bark off the 12 Tipi poles this morning. When they were done we rolled them around in the sand to remove some of the sap. They are now drying in the sun. There was a lot of discussion on how we might also use this structure as a sauna. We'll see once we have the frame up if there is a way of adding cedar siding and an interior roof that would allow us to create a long term sauna/sweat lodge. I made a sketch -