Tools+and+Weapons

O n October 21, 2010 4S and 4M went to Plymouth Massachusetts. It was a 4 hour ride. At Plymouth we went to a living museum called Plimoth Plantation. Before we came my focus was to gather information about the pilgrims’ tools and weapons. In Plimoth we went to the shore to go on the Mayflower. There I met a sailor named David. He told me about the pilgrims tools, weapons and fishing styles. The pilgrims fished mostly in the Summer and Spring where the water were not frozen. The used nets and fishing poles for fishing. My main topic are the pilgrims tools and weapons. Pilgrim men used many different tools for building houses, fences, gardens, fireplaces, and sheds. Examples of tools: pit saw, saw, clamp, mallet, and hammers. Pilgrims used weapons for hunting. Examples of weapons: musket, matchlock musket, knives, spears and pocket knives. All of these tools and weapons had different jobs. The tools that cut are the pit saw and saws. The pit saw cut bigger logs and limbs than the regular saw. The pit saw was a heavy tool and took two people to handle. The pilgrims did not have many tools to hammer nails. The only ones they had where the hammer and mallets. Mallets are bigger than hammers and have flatter heads. The pilgrims’ muskets were about 4 feet long and their swords and spears where about 3 to 5 feet long. Almost as tall as me! My article is about finished so bye-bye and keep learning about Pilgrims!!! By Ehren layne