I like the way you think – you gave me so many good ideas! (I was trying to figure out where to get charcoal! I’ll just wait for someone else to make it, duh! XD)

Is a mortar and pestle going to work? We can soften the wood by soaking it, but it still takes manpower to mash up wood, and we’re all inches tall now. (Maybe if we find wood that’s already soft/decaying? Or use someone really strong?) I was wondering if it were possible to make a strainer out of a leaf or petal by poking holes in it. And good idea about the drying; I was thinking of using sunlight, but the insects will be faster.

Also, besides the squirrels, currently using the rats in Chime’s mount rental shop for fur supply. (He pets them and collects the loose fur. He’s also collecting feathers for when he finds someone who knows how to make quills.)

Thank you for the ideas! These are really great~