How to Make Field Barricades with Bamboo Sushi Rollers

Here are some WIP shots of what will be the outer barricade of stakes General Kwon Yul ordered built prior to the arrival of the Japanese. They are  built using bamboo sticks from a sushi roller my wife let me have. I need to buy a couple more - one more to complete the walls and one to replace the one I cut up. Perry Samurai for height comparison.

The stakes still need to be stained and the bases flocked. The bases are rulers I bought from a dollar store (two for a dollar). Here are the main components:

A pair of metal shears were used to easily cut the bamboo. The only trick was to keep the ends of the sticks from trying to unwind off the string. I used some clips to hold them in place - but tape could just as well be used.

A trusty old glue gun (formerly owned by my wife) was used to secure the bamboo to the ruler. Finally acrylic caulking was spread over the base.

All in all, I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out; and they were done rather quickly as I just worked on them for a couple of hours after work tonight.

Below is a detail from a painting in the Seoul War Museum depicting the fighting around the outer barricade of stakes during the Siege of Haengju. The ground was probably snow covered as the siege took place in February - still the dead of winter in Korea.