How to make: The Crusoe Raft.

Danger level: Not Dangerous.

The Crusoe can carry(depending on the size) up to six people.
All of the tools necessary are:

1. An axe or saw.
2. A hatchet.
3. A knife.
4. A mallet.
5. A drill.
   

The supplies:

1. Seven logs about ten feet long(not water logged) and about one foot thick. The longest log should not be more than sixteen feet long, and they should also be tolerably straight.
   
2. 2x4's
   
3. Dowels, or sticks about one inch in diameter.
4. A pole 10 feet tall.
5. Canvas.
   

Select two logs as nearly alike as possible to lie on both sides of the center log(the longest).
Make the two logs on each side of the center one pointed not to the middle of itself, but to the middle of the center log.
After all of the logs have been trimmed and sharpened using the same step as above roll them into the water and rearrange them in order and drill holes through the 2x4's and the logs so that the dowels may fit in snugly(they will well with water).
Drive the dowels into the holes that have been drilled, they will hold more firmly than iron nails because they swell.
Also drill a larger hole in the middle part of the raft, near the front. This will be for the mast.
Drill a few holes in the side of the raft about 1/2 inch in diameter, these are for erecting saplings for the skeleton of the raft's cabin.
You should also erect a stout post with a paddle fastened to it (this will be placed on the stern(the back) and used for steering).
Two extra stout poles should be driven into the sides, near the front, that become narower at the top, these will be used for ore stands(see illustration).
To make the ores, get a pole about five feet long, and fasten a plank to it(this will be the blade).
Ores can be bought somewhere else.
A flat stone, or something similar, can be used for a fireplace.
cracks in the floor should be sealed, or even floored with 2x4's.
Cover the skeleton with canvas.