Cohune thatching. Like a "How to"

simplest method, shown.
Split the leaf, from the top down. by hand, if one starts well
then
one finishes well. Finding the center of the smallest leaf

makes it just ... ... come in two.
Alternate big end small end,
"V" of the leaf ... ...up




These, then are the ribs of the split leaf, and what one doesn't see is, that for each three ribs visible, there are two not visible, placed on top of the three,
to keep the roof nice and flat on the outside.
You can see the string. Nylon is nice. All the Leaf is tied on with string, to the rafters.













The ridge is "capped" with whole,
un-split leaf, weighted down with a
limb or dead tree.

Steep. Key ingredient is a very steep pitch.
twelve twelve (45°) or steeper.