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quest for fire (not the movie)
iowabow:
Very cool. Does anyone know what wood in my area that works well for starting fire? This was on my list of things I wanted to learn this summer.
markinengland:
This link has some good info for US plants.
http://www.primitiveways.com/Fire%20Making%20Materials.html
iowabow:
Thats a lot of research!
iowabow:
OK I cheated because I used my drill. I wanted to know if it was possible to make fire from red oak l and willow. With a little manipulation of the size and hole i did it the first time without knowing. Just dont tell Annette I started a fire in the garage. Now I need to figure out how to do it without the drill.
tom sawyer:
There was a kid at MOJAM that was demonstrating the Egyptian bow drill method, seemed to work well. I have a couple of flint and steel kits, one with char cloth and one with a piece of wick material that you use the charred end of over and over. I can get a fire in a minute with flint and steel.
I do have some yucca shoots that I dried for use with a bow drill. Those things have been planted a lot as landscaping, look for one of those in the fall.
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