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friction fire
Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive:
Yup, with Bob... Those are hardwoods and not much good for fire. I always use soft woods. yucca, pawpaw, cedar, willow etc.
richardzane:
when I'm getting soft woods for a spindle and hearth I just make sure that i'm cutting DEAD wood.
any green stuff won't help. If you have pawpaw in your area you might have box elder along the creeks.
i've never tried mullen or summac but again, I'd just make sure its dead and dry.
hard to dry it out if you don't have a fire yet !
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CedrikG:
In the following link you will find lot of information on bow drill fire. I make a big demo on bow drill for beginners, then Bow drill in the rain, all natural bow drill and finally hand drill. You can just skip the part you do not need to watch. 80% of this video is on friction fire, mostly bow drill.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pFJPaCNFAA
Also, some more tips for bow drill in the snow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDoS8QKVgMg&list=UU9yW33ZesEUd2ZIlNrj8ZQg&index=3
hope it may help you a little.
stonearrow:
Thanks for the advice,i will have to try to gather some softer woods. I am in southern illinois and he woods around me are mostly maple, ash and hickory but i know where a large ceder grove is near me and i have pawpaw behind my house. Cottonwoods might be a little harder to find. It might be a little while before i can though sence we just had a small ice storm and everything is frozen right now. Also would birch be any good to use?
Roy:
You can get 5 Bic Lighters for $2.99 at Wallmart and a plastic bag to keep them dry. Why worry about fire boards or drills? :)
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