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Friction Fire
Forest_Farmer:
This weekend I will be doing a training hike in middle Tennessee and I know that there are some yucca plants growing on one hill top. If there are some flower stalks I'll collect a couple for a hand drill set. I will also collect some pine pitch like Outbackbob48 suggested, that sounds like the ticket to a quick ember and reduced blisters.
So Scallorn, do you ever go to any of the primitive archer events? it would be fun to run friction fire classes at these events "like we did at Elm Hall". At Elm Hall it wasn't formal, just started playing with it after dinner and beverages. Everyone really enjoyed learning a new skill set that could be very usefully.
Ed
Outbackbob48:
Forest Farmer, a little word of caution, using pine pitch on your hand drills helps increase your downward pressure, sadly it actually increases your chances of blister do to more friction, once your hands are tuff doesn't seem to matter. I just twisted one out of cedar and horseweed. Bob
Forest_Farmer:
Bob,
It sounds like I'm going to have to work on toughening up my paws.
Based on your success, I may try to make a hand drill fire tonight using a mullein spindle and white cedar board.
BTW, what is horse weed? Is that the same as horse tails?
Ed
Scallorn:
I don't go to the PA events bu i wish i could. I don't know of any events in my area. I live in Paris TX
Outbackbob48:
Forest, we call it horseweed here but many names and confusions.Newcombs Wild Flower Guide, Horseweed(Erigeron canadensis) White or greenish flowers in very small (1/8' long) heads with minute, upright rays. Leaves lance shaped or narrow, the lower toothed. Stem usually with bristly hairs 3' to 7' high. Very common of fields and waste places. Summer and fall.Composite Family. Hope this helps, I find alot of it in oats fields and beans, Kinda looks like goldenrod without the bright yellow flowers. Bob
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