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Fire Saw Question

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Otoe Bow:

--- Quote from: Justin Snyder on April 04, 2008, 01:55:54 am ---Nope one is a saw, the other is a drill.   The saw saws, the drill drills.  ;D Justin

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So if they saw and drill, which one fires.   ;D

Mike

Justin Snyder:
Neither...... the kindling fires.  ;D Justin

ricktrojanowski:
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--- Quote from: Otoe Bow on April 03, 2008, 12:38:06 am ---Is a fire saw the same thing as a bow drill?  Sorry for the dumb question.  I've only seen the bow drill done once, but never tried it.  It looks simple enough, but not necessarily easy.  :P The hand drill, even more so.   :-[

Mike

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No the saw is a bamboo "saw" running in the cut of a bamboo hearth to create the coal.  Different than the handdrill or bow drill.  Looking for something new.

benjamin:
With the fire saw, the saw moves through a notch cut in the base board; kindof like a fire plow but with the base at a 90 degree angle. Australian aboriginies would use their throwing sticks as fire saws. The base works far better if it is two sticks tied together at the ends. The coal falls into the grove between the two base sticks. My throwing stick is also my fire saw. The edge I use is... 1/4'' thick by about 2'' wide and 27'' long. It takes some practice because of the wierd angle being bent over and all, but I favor it above the hand drill. Good luck.

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