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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: White Falcon on June 11, 2022, 01:19:33 pm

Title: First bow drill ember
Post by: White Falcon on June 11, 2022, 01:19:33 pm

I had a piece of char clorh under the hearth.

Title: Re: First bow drill ember
Post by: Pat B on June 11, 2022, 04:59:49 pm

 :OK  Good feeling, ain't it?   8)

Title: Re: First bow drill ember
Post by: Hawkdancer on June 12, 2022, 01:11:12 am

Congratulations!  There is hope for the rest of us!
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: First bow drill ember
Post by: White Falcon on June 12, 2022, 10:31:51 am

Hearth is a piece of a picket fence, pine.. Spindle is a piece of yucca stalk. Had bearing in block for easy rotation.

Title: Re: First bow drill ember
Post by: GlisGlis on June 13, 2022, 11:13:34 am

well done  :OK
A piece of bark, a very well dried leaf or cardboard piece under your tablet will help insulate the dust from the cold and humidity of the floor

Title: Re: First bow drill ember
Post by: White Falcon on June 13, 2022, 05:29:25 pm

I had my board screwed to my work bench. Knees will not let me get on them.

Title: Re: First bow drill ember
Post by: White Falcon on July 15, 2022, 10:37:38 am

Made another ember today. :)