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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on May 13, 2013, 11:14:39 pm

Title: New Hand Drilling Video
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on May 13, 2013, 11:14:39 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecHEh407UVA

here is the link to a new video I did on hand drilling for fire. It gives a little bit of a "look in" as to how I utilize friction fire several times a week. Was kinda fun Abo fire video to shoot before cooking some chert

Title: Re: New Hand Drilling Video
Post by: Adam on May 14, 2013, 01:03:36 am

Great video!  You made it look easy!  It was great to learn you don't have to rush once you get a coal going.  The few times I've done a friction fire, I've gone as fast as I could to get it into a flame.  I like the idea of slowing down and enjoying it.  Thanks!

Title: Re: New Hand Drilling Video
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on May 14, 2013, 09:09:16 am

thanks.  yeah I learned after a while that if you rush you actually have a greater chance of losing it. give it time and let it grow all on it's own and the coal just gets bigger and hotter

Title: Re: New Hand Drilling Video
Post by: stickbender on May 14, 2013, 08:23:07 pm

     Cool!  8) Good job!  ;) Thanks.

                        Wayne

Title: Re: New Hand Drilling Video
Post by: killir duck on May 14, 2013, 09:51:12 pm

thanks for the vid, you did a great job, while watching i noticed several things that i should change about my method, thanks.  Duck

Title: Re: New Hand Drilling Video
Post by: TatankaOhitika on May 14, 2013, 11:59:57 pm

Run ! Run with the tinder  8) . Cool video . I subscribed dude .

Title: Re: New Hand Drilling Video
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on May 15, 2013, 09:26:59 am

thanks guys I appreciate it!

Title: Re: New Hand Drilling Video
Post by: richardzane on May 15, 2013, 12:49:42 pm

nice little video!
I guess i do tend to rush puffing on it soon after dropping the coal into the nest. instead of just squeezing the nest gently into the coal
and allow the coal to do its own work... well done. i use a straight dry branch of box elder for a spindle, as its what grows right here in NE Ok..
yucca is sure nice but I don't wanna get dependent on foreign materials! :)

Title: Re: New Hand Drilling Video
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on May 15, 2013, 02:20:21 pm

Thanks Richard.  yeah Letting the coal grow only helps!  I like yucca a lot and it grows in the sand hills around here. But I like to use a lot of other local plants as well, dogfennel, elderberry, caesarweed  and saltbush.  seems that once you know what to look for in a spindle you can find them about anywhere you go even if it is an unknown species to you

Title: Re: New Hand Drilling Video
Post by: Frawg on May 15, 2013, 02:52:56 pm

Very nice video. Another subscription for me. Great video as usual
Matt

Title: Re: New Hand Drilling Video
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on May 15, 2013, 03:44:46 pm

Thanks Matt.   "A Mayan apocalypse survivor"  love that..lol

Title: Re: New Hand Drilling Video
Post by: Frawg on May 15, 2013, 04:26:04 pm

Well you know it was the end of the world and I made it. might as well advertise my survival ability lol
Matt

Title: Re: New Hand Drilling Video
Post by: Parnell on May 16, 2013, 10:11:36 am

Good one Ryan!

Title: Re: New Hand Drilling Video
Post by: Pappy on May 16, 2013, 11:12:54 am

Nice job Ryan,very good video. :)
   Pappy