Another fire breakthrough
I have been struggling for weeks trying to get a friction fire going. I have done it a couple dozen times before and have been experimenting with harder woods as I referred to in my earlier post. I...
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It seems to me that we can't take this friction fire thing for granted. Like you, I have had some great runs at getting a coal from a bow drill. I have lit fires and I've showed other folks how to do...
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I personaly have also noticed that humidity hampers with my bowdrill. During the summer I have the best luck in the mornings and in the evenings, it just seems that the more pleasant the weather is...
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Thank you guys for the input. I to like the continual mystery of these skills. I tried soapstone once in my early attempts and stupidly left the tip of the spindle sharp and it drilled right through....
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I've taken to using green bearing blocks,and keeping the top ofthe spindle pointy,like a pencil.That way you do'nt need to relyon lubrication.I've noticed that if the top of spindle is smoking,ittakes...
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Eureka!!!!!!!That first bearing block that suddenly stopped working so well I had originally lubed with bees wax before I could find any pitch around. I switched 'cause I wanted to use something that...
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