4 strokes to a coal.

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sicily02

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Hi all,

Ok I bet this is the last video on this stuff but i did it again. I beat my record of 6 strokes using yucca on yucca.
4 strokes and I had my coal. I was pretty excited as you can tell in the video lol.

anyways, just click on the pic and the video will play through my photo buckets.



Bryan
 
Not bad. Not bad.

Thought I'd give it a try myself.



Checkmate.

You should make a 5 foot bow and see if you can get it in one.
 
Good fun. Soon you'll just have to think about it.:D
On a bit of a more serious note, the couple of strokes that failed pre-heated the spindle and fire board
making it quicker to the coal. This is a good thing:thumbup: In damp conditions by making three notches, warming both sides, then firing the middle, it is easier to get a coal.
 
Hi all,

thanks, guys. On another forum a member there said I really had 9 strokes. In a way he has a point but if you look at the notch area after that failed first attempt and after the spindle flipped out what ever dust was in there which was not much at all some even came out of the notch area. I was pushing down way to hard the first time and my technique was horrible lol.

2 weeks ago I was down by the river an seen a nice mullberry branch that will make a great bow and it is about 5 feet long. so maybe this week I will get that branch and try it out and see if I could get it one stroke lol.

mewolf1, thanks and you make a great point on the preheating 2 sides and the trying for the one in the middle. Good thinking.

anyways it was fun to try it out anyways lol.

Take care all,

Bryan
 
You might also try winding your cordage around the spindle and giving it one mighty pull sans bow, like a lawnmower start rope. If you have material and pressure down that well, the wound cord might just give you that one-stroke coal.
 
They still make matches? :D

I can do fire many different ways but still prefer my bic. The biggest skill to master, regardless of ignition, is material selection, prep and the fire lay. As seen in a recent thread here, ignition without prep is pretty pointless.
 
yea a one pull, might do it. My string was pretty tight. I was thinking about doing more push and then pull. I will give that a try too lol.
yea getting the fire lay ready to go is key. then lighting your fire.

22-rimfire. I bet you have some yucca in your area maybe just drive around your town and look for some in peoples yards.
That is what i do and then when I find it I ask the home owner if I could cut the stalks out after it blooms.
But willow and cotton wood really are great ones to try also. that wood is soft and really does a great job for the bow drill.
 
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