Bamboo on Bamboo Bowdrill

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[video=youtube;qai2uFjVqYw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qai2uFjVqYw&list=UUbYzVjyodlPTdPdvx5EPGpw&index=1[/video]

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Thanks for the vid. I have never thought about using Boo but I will give it a try after watching the vid. Did you place a hardwood insert in the spindle or are you using the node?

On a side note I think it was your flashlight that got the ember ! ;) jk
 
shane wink said:
Thanks for the vid. I have never thought about using Boo but I will give it a try after watching the vid. Did you place a hardwood insert in the spindle or are you using the node?

On a side note I think it was your flashlight that got the ember ! ;) jk
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The spindle is just the hollow bamboo,there is about a inch to get to th joint/node.
Ha ha my flashlight is a Lightsaber!!

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good stuff, man! i laughed when i heard the "i'm not a native" comment.
 
JV3 said:
good stuff, man! i laughed when i heard the "i'm not a native" comment.
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Ha HA! The( A) in SURVIVAL stands for Act Like The Natives ! Epic FAIL!! HA HA!!

Well may be not, the natives would use a bic to start a fire ! ha!!

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Nice one man! I've done the bamboo fire saw a couple of times but never tried to use it for a bow drill. I'm going to have to give that a try. It's great that potentially the spindle, hearth, bow, tinder nest, and first fuel can all be made from the same material :)
 
Too cool! The tender nest was bamboo shavings too? If it was mentioned, I am hard of hearing and did not catch it. Is this true bamboo or is it river cane?
 
mistwalker said:
Nice one man! I've done the bamboo fire saw a couple of times but never tried to use it for a bow drill. I'm going to have to give that a try. It's great that potentially the spindle, hearth, bow, tinder nest, and first fuel can all be made from the same material :)
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Thanks Mist!

Codger_64 said:
Too cool! The tender nest was bamboo shavings too? If it was mentioned, I am hard of hearing and did not catch it. Is this true bamboo or is it river cane?
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Tinder bundle was jute. True Bamboo for the spindle and hearth.
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Codger_64 said:
Too cool! The tender nest was bamboo shavings too? If it was mentioned, I am hard of hearing and did not catch it. Is this true bamboo or is it river cane?
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He didn't use it in this case. But the potential is definitely there. It is bamboo shavings that are the tinder in the bamboo fire saw, and I have used bamboo shavings with a ferro rod and with flint and steel more than once. So I know that is doable...just had never thought of using the bamboo for the fire bow. This just inspired a few new experiments.
 
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