Becker's Bow Drill Tutorial

It's a well-done tutorial, Moose, and I do think folks here will appreciate it. I expect a few of them might want to join the Beckerheads and participate in the contest.

Some of you fellers that like and carry Becker-designed knives might want to look into this whole "Beckerhead" thing. Beyond this contest, there are perks to membership, some of which may include special offers on Beckerhead-only goods. For instance, some little birds are currently tweeting about a possible special run of the now defunct BK-10 Crewman. :eek:

It takes a little effort, but it might be worth your while.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=792055
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8961692

ETA: Just so moosez45 and Bladite aren't slammed with premature requests (a bad, bad idea BTW) out of the blue for a Beckerhead number, I'm cutting and pasting the posted requirements here...

moosez45 said:
Ok, I talked to Ethan today at lunch today, and got some things squared away. Gear and swag will be forth coming, but we will go ahead get going.

I still don't have permission from Kabar yet to use the official logo, but I got some leads on it. DB should get us some cool images going soon. Gear and swag will be forthcoming, but it will take some time to get it all squared away, be patient.

To be a Beckerhead, you must:

-Own a Becker product, be it Kabar, Camillus, or Blackjack/Cinci
-You must post a pic of your Becker
-You must be a member in good standing with Bladeforums. Any instance of misconduct on these forums, will jeapordize your membership and all privileges
-You must have 75 posts in Bladeforums, 25 posts of value in the Becker forums, and at least 5 threads started by you in the Becker forum. Posts of value are as follow: No one word posts, no smilies only posts, and contribute to the conversation in the thread. These will be judged by the Moderators and Me
-Contests for major prizes will be for GOLD MEMBERS of Bladeforums, with other contests for non gold members available
-You will need to submit: Your name, forums name, address, email, and phone number. This information is private, and will not be given out to anyone except those associated with the Beckerheads and not to every Beckerhead members. This is for information, contests, gatherings, and shows. Email the info to me.
-You can use your Beckerhead number in your Location or Signature

Here's what you can look forward to getting as a Beckerhead:
-12 contests a year for gear and toys
-4 major contests a year for knives. These will be known as Ethan's Challenges and will be 1 for every season
-Take a tour of the Kabar Manufacturing (pending)
-Information on knife shows, and gatherings exclusive to the Beckerheads
-Beckerhead Gear, starting with Patches with your specific Beckerhead Number on it
-Privileges to participate in pass arounds, new product info, and new design beta testing
-More stuff as we go along, somethings aren't final or even thought of yet

You will need to submit a request in a specified forum, and pending verification, your request for membership will be approved at a later time, not to exceed 14 days.

These are the beginning guidelines and will change and get modified as we move along, but consider them the baseline. Should you wish to resign your membership in the Beckerheads, your number will be recycled to new members.
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Very well written big guy. Pics are great too.

All great info and I am sure it will help those who are looking to learn this handy skill.
 
tonym said:
Very well written big guy. Pics are great too.

All great info and I am sure it will help those who are looking to learn this handy skill.
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Thanks, that means alot. I need to do a vid, maybe next weekend.

Moose
 
thanks for posting that- well done :)

I'm a little unsure on the "backcut" tip though- this is some additional cutting under the V notch?

thanks
 
mtwarden said:
thanks for posting that- well done :)

I'm a little unsure on the "backcut" tip though- this is some additional cutting under the V notch?

thanks
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Yes, I widen the angle of the v notch, and cut towards the back of the board. Its not much mind you but you creat an area under the center of the divot, making a cone shaped coal pile. To me, the finer dust particles seem to collect there, and seem to help the coal spread faster. I will try to get some more shots of the cut. Thanks for the kind words.

In this pic, if you look at the pile closer to the break line in wood, the small pile that seems to allow the coal th sit in the middle of the pile. I have lost coals before because the tumble off the pile and I screw it up getting back to the carbon pile. Like I said, it looks like the dust is a little finer to me

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Moose
 
Guyon said:
It's a well-done tutorial, Moose, and I do think folks here will appreciate it. I expect a few of them might want to join the Beckerheads and participate in the contest.

Some of you fellers that like and carry Becker-designed knives might want to look into this whole "Beckerhead" thing. Beyond this contest, there are perks to membership, some of which may include special offers on Beckerhead-only goods. For instance, some little birds are currently tweeting about a possible special run of the now defunct BK-10 Crewman. :eek:

It takes a little effort, but it might be worth your while.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=792055
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8961692

ETA: Just so moosez45 and Bladite aren't slammed with premature requests (a bad, bad idea BTW) out of the blue for a Beckerhead number, I'm cutting and pasting the posted requirements here...
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thanks for the thoughtful post... shortly moosez45 and dawsonbob will be official empowered Beckerhead mods too!

still, please do NOT pm/email us for Beckerhead numbers, respond in the thread, per the rules, with your bona-fides, quals, pictures... that way we can keep track and all that. we want to hear from you!

now, *DO* email (preferred) if you have questions you must have answered in private/etc... that's why we're here (and there)


Bladite
 
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