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This weekend I decided to try and put together a tutorial video series for friction fire by bowdrill.
The main reason I wanted to put this video out there is because I often see people trying to take on too much at once when trying to learn the technique. For example, one of the most frequent questions you see asked by people who haven't yet achieved a coal pertains to their wood selection. I usually advocate that people use the best of materials to first learn the technique. After they have achieved success a few times with optimal materials, they can then go out and explore foraging for wood on site. The problem with trying to both forage and learn the bowdrill technique at the same time is that the person never knows if they are simply doing it wrong or if their wood selection was wrong.
In this video set I go through the bowdrill process step by step using easy to procure materials (cedar from lumbar yard), shot glass top piece and bow made from paracord.
The first video is all about the materials you need and prepping them (hearth, spindle, top piece and bow).
The second video demonstrates the technique including the burn in, notching and getting the coal. I tried to use split windows to show the drilling action from both far and close up angles.
The intended audience of these videos is for people who haven't yet managed to get their first bowdrill coal but want to try it out at their home. Folks who already have had success getting their coal will find the video boring and too basic. Hope this helps the aspiring friction fire beginners out there.
[youtube]JAotpSBmnbk[/youtube]
[youtube]14mgjX15YK8[/youtube]
The main reason I wanted to put this video out there is because I often see people trying to take on too much at once when trying to learn the technique. For example, one of the most frequent questions you see asked by people who haven't yet achieved a coal pertains to their wood selection. I usually advocate that people use the best of materials to first learn the technique. After they have achieved success a few times with optimal materials, they can then go out and explore foraging for wood on site. The problem with trying to both forage and learn the bowdrill technique at the same time is that the person never knows if they are simply doing it wrong or if their wood selection was wrong.
In this video set I go through the bowdrill process step by step using easy to procure materials (cedar from lumbar yard), shot glass top piece and bow made from paracord.
The first video is all about the materials you need and prepping them (hearth, spindle, top piece and bow).
The second video demonstrates the technique including the burn in, notching and getting the coal. I tried to use split windows to show the drilling action from both far and close up angles.
The intended audience of these videos is for people who haven't yet managed to get their first bowdrill coal but want to try it out at their home. Folks who already have had success getting their coal will find the video boring and too basic. Hope this helps the aspiring friction fire beginners out there.
[youtube]JAotpSBmnbk[/youtube]
[youtube]14mgjX15YK8[/youtube]
