Bow & Drill Cord

[recondo4u]

What is the best cord to us on a bow & drill what has given the best results!

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[tknife]

I'm still new at this myself. I just got through making a yucca fiber cord for use on a bow drill. I made the cordage from green leaves, now it's drying. I wanted to make a %100 natural set up like one could make in the woods. I've heard the yucca fiber is really good for this, and I'll post my findings.

 

[s002cjs]

Any cordage that can take the strain can work fairly well. The biggest problem after cord breaking for me is slippage, but squaring off the edged of the drill a little and giving the cordage a little more grip by twisting or braiding it seems to reduce this quite a bit.

cj

 

[coyotlviejo]

My comment - whoever coined the old adage "where there's smoke there's fire" obviously never worked with bow & drill!

Check out the Primitive Skills Group website for great info on the technicals of bow & drill. They discussed it in length about a year ago, including squaring, beveling, drill shapes, woods, fibers, etc. It might be available for viewing in their archives.

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