I just found this. Don't know if it was posted before. He uses thumb loops on the hand drill:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ESa9hmXxc&feature=player_embedded#!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ESa9hmXxc&feature=player_embedded#!
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HAND DRILL MADE EASY (thumb loops)
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Thumb loops, damn good idea, I'll have to try it.
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Thumb loops, ingenious!
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There are a few folks who do this. Magnussen showed me his little thumb harness last year.
The purists of course don't like this
The argument usually being made that the point of the handrill is absolute minimal tools. No cordage, use of pre-made drill (e.g. mullein stock) and soft hearth materials that can be notched with sharpened/flaked stones instead of a knife. This is one technique where it seems having the best of materials on hand makes all the difference and I usually point out is least likely to be present during a survival situation.
Still, it is a milestone to do this. I got my first hand drill ember while tag teaming a drill with another individual this weekend under instruction from a well known survival instructor in the area. I haven't been able to replicate doing it with my lesser materials and by myself at home. So I consider myself failed on this still, but I'll keep at it. Leads to bruised palms and that means lonely nights
The purists of course don't like this
The argument usually being made that the point of the handrill is absolute minimal tools. No cordage, use of pre-made drill (e.g. mullein stock) and soft hearth materials that can be notched with sharpened/flaked stones instead of a knife. This is one technique where it seems having the best of materials on hand makes all the difference and I usually point out is least likely to be present during a survival situation.Still, it is a milestone to do this. I got my first hand drill ember while tag teaming a drill with another individual this weekend under instruction from a well known survival instructor in the area. I haven't been able to replicate doing it with my lesser materials and by myself at home. So I consider myself failed on this still, but I'll keep at it. Leads to bruised palms and that means lonely nights