Indoor fire bow drill with my bk11

worldwood

worldwood

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While watching a movie the other night my daughter seen a man start a fire with 2 sticks and asked me if it was fake, i told her that id show her it was real today and planned to take her to a park and teach her a little bit about friction fire, but all this came to a halt thinks to the very dark skies we woke up to.

So, the weather looks like crap and its been cold all day. Plus living in the city makes it hard to always get out and do the fun things we all love to do. But today i wouldnt let any of this stop me.

I grabbed a couple boards that was just sittin in my basement, no idea the type of wood it is, but i didnt care i wanted to show her the basic principles of a friction fire. I used my bk2 to chop the boards into smaller pieces then proceeded with my bk11 to shape the spindle and make the fireboard and hand hold. then we walked outside to the 1 tree on the block and cut off a branch about 3 feet long. i cut it down a little and attached some paracord.

The first fire board was too thin and while burning it in we drilled through the board, the 2nd worked great, within minutes we had the house smelling like fire and momma was yelling! we managed a very small coal, and alot of smoke. never got a full flame out of it but didnt intend on building a fire in the house any way. the coal burnt through a piece of paper and my daughter was happy, which made me happy.

I have done this quite a few times in survival type courses and this isnt one of my best by any means but i thought it be nice to share.


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Good job man. It is great that you included your daughter.

Love the 11, is that fishing line in the center of the handle?

Jeremy
 
Very nicely done!! I'm enjoying your write-ups :thumbup: ... I'm still practicing. :(
 
Thanks man, its snare wire, well military trip wire actually but i use it for snares. i practice them quite a bit and being there makes it easy to grab.
 
The first time I got one going took me a long time as well. I bulled my way through it with bad form. I still have more failures than fires to show for it but each time it gets better.

Thanks for the link.

Jeremy
 
Excellent job WW. This is great inspiration for folks that live in an urban setting and still want to practice skills and enter contests. Good on you for passing on your knowledge to your daughter as well.
 
Very cool. I appreciate your being able to make it happen regardless of the city and bad weather, and it's great that your daughter had a good time.
 
dresnor said:
The first time I got one going took me a long time as well. I bulled my way through it with bad form. I still have more failures than fires to show for it but each time it gets better.

Thanks for the link.

Jeremy
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Murphnuge said:
Excellent job WW. This is great inspiration for folks that live in an urban setting and still want to practice skills and enter contests. Good on you for passing on your knowledge to your daughter as well.
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AlexWitte said:
Very cool. I appreciate your being able to make it happen regardless of the city and bad weather, and it's great that your daughter had a good time.
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Thanks guys, i feel like theres no reason to not pass knowledge along to our children. If we dont the future generations are in alot of trouble :)

She cant wait till the next time we get out camping, we are making her a set to practice with and she is excited to try it out and make her first real fire!
 
BURN SHIT!!!!! YAR!!!!

Love friction fires, nothing teaches you the importance of the Bic Company like it. :D

My first friction fire, started me down a road I wish I had just drove on by. :D

Moose
 
Yea buddy! bics are are a blessing, and ferro rods are magnificent, we definetly have fire alot easier these days!

But when you get down to it, all these things can be taken away. And friction fires will still be possible. good thing you didnt drive on by!

Its kind of addicting tho, once you start you wont want to stop until you accomplish it, then once you have got your first you wont wanna stop until ya got it mastered, then you just wont wanna stop showing people :)
 
Maybe it's just me... but I use the lighters as more of an absolutely last ditch attempt. If the resources and time permit, I like the friction fires... but if I don't want to spend the energy... I much prefer a ferro rod and some tinder tabs/dryer lint/cotton ball/etc... Easier to me than messing around with the lighter anywas. :)
 
I love ferro rods, if im outdoors starting a fire i dont use a bic. But if im lighting a cigarette i dont bother with a ferro rod :) although i have had to light a couple smokes with a ferro rod and magnifying glass once or twice in my day....
 
Uncle Malice said:
Maybe it's just me... but I use the lighters as more of an absolutely last ditch attempt. If the resources and time permit, I like the friction fires... but if I don't want to spend the energy... I much prefer a ferro rod and some tinder tabs/dryer lint/cotton ball/etc... Easier to me than messing around with the lighter anywas. :)
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Same with me. I keep several lighters with me, mostly in case I need them, but I also have nearly 2 dozen ferro rods scattered throughout my kits, pockets, and tins. I use them as well, more than anything else.

Moose
 
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