How to Start a Friction Fire Using Hand Drill in Under 1 Minute

[Idahobo77]

Great job!

[PomonaPunkRock]

does the baseboard have to be softer wood then the spindle?

[nixonwasframed]

Super like! All action an no stupid boring talk. And you didn't show your face like in a quality adult film.

[SourceOfInformation]

Castaway ftw!

[Pockets1989]

a good way to speed up the process is to get a hard dence wood stick bite it and put pressure on the top of the drill stick works like a charm :)

[bmw911bmw911]

HOLY CRAP DUDE!!! thats amazing, I have yet to accomplish the hand drill tho I have mastered the fire bow :P check out my vids if u want :P

[firebyehand]

does elderberry on elderberry work well?

[Ikefis]

@firebyehand I have been successful with elderberry on cottonwood, Yucca works well on yucca...having said that, give it a try, just remember soft fire boards require finesse. You may have to glaze the drill on a piece of harder wood in order to prevent the drill from boring through the fire board

[bzinkman]

Does anyone know of any good combos of wood for the Ohio area? I've been trying quite a few for the past month or so and really haven't had any luck.

[APBiologyNerd]

@bzinkman I just tried willow or cottonwood on willow and due to faulty notch

construction didn't ignite, but it was black and smoking real good after an honest

effort. Although, the spindle was really wearing down on the wood (must've been denser), perhaps a less woody plant as goldenrod as chasinglizards shows would work.

Good Luck.

[Ikefis]

@APBiologyNerd pithy materials require less effort. Great that you hand drilled with willow and cottonwood. These items are great for bow and drill, but when using for hand drill require a bit more patience. IMO

[Ikefis]

@bzinkman yucca on yucca is incredible for hand drill fire making. Yucca shound be available in your area. Elderberry is also good choice for hand drill...try with cottonwood or sycamore fire board. All must be very dry!

[scarz1951]

The other day I could get charred wood dust and smoke but no coal. Now I can't get anything and I'm using the same two pieces I used then. Finicky technique to say the least. I'll try the tip abvut the honey. Maybe after I get that first coal I'll have better success in the future but for now zip, zilch, nada, naught and nuttin. Dagnabit.

[Ikefis]

@scarz1951 I use pine sap sometimes when in the woods. Not much though, just enough to make hands a bit sticky

[Mamacattband]

does golden rod work with white cedar?

[catman529outdoors]

You just did it in under a minute and I just put big blisters in my hands today trying for the first time. Maybe cedar isn't the best rod material and I should put more consideration into the wood I use. Is it the drill rod itself that grinds up into the embers or the base wood?

[Ikefis]

@catman529outdoors when using a pithy material, it is the drill which provides char dust as well as the fireboard. Heat and friction causes both to break down

[branni79]

good effort fella. Just a wee bit of advice. When blowing into tinder for coal to flame, maybes dont have your whole head over it. Hold up in front of your face and keep you head up normally. If your sweating you can put out your coal plus you can burn off eye brows nose hair, designer goattee etc ;)

[bowmasterpigo13]

great what type odf wood are you using for the drill and the board

[hawksucker69]

nice work! u mention with the right materials...... what are your board and spindle made of? Ive used red and white cedar w/ my bow drill but haven't got an ember with the hand drill method.

[dizzaeble]

y not just put the bark nest under base board it saves not risking the ashes going out trying to transfer it

[alex162162162162]

LOL 59sec your so lucky

[NCHiker1970]

Outstanding! You have this method down to an art! Very impressive! 5/5

[NaturalBushcraft]

Superb video, stunning speed! Thanks for sharing 5/5

[skiingfreestyle]

I already know that you were cheating hahaha. That is impossible, fire come from lighters hahaha.

[SasquaPlatypus]

You're a force to be reckoned with.

[edwinadi]

who my family or gf jackass

[8lu3m00n007]

I did smile!!

[KudouShinichiConan]

One kind is yakka

[magicster123]

umm a flaming pile of crap between your legs... not a great idea but good job 5*

[DeeCollecter]

How he kept his hands from slipping...it's a technique called "floating". As far as wood that he used...I have no idea... I have been watching a LOT of videos, trying to learn the best ways to do this, so...I have learned a lot about *hand drill friction fires*, because of me watching so many of them! I have been wanting to learn, so I just go from page to page...getting different "info.'s*, from different pages. So, yeah...I guess that's it!!!!

[D2K47]

just go outside and find your own technique, dont follow other peoples ideas

[wallpaperkilla]

cool video..and I do not want to come off as an ass, but your title started off "How TO"....you just showed that you could do it. What kinds of wood would help for starters. well, peace.

[Stoutbreed]

Find a stick first, then on the board you want to make a small hole on the edge for the stick to rest in. Do the hand drill method to get the hole about 1/2 to 3/4 of the way through, carve a notch out of the side going half way into the hole. repeat the hand drill to make a pile of burning wood dust, once the pile has become an ember place it in the tinder.

Hope this helps.

[yatters2174]

that was a very very well done example

[jws54]

very cool

[gtjohnnycake]

You're my fckin hero!

[eylookasqurrel]

What materials did you use?

[joshuab1815]

damn to easy

[fires10billion]

Nice! You get a lot of downward pressure even though you sit back like that with your hands up high.

[blahfuu]

Nicely done.

[bja6a]

Badass.

[chasinglizards]

The base board is cottonwood. The spindle is golden rod - a common weed. I use these materials because they are common where I live and work well together. Many other wood combinations work but you have to experiment to find out which ones work quickly.

One secret to the technique is constant and significant downward pressure while rotating the spindle. If you are having difficulty with this try just a tiny bit of honey on your hands.

[BloodTar]

Good job. Did you use thumb loops with the spindle?

[blueghost00]

Yeah, i wonder how he kept his hands from slipping down because this is convenient if he doesn't need the bow like most other people

[BloodTar]

I just saw your other video and I see that you did'nt use thumb loops.

[Mamacattband]

hey can you tell me what common baseboards I can use? I cant find the right one. I have your goldenrod but there arent many cottonwoods in ontario

[Ikefis]

@Mamacattband sycamore, ash, basswood, poplar

[branni79]

@chasinglizards

Use your own spit fella and eat the honey. No need to waste it. ;)

[Naesch]

Nice job! You say that with the right materials and the correct technique the process is very fast and quite easy. What are the right materials for this method for example?