Making Fire

[DURound]

That's pretty cool! Good job.

[ChalkyAftertaste]

@DURound - Thanks. Remember, always carry a backup fire starting device with you just in case (I carry a knife and a magnesium/flint starter I bought at Big 5 Sporting Goods for under $5.00). That is, IF you deliberately head out into the wild... otherwise you'll have to use what Mother Natures has provided. ;)

[DURound]

@ChalkyAftertaste Yeah, I really think I would prefer to do it with flint and magnesium. Question: What do you hold in your hand to steady the drill? Do you use a rock? It would seem that another piece of wood would burn.

[ChalkyAftertaste]

@DURound ... sorry it took me three months to send this reply! The hand socket I use is a piece of hardwood with a "dimple" carved into it to hold the drill in place. The hand socket piece should be as hard or harder than the drill. If not it will burn - you are correct. Bone or a rock with a depression in it will work too (Good luck finding one!) Steady the hand holding the socket by pressing your arm against your leg while you push and pull the bow to spin the drill.

[MsRUNESCAPESKILLER]

im going to try that and burnt down everthing

[thiuslord]

haha thats the simple way to make fire lol HAHA noob

Bear grylls is better than Les Stroud.

[ChalkyAftertaste]

@thiuslord So you say!

[xARMINIUSx]

Nice :-)

[ChalkyAftertaste]

@xARMINIUSx  Thanks!

[KRU78]

Yehaw! lol offically a red neck :)

[xxmrbloodxx]

"YEE HAAA" "That Is a Fire."

[dk038967]

good job mate

[ChalkyAftertaste]

Thanks!

Cheers,

Chalky

[evilhandofgod]

very cool or you could just bring a flint stricker

[ChalkyAftertaste]

Hah! I have one as a "backup"!

Thanks,

Chalky

[samieldarklord357]

if you hold your palm rock against your leg it will be much easier to keep the spindle strait. also try para-cord for the string.

[ChalkyAftertaste]

You're right about holding it against the leg to make it more stable. Works much better! Thanks,

Chalky

[whitefira]

lol cat

[ChalkyAftertaste]

Thanks. Sadly, Last November Tommy fell off our back fence and met his end courtesy of the pit bull dog next door.

[lynx0911]

@ChalkyAftertaste ouch? how many times did the pitbull kill tommy u know cat has nine life! if the pitbull killed tommy once and u buriedi t alive then it has 4 life left

[ChalkyAftertaste]

@lynx0911 Har har! You don't REALLY believe in that do you? Unfortunately for Tommy, there was nothing left of him - the dog consumed the poor little guy. I still miss him... he was a cat with a great personality.

[l9g5e8]

ur pro

[denjinkyu1]

very good job i have been trying this for about 1 year( on and off only tried bout 5 times ) and i havent been able to get it to work , i just use my flint rock and steel =)

[shoopdog92]

very nice i can do it but it takes me longer and also nice cat

[wrpower4]

Thanks,You are good.Nice cat...

[JIMBOJON75]

No Jobs on his Island, making Fire, Day after Day after Day

[wuzupchaaa]

this guy is trying to be funny "know i'm going to find shoe laces in the wild" and sieriosly what is up with the yee haw.

and i watch suvivorman to..... know i don't this guy messed it up

[Jesus1229]

it's easy. if you happen to be wearing shoes, you can use that shoe lace

[ChalkyAftertaste]

No humor intended: The vidoe shows what is, actually, my second attempt at (primitive) fire making; it was simply my excitement at getting it right twice! I was alone at the time, except for the cat, and decided to try to capture it on video.

[Gambit719]

Yee Haw!

[petitthanh]

neanderthal nice.....

[IKICKASSZ]

qoulsnt it be easier to usea lighter?T__T

[key2anime]

the idea is to use wat u have when stranded in the wild

[key2anime]

were did u get the string from?

[x3krystlex3]

on survivor man he used he's shoelace

[key2anime]

well I know dat but the string he's useing doesnt look like a shoe lace

[canibusemaculusyeah]

nice cat

[hijinxkid]

haha yeah man i tried making a fire after i watched a few episodes of survivor man too i love that show!

[ModestGuy1]

Very good. No doubt if you were stranded you'd survive.

[chuckifubuck]

you get a vine....

[ChalkyAftertaste]

Keep your eyes open to what's growing around you. (Even stinging nettles can work if handled right) Take advantage of everything, waste nothing.

[mexrico3]

what would are you using

[ChalkyAftertaste]

I used wood I found in the hills. I looked for dead branches and and logs that had fallen to the ground. For the drill stick, I looked for a tree with dead branches as straight as I could find.The base or socket piece should be from a wood that is as hard as the drill or somewhat softer in order to generate friction.

[edalchemy]

pretty good!! but what if we dont have a string?

[ChalkyAftertaste]

I used a boot lace instead. I think I need to make a vid on how to make cordage out of native plant materials next!

[prowokator]

or you can use certain parts or animals to create a very durable string. but ofcourse, using plants is faster way to obtain a string. good video mate!

[ChalkyAftertaste]

Thanks for the compliment. True enough: If you come across a deer or elk carcass, (or coyote, etc., as long as it is fairly large), you can use dried muscle tendons and ligaments for your bow string. The back and leg tendons will provide you with the best sinew. But, if you can't find anything else, plant material is the way to go as it is widely available.