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Hallo Joerg, Ich bin auch einer von denen, die sich mit Survival beschäftigen - und dass, was Du hier gebaut hasst, ist wirklich ein Wahnsinn! Gott sei Dank dass es Leute wie Du gibt, die auch etwas neues entwickeln, und nicht nur blind das schon erfundene kopieren! Gute Arbeit! Dominik

No, tak to je sila. Myslim, ze zacnu fofrem trenovat, jen co spravim svuj luk... Dik za ukazku toho, co je mozne. Snad to do tehle faze taky dotahnu :)

Neustale nekde ctu, ze hrbet luku (vnejsi strana nejdal od tetivy) by nikdy nemel byt opracovan, aby se neporusil prubeh let, ze pry to pak praska. Vidim, ze Ty jsi ho opracoval - jak to tedy je?

Dik Dominik

@OzaawaaMigiziNini The purpose of this 'lubrication', after extensive experiments, lies rather in the fact of making the upper bearing block wet, in order to prevent the pointed end from burning. The evaporating water (significant heat capacity!) lowers the temperature in this bearing in the same...

What other edible plants with white or coloured milk are there in our parts other than dandelion? I'm not criticizing, just asking, because none come to my mind at the moment. Good VID, the 80% is really nonsense.

I'd be most pleased if you set this video as a video reply to my log candle video. I knew your model already from you, but made the classic log candle instead in my movie - not wanting to show something that is documented with enough detail already. If our two videos become coupled, the viewers g...

Excellent thing to know! You never cease to impress me! Keep up the good work!

How do you manage to to weld the smaller lumps of bloom together into a larger piece before proceeding to beating out the slag? Thanks sutrar

Go off with optimum downward pressure already from the beginning! You will get smoke within the first few strokes, eliminating the length of drilling and thus exhaustion. Still, your video is one of the few to actually stress the lubrication of the top bearing - congratulations!!!

Did you consider the effects of wood dampness? Because of all my numerous bow drill experiments, the moisture seems to be the determining factor in success/failure at getting an ember with the given wood - I will post a video soon...

@alraider100 Elder and linden (lime) are the softest woods. If only they work for you, it seems you apply too litle downward pressure on the drill. However posting a video (for example as a response to mine) would ensure that I study your bow drill technique in detail and recognize the error. Pop...

@maneatingtoilets I can see the knife is very good and Ray is a legend, but for such a price, the knife would have to be able to do all the cutting work alone without me operating it and then cook my dinner :)

Tried it, it works... but only when the block has no knots, hehe...

What wood/material are the different parts made out of? Thanks

That hollow in the lower end after the attempt, as well as the incredibly long time necessary for getting smoke and ember, are a clear message - INCREASE DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON THE SPINDLE !!!

@sutrar Regarding the eggs, I was talking about the daily dose of PROTEINS, not calories! The so important thing about that is, that while calories (needed as fuel for our body) can be supplied in many ways using plants only (sugars, carbohydrates like starch...) , we need animal PROTEINS to allo...

I read your Lejre rapprot. The furnace you are showing is a combination of the two types ? I mean there is a slag chamber underneath but also a tapping arch... Sutrar

I really appreciate that you consider doing things the easiest way possible, which is the most straightforward approach in an actual survival situation - unlike Mears and company, who take the unnecessary time to shape their tools into a perfect form and make them more complex than would be needed.

Your upper end of the spindle is burning. You are thus working too hard - much more than needed. To save much strength and prevent burning of the rod, lubricate the pit in the upper bearing block by crushing juicy green leaves , a small slug or anything else which is slimy with the spindle rod in...

That chamber under the furnace is a reservoir where the slag then accumulates? Must there be some opening in the bottom of the furnace leading into that chamber for the slag to flow out of the bloom-forming level for the furnace not to overfill with slag?

The loss of fire equipment cost you a lot of bucks... learned a lesson I guess...

If you are bored, look for more food or make some modifications to shelter and equipment or make new tools (cords from spruce roots, set up traps etc.). I can't imagine one can get bored in the wild...