Survival Fire Making - Friction Fire with Hand Drill

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Maine Primitive Skills School instructor Nick Spadaro teaches the hand drill friction fire method. Visit us online at http://www.primitiveskills.com

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[Countryboy8244]

how deep do you suppose to burn the hole in the board

[primitiveskills]

@Countryboy8244 Just burn in deep enough to equal the diameter of your spindle before cutting your notch, then go until you have an ember.

[123rajgurung]

the wood became dust and it didn't burnt after all i tried for1 hour



[primitiveskills]

@123rajgurung The dust is what you're after. The accumulating dust will eventually glow and stick together. This is the "coal" you are after. Depending on the materials you use, you normally want your dust to be black. A lighter color dust indicates a need for more downward pressure primarily, or, in some cases, more speed or rotations per passes across the spindle. What are the materials you are using and what color dust are you getting?

[zepliveson]

Hey nick,

I have one problem...

Making the ember? NO PROBLEM. I can make it every time with goldenrod and cedar, but only like 12% of the time with the ember ignite into flame in the bundle.... no, the ember is big enough for sure. sometimes I make it enormous, but the reason it doesnt ignite is because when I put it into the bundle the ember just burns through it and out the other side..... this almost always happens when I the bundle is left on the ground sometimes while I hold it too. help!

[primitiveskills]

It sounds like one of two things or both things at the same time. Make your tinder bundle the size of a robin's nest and compress it like a taco shell on the sides of your ember as you blow directly on the exposed top. This will minimize the dead air space between the fibers of your tinder bundle and allow the heat to transfer from the coal to the tinder.

[NilezII]

Very good & thorough video.

[1robbie55382]

Hi would it help to put a little bit of wood dust or another burable in the hole to help start it? thanx rob

[Saintsofgrove18]

that's what you call a good video. a lot of info and great tips.

[jorge325]

Great video, a lot of info.... Thanks...

[LightDragon777]

Any tips on how to go about making the board?

[dialectical44]

whats' creating the black dust the spindle or the paper underneath?

[AwesomeOngka]

3:06 looks like he's smoking a badass joint :D

[Texasoutback]

what are you using as a spindle and is cedar good for the board