AZ of Bushcraft (F is for Friction)

How to start a fire using friction.The skills you need to enjoy and survive in nature.
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[dawnrun911]

Z is for Zippo.

[devisZERO]

2:42

And that the Notch

( Look closely and see Notch's face.)

[IvanStrelnikov]

Two things:

1. Being upwind from the tinder bundle also prevents coughing fits and sudden blindness.

2. The most important aspect of building a fire (using ANY method) is to acquire the source of ignition LAST; gather firewood first, like 10x as much as you think you need, find kindling as you do that. Jumping in with a magnesium starter, a box of matches, glycerol + potassium permanganate, whatever, it doesn't mean jack if you just end up wasting your tinder.

[Deroni76]

Toby sent me here.

[samalamb12]

You don't needs a para cord or a chainsaw cable just use a shoelace and put it back when you are done, that way you don't waste anything and you can still use the para cord for other things :P

[MrVoiceofreason123]

@WolfTimmington Those are the woods that most people would avoid to toe tell you the truth. Pine has too much resin, which increases the thermal conductivity of the wood, basically it takes much more heat to generate a coal than most people can manage. Maple is a hardwood, again this affects the thermal conductivity and makes it harder to generate enough heat to get a coal. Try woods that are softer and non resinous. A staple seems to be willow. I live in the desert so I can't say for sure

[NilezII]

I poke the fireboard with a knife point, spin it around, gradually decreasing the angle. You don't NEED a perfectly round hole, however, if your spindle is straight, and it has a point in its center. I burn the depression into the board, then observe the spindle, and trim away the unscorched parts..

[attnevery1]

Red cedar on white cedar works for me. The notch in side is probably the most important part.

[flamefinger1989]

WILLOW AND HAZLE

[heathenwalking]

Pine won't work, too sappy I find. Maple I imagine much the same. You want a softwood that isn't overly sappy really, though I don't know much about the trees where you are.

[WolfTimmington]

What are the best woods for the fire board?

I'm in the USA mid-west and I have tried several

types of wood available here such as pine and maple

and it is very difficult to get the coal.