Fire by Friction Bow Drill

Basically starting a friction fire by rubbing sticks together. For those who are interested the wood used is cedar which is one of the best bow drill fire woods in my area (boreal forest Canada). Friction Fire - Bow drill method.

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[charronfamilyconnect]

how do you tie the bow string around the spindle. Is there a special knot to make.

[providence13751]

@charronfamilyconnect no there's no special knot to tie. you just twist the rope around the spindle once. watch the video closely 0:44 and you can see it.

[jraybu09]

@providence13751 do you get the rope for the bow from the cedar tree too? dumb ass

[providence13751]

@jraybu09 the bark of the cedar is fibrous enough to make rope from. but for this video i used a blue nylon rope i had kicking around. practically anything can be made into rope in emergency situations. ex: shoelace, or even cut a strip of cloth off the bottom of your shirt.

[shinglehillclimber88]

how did u get cat tail?

[providence13751]

@shinglehillclimber88 cat-tails are pretty wide spread across the world. They live in ditches or marshy areas, google it. You can also use many different kinds of tinder in place of the cat-tails.

[delwynpage]

Nice video. I'll have to try this when I find a piece of cedar hanging around.

[delwynpage]

Cat hair fluff really stinks when it burns.

[bryson0mason]

Caution fire may be hot!!!!!?:)

[Silent00Storm1]

@Theblackwolf1081 stfu its not fake or gay your just jealous that you cant do it ._.

[begr8er]

Finally, someone that shows the burn in and notch process. Nice.

[mclianne41]

Watched this with my 5 & 7 year old and they loved it! -- Karis (7) "That's cool! My mom told me not to do that at home..."

[Theblackwolf1081]

fake and gay

[providence13751]

@brutre2 i would guess that your knot that ties the rope to the bow is loose (try a different knot). either that or try and find a bow that has a little more flex, that way the flex of the bow will keep the rope taught.

[jraybu09]

@brutre2 lol its a bow because you have to slightly bend the stick and use that bend to stretch the rope taut....not tight but taut...and then when you double it around the spindle, it will work