Starting a Fire With a Bow Drill Fire Starter : Starting a Fire Using a Bow Drill

Starting a fire using a bow drill is easy. Start a fire with a bow drill fire starter using the primitive fire starting tips in this free video.

Expert: Rocco Spinelli
Bio: Rocco Spinelli has been training in survival for over seven years; he's certified and has diplomas in Advanced Tracking & Awareness, Wilderness Survival, and Search & Forensics.
Filmmaker: Nili Nathan

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• bow drill
• bow drill fire starter
• starting fire
• primitive fire starting

[jason135791113]

First time watching Expert Village and never again! Should just make one full length instead of many short ones (some not even in order).  You Tube needs a "Report this video as garbage" option to get rid of all the trash.

[nostoppingnow]

too cool.

[survivalschoolcritic]

go to "primitiveskills" channel to see real experts provide actual instruction and show competent form. The folks at Maine Primitive Skills School have their subjent material wired. Simply the best I've seen, and that's my occupation.

[The5point0]

did he say Glicerin? Also known as TNT am I right? Yeah because when we are lost in the woods we have spare glicerin in our back pocket!!

[TheeYonemitsu]

There it is......you can see that now this your going to need to put into a fire....LIKE SERIOUSLY YOUR HAND IS LIKE TOUCHING THE FIRE AND YOUR LIKE YEAH SO HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND!!!

[getatme139]

fuck that just use a fucking lighter

[COURTCHLOE]

@hpd707 hahahahha lmao,  but true to a point

[Balgore8]

@warnher I think I finally have a good set up now, good string, good bow, and good spindle/base.... But when I spin my drill/spindle... it slides out from under the rock I hold it with... And if I put more pressure on the rock, it wont spin (the string will spin around it). I think I need a better concave rock/wood to hold it with... It is hard work lol.

[warnher]

@Balgore8 this video doesnt explain a thing *lol* you need a softer wood for your bow because when you wrap the string around the drill the bow should self tension the string around the drill.

I usually leave a little slack on my string though so when its not wrapped around the drill there isnt tension on the bow.

I made mine with a shoelace and cedar i found in the woods and man its hard work to get it going but i cheat a little and use lint from the dryer..

hope this helps

[Balgore8]

Does the type of string you use matter? Also, what tension do you have on the string? I have attempted this method and I found it difficult to get the string tension right.. If I had it too tight, I could not spin the wood, and if I had it too loose, the string would move around the wood without spinning it... I have a feeling it may have just been the crappy string I was using?

[ethanstegall85]

ya know u didnt instruct anything about it im trying to learn how to do it and this didnt help at all

[ethanstegall85]

nice shoes hahahahah