Making Nettle Bow Drill Cordage & A Difficult Ember @nwprimate6416

Making Nettle Bow Drill Cordage & A Difficult Ember @nwprimate6416

Uploaded August 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Making some thin braided nettles cordage and using it for bow drill. The components were pulled from a driftwood pile. The spindle was definitely cottonwood, but I couldn't ID the hearth.

This ended up being a very difficult ember, but the cordage stood up to the test.

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