Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Solar Eclipse is an excellent time to connect with nature during such an amazing natural phenomenon. Today, as the eclipse was maximizing, I produced an ember by friction fire using the hand drill method with a mule fat spindle on parry nolina stalk. A piece of a dry yucca leaf was used to catch the ember. Pounded palm fiber was used as the tinder bundle. After blowing the ember into flames I used the dry piece of a chaparral yucca stalk to light like a torch. The inside of the yucca stalk is soft like punk wood and will smolder for a long time thus allowing one to conveniently transport fire to another location. A row of holes must be made into the stalk so that air flow will keep the material burning inside. To make a new fire the inside of the burning yucca stalk can be scraped to loosen the hot coals and then added to a new tinder bundle and then ignited. Rufo enjoyed being my companion on this little adventure. Always be very careful with fire and only practice these skills in a safe environment.
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Solar Eclipse is an excellent time to connect with nature during such an amazing natural phenomenon. Today, as the eclipse was maximizing, I produced an ember by friction fire using the hand drill method with a mule fat spindle on parry nolina stalk. A piece of a dry yucca leaf was used to catch the ember. Pounded palm fiber was used as the tinder bundle. After blowing the ember into flames I used the dry piece of a chaparral yucca stalk to light like a torch. The inside of the yucca stalk is soft like punk wood and will smolder for a long time thus allowing one to conveniently transport fire to another location. A row of holes must be made into the stalk so that air flow will keep the material burning inside. To make a new fire the inside of the burning yucca stalk can be scraped to loosen the hot coals and then added to a new tinder bundle and then ignited. Rufo enjoyed being my companion on this little adventure. Always be very careful with fire and only practice these skills in a safe environment.
Please subscribe and comment with questions or observations.
My social media links:
Instagram @chadzuberofficial
Facebook @chadzuber
