Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
...Ey up firebugs !
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...Whilst out the other day I had the idea to try a strap drill & thought the internode from a piece of bamboo would act as the mouth piece.
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...I had a cord in my @wazoosurvivalgear cashe cap & a set of Malayan cherry in my pack & I cut the base off an unknown plant & mushed it up in the mouth piece to act as a lubricant.
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...I've got to say it was a bit of a struggle at first as the spindle kept boring into the mouth piece & after many attempts I was getting to the point of giving up. Then I thought I'd turn the mouth piece round & on the next attempt I managed to spin up an ember with no problem. I can only assume that the other side I used, which was the top side, was harder but I'll have to experiment further to find out.
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...Happy #fireitupfriday everyone
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...Enjoy your weekend guys stay safe and I'll catch ya soon.
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...Music: Early avril by the unicorn heads
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#eskimostrapdrill
#trysomethingnew
#alternativefirelighting
#bushcraft
#bowdrills
#campfire
#countrycrafts
#flames
#fire
#fireplough
#fireroll
#firelighting
#firebyfriction
#fishing
#frictionfire
#frictionfireligting
#foraging
#foodforfree
#handdrill
#learningbydoing
#nature
#naturalcordage
#primitiveskills
#primitivetechnology
#primitivefirelighting
#survival
...Ey up firebugs !
.
...Whilst out the other day I had the idea to try a strap drill & thought the internode from a piece of bamboo would act as the mouth piece.
.
...I had a cord in my @wazoosurvivalgear cashe cap & a set of Malayan cherry in my pack & I cut the base off an unknown plant & mushed it up in the mouth piece to act as a lubricant.
.
...I've got to say it was a bit of a struggle at first as the spindle kept boring into the mouth piece & after many attempts I was getting to the point of giving up. Then I thought I'd turn the mouth piece round & on the next attempt I managed to spin up an ember with no problem. I can only assume that the other side I used, which was the top side, was harder but I'll have to experiment further to find out.
.
...Happy #fireitupfriday everyone
.
...Enjoy your weekend guys stay safe and I'll catch ya soon.
.
...Music: Early avril by the unicorn heads
.
.
#eskimostrapdrill
#trysomethingnew
#alternativefirelighting
#bushcraft
#bowdrills
#campfire
#countrycrafts
#flames
#fire
#fireplough
#fireroll
#firelighting
#firebyfriction
#fishing
#frictionfire
#frictionfireligting
#foraging
#foodforfree
#handdrill
#learningbydoing
#nature
#naturalcordage
#primitiveskills
#primitivetechnology
#primitivefirelighting
#survival
