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Post by genesis273 on Nov 27, 2020 10:39:33 GMT -5
Okay so I started easy using cardboard boxes, don't make too much fun of me over that! Lol! But, I at least know how to strike the rod properly and the distance in which to hold it. I'll start with pure wood shavings next time. I need to find or make a nifty holster for it. Maybe one that I can attach to my leather hatchet holster.   |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2020 10:55:47 GMT -5
Okay so I started easy using cardboard boxes, don't make too much fun of me over that! Lol! But, I at least know how to strike the rod properly and the distance in which to hold it. I'll start with pure wood shavings next time. I need to find or make a nifty holster for it. Maybe one that I can attach to my leather hatchet holster. The survival tools, (toys), are fun to play with and to master. I used to make fire starters where I`d soak cotton balls in Vaseline and store them. They caught fire fast and burned even in extreme cold and on the snow. |
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Post by Ahawkeye on Nov 27, 2020 22:10:53 GMT -5
Okay so I started easy using cardboard boxes, don't make too much fun of me over that! Lol! But, I at least know how to strike the rod properly and the distance in which to hold it. I'll start with pure wood shavings next time. I need to find or make a nifty holster for it. Maybe one that I can attach to my leather hatchet holster. You make fire ahhhh haaaaaaa ha ha ha!!!!!!!! Always a good feeling even if you or I might be cheating a little bit! Very cool where did you get it? I usually carry emergency matches when I hunt or hike always good to have a backup as long as it's not too heavy. |
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Post by genesis273 on Nov 28, 2020 20:37:15 GMT -5
Good ole Electronic Bay
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2020 18:24:46 GMT -5
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Post by Russ Koon on Dec 5, 2020 12:10:11 GMT -5
I'm pretty well stocked up on the practical aspect of making fire. Bought Bic lighters by the dozens back in my working days, and have enough of them to be sure I won't have to search for one when needed. I've used them in extremely wet weather camping, and after a canoe capsize on a December duck hunt, and haven't had a single failure that wasn't corrected by a few hard shakes to remove any drops from the working parts and another attempt to light. At least two are with me at all times on a winter hunt, just in case.
But there is a certain fascination with making fire by the older ways of our ancestors. I've felt the urge to try it since my days as a Boy Scout, just never got around to putting in the time and effort to give it a serious try until the last couple years of watching the u-tube wilderness warriors, where making your fire with a roll of your thumb creating a nice shower of sparks onto a wick soaked with lighter fluid is seen as cheating and sacrilegious.
Still have too many things waiting in line for my attention right now, but if I ever find the time to do some more winter camping, I'll probably give a bow drill a more serious effort. But I'll be carrying a couple of Bics in a pocket, just in case. 8^)
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Post by Ahawkeye on Dec 6, 2020 13:23:29 GMT -5
I put a little effort into making a bow drill one time. Wirked pretty well. I was quite a bit younger and didn't have the patience or knowledge to complete the task of starting a fire but the stick I had was turning pretty well. Might try it sometime next time I go camping with my boys.
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Post by Russ Koon on Dec 8, 2020 11:17:42 GMT -5
Hunter, I had actually made a sort of attempt at making fire that way several years ago. It wasn't an actual try as much as a trial run just to be how difficult it might be even under good conditions. I was messing around in the garage with a couple of other projects at the time, and noticed I had some sho matters, rt pieces of 3/8" dowel rod nearby, and a couple of short lengths of pine 2x4 in the scrap pile, so I took a few minutes to satisfy my curiosity. Drilled hole about halfway through the 2x4 and clamped it to the workbench, stuck one of the dowels in the jaws of my electric drill and made a whole bunch of smoke. 8^)
Much later, watching u-tube videos, I saw that there were several "details" I should have investigated before going to the trial stage. The species of wood matters, but the most important thing I was unaware of was the need to "burn in" the hole to get a contour that resembles that of the spindle rod, and the notch that needs to be cut into the hearth board at an angle to cause the charred embers to collect in a neat pile as you drill.
Another thing I just saw fairly recently was use of another stick with a partway through it to act as a hand protector to make the drilling and smoke occur more on the bottom end of the spindle, and less on the top end. Besides being much more comfortable, it allows you to increase the downward pressure on the spindle to increase the friction at the working end.
Good luck with your efforts. Hope you amaze the boys with your skills.
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