Helping You To Succeed At Friction Fire Bow Drill - Part 2
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- You can succeed at friction fire bow drill. Learn little known tips for making the bow drill friction fire kit to encourage your success. Learn the the least most strenuous, but most efficient way for performing the bow drill as well. Good luck.
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Thanks a lot! I will use punkwood from now on!
Great video! I really think this will help me increase my success. I live in Iowa and have had the best luck with willow and cottonwood which are easy to find.
This was extremely helpful Lonnie thank you for taking the time to do this video to help everybody out. ~Dawn
Another great video. Thank you.
Is your beard also an EDC tinder source? hehe Great video as usual thanks for the tips in part 1 and 2.
+Canadian Prepper Most people carry their fire kit in their packs or pockets. I carry mine on my face. lol
+Far North Bushcraft And Survival
Hahaha
+Far North Bushcraft And Survival LOL Have you ever had your beard catch fire when blowing at the ember?
I'm sure sparks have flown in that bush atleast once ! ;-)
This guy is amazing he taught me how to do this years ago in north colorado I still have the drill he gave me . CP I love ya too say hi to American Prepper for me .
Great video! I wish you had included making the notch
Hindsight indicates that I should have included that aspect in my series. The reason why I did not include that initially is due to the fact that I do not do my notches any different than anybody else and there are videos all over the web showing how that is done.
I got a ticket for sitting on the sidewalk today, wish I was there.
+Home Bummingit Every time I go down to "America" I am surprised at all the laws and regulations. A man can't hardly think for himself anymore without getting in "trouble" down there. A person has to ask the government for permission to do almost anything a person wants to do with THEIR OWN property. I don't think I could live like that.
***** Watch this next video and use the Closed Caption function.
Is that Bigfoot or a dog ??
It is my faithful companion "Buck" He is with me in just about all my videos though not necesarily on camera.
Skill is making the difficult look easy. Well done, Lonnie! You got me motivated to try it again - right now :)
Again, thank you for sharing this!
All the best, Bernhard
+Waldwärts I wish you well Bernard. Good luck.
This is the first video Ive seen that actually gives a real description of how to start and finish the friction fire process.
dozens of others simple show the last step, the prep work (and vital step) is left out. Well done
Thank you
You are an excellent teacher Lonnie, so glad I found your videos, thank you.
👍's up and may the good Lord bless.
A nice duo of videos, thank you. I have problems with the choices offered on the web site you gave. Not being a woodsman the tree names meant little to me. Additionally i live in a different part of the world and although i am sure with all the diversity the US has there's a place identical to England, common names also vary.
I'm wondering if it would be a helpful subject for a video, to help people such as myself, to show choosing wood not by tree names but by the qualities the wood offers in relation to creating the required friction.
Cheers Lonnie.
As a practitioner of Chinese Martial Arts for some 38 years I was very impressed by your instruction as to body mechanics to make the work a lot easier. I advocate your principles an awful lot in my Gung Fu classes. I love to watch a master of another art at work. Yours in brotherhood Lonnie. T
Great Part two Lonnie!!! Thanks for sharing your experience my friend and have a great weekend, take care, Taro
Excellent video, your a great teacher Lonnie......
+William Larkham Jr (Bigland Trapper) Thank you my friend
I wish I had a love button! Thanks, now I know how to start!
Fantastic videos! I just made my first bow drill set this week, made one ember then had all sorts of troubles with cord slippage, which you show how to mitigate, and a few other errors that you've showed me how to correct. I can't wait to fix the issues tomorrow!
I loved seeing Buck up front. I think he wanrs his own show! You sure made that look easy Lonnie!
Man I think you're just a bit south of me up here. I'm pretty sure I saw you in Fred Meyer Wasilla a couple years back...didn't wanna say anything and make it awkward lol... I thought you're channel was Phresh Ayre or something like that? Thought I was subscribed. Remedied that anyway. I'm up Talkeetna way a bit.
+Deepwood Handcraft You very well may have seen me in Fred Meyer Wasilla a few years ago. We do have to come into town to stock up fairly frequently. We are in Palmer/Wasilla area fairly often. You are right the channel according to TH-cam was called phreshayr. I have always referred to the channel as Far North Bushcraft And Survival. Phreshayr was only my login name but for a long time I did not know how to change the name to what I wanted it to be. Check your private TH-cam email if you don't mind. I will send you a private message.
In the midwest states, we were taught to use Red Elm when we can find it. It's getting harder to find. I've gotten sparks from many different species of lower end hard woods. I had never considered willow or poplar to be suitable. I will try them. Thanks.
Both videos are full of valuable information!
Thanks Lonie!
Stay safe and keep having fun!
Another good lube is the whitish powdery "bloom" from aspen and birch trees. It'a also a decent sunscreen (only about SPF 6, but still pretty good for natural).
I had not thought of using the powder of the aspen as a friction fire lube. I should have thought of that since I do know that the powder is useful as an anti-abrasion for feet to prevent abrasion related blisters. I also knew of it being a sunscreen as well.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival Thanks for tip about foot care! I have been in the situation of having a hotspot developing and that would have been nice to know!
'mornin, Lonnie; Happy 2 C 'ole-Buck Up-Front-&-Center ! Always learning from your video's, Friend. Thanks 4 this & The Link as well. Hello Connie ! ATB Terry God Bless
Very good information. I saw in part 1 where you tested for moisture with your lip. I learned that many years ago. You put the cut end on your cheek, If it cools your face, Its wet. If it feels brush like and no heat transfer, Then its dry and usable for fire wood. You the first one to confirm that to me.
Great video series bro !!!!!! keep up the great work
Thanks for being excellent at explaining the details in-depth? I use the same approach when I teach the bible verse by verse, I felt the experience in you with the confidence you taught me I the videos pt 1 & 2? Thanks again and YHVH God bless you and your family.
Nice video. Good advice. Thanks!!!
Great info. Thank you for these videos. They’ve given me the confidence to attempt this after having some horrible failures when I was younger. 👍🏻
Another winning video. I am so glad you went step by step explaining what you were doing. I am going to try again using your instructions from part 1 and 2. Now maybe I've got the best chance of forming an ember. Thank you. I am going to have a giveaway, check it out
Hey thank you very much! I've tried for hours and could never get an ember going, with your tips I'm sure I will be successful. Do you think I could get a fire going with pine wood?
Thank you for another excellent video. I wish you were in Virginia to teach me. But all the same...I still enjoy and learn from you. You're great. Don't ever stop. Thank you so much.
thank you for sharing your experience :) very helpful ive attempted plowdrilling with a dry pine branch and a blank of wood and I got smoke the very first try but after that I neve could get it again to smoke. thank you for the bow dril advice :) very helpful
Cool video lonnie, At the beginning that camera angle makes your dog look absolutely massive hahaha. Thanks again for the tips. Over the spring I plan to experiment with friction fire.
Very well done I my grandfather taught me how to do this. With all love and respect I have for him. You did a better job of explaining the how and why, now I can do a better job of teaching my children. Thank you regards & respect glen
I have learned bow drilling, magnifying glass, etc., to know how to make fire, but my goal is to always be prepared, so as to never need to use it. Same goes with shelter building. I have spent nights out and barely survived, so am determined to always have modern conveniences and to enjoy nature at its best. Learn all you can for knowledge sake, but plan to never need it. Same goes for snaring and trapping. There are many different methods shown on TH-cam and other sources, but few that are real game getters. I take from a good one, and improve on it, until I am satisfied it will get the job done. Why eat little birds, mice ,and rats, if larger game is present? Thanks Lonnie, for your insight... Love your channel. I had a beard for twenty five years, but got tired of it,ha...
Thanks, these two parts (1 and 2) on the bow drill are the most helpful I've seen. It's really key about the notch filling up with the dust, no one else explains that or why it's important.
Good morningyou should be teaching survival to the people that go on all the TV shows,B.C and Yukon and Alaska are hard chalange
Great serious lots of good tips I haven't tried the bow drill yet putting it on my list of things to try thanks for the great information atb John
I have watched a lot of videos on this subject but yours is by far the best I've seen. You explain in great detail things no one else has. Thanks.
I have been successful in every fire-starting technique except this one. I cannot WAIT to try again! Thanks!
you, my friend are very good at this.i and my son specialize in hand drill, but the information in this video was enlightening, and you get an ember really fast. 20 strokes is freaky awesome! we like to use mullein or yucca both of with are very common here.
+trenton maloney I envy those who have native natural mullein. We do not have that here in Alaska. I use last year's dead Elder stalks here for hand drill.
if you want, i can harvest a bunch of stalks and send them to you, the flowers that come attached are great cough medicine!
+trenton maloney I really appreciate that but I prefer to use local things since that is most likely where I will be if I ever NEED to use survival knowledge. I do have a source to get mullein from the lower 48 through relatives as well and have used what they sent me as a medicinal for my lungs. I appreciate your willingness. Thanks any way
Thanks Lonnie, an excellent instructional video series. I have not tried willow so look forward to giving it a go very soon. all the best, Paul.
Thank you for your great explanations in Part 1 and Part 2
Cheers a very formative video. I liked the fact that u exsplained the theory why u did everything rather then just stating what u should do.
Have a good summer☺
great tutorial Lonni my sere instructor always told us for a bow wrist to arm pit is about right say hey to Connie atb .. tom
Very nice video, I've learned a lot from you, thankyou for making great instructional videos.
Another great DIY instructional video, Lonnie. Cheers, Mate.
Good vib sir I use a lot of punk wood in my nest gust to inshore longevity hope you and yours are doing good God bless Glen
Thanks for the fine demonstration and tips, I really like your bow design. I see a lot of people had the same thought as me with regards to your beard catching fire.
Thanks Lonnie.Both videos part i and 2 helped me.I hope to soon get out there and get back into practicing.
Came back to the expert to get reaquainted with the bow drill,thanks Lonnie! Lots of good info here!
Lonnie
that was excellent
thank you for explaining in the details you have
very well put
thank you
Awesome job Lonnie and ya kept your beard out of the flame :-D
Great couse on bow drills ! Thanks !!! I'll try all of this next time i'm in the woods for sure !
Thanks for all that you do for the outdoor/bushcraft/survival community. Your videos are top notch and informative! :)
Awesome job!! my friend keep up the great work and video's,
You are an excellent teacher. Everything is so well explained. Thanks
Excellent video series Lonnie. Best I've seen on bow drill tips. Thanks.
Thx Loonie.. great instructional videos of Bow drill... Keep up the great work and we like to see some more ! Greetings from Canada! :-)
Great tutorial. I tried to teach myself bow drill a couple of years
back and always got plenty of smoke from the set I built, but never an
ember. You have inspired me to do a bit more research into wood choice
and try again with a new set.
I thought I knew how to use a bow drill but you taught me so many things I feel it's as if this is my first time thank you very much
Great video! I tried the bow drill a few days ago and almost had a good working ember, but do to time issues I had to abort the mission. Going to try it again soon and it will be successful now that I'm armed with more knowledge! I really like the idea of not bending too far over for better pressure. Both of these videos helped a lot, Thanks!
good luck
Thanks Lonnie for your hard work. Wonderful instruction.
Your video wa very usefull and you really explain everything well. You really have a wonderful talent in the field
Use a hardwood for your drill and a softwood for your board or vice versa this makes it easier for friction to produce a cinder.
very good video,,,full of great information. thank you
Very detail!!! you are taking bow drill to the next level...
awesome Lonnie. you're the best man.. such a great teacher..👍
Excellent video...I come back to it before I every attempt
You almost made that look too easy, wow very helpful series!
That dog is the cousin of sheepdog that used to punch wiley coyote once in a while.
As usual, clear and concise, Thank you Lonnie.
It is all in the details. The use of punk wood seems like a good idea :)
Thanks for sharing - Martin
You are awesome!!
What a great demeanor you have. Steady and true.
I like watching your videos. I know there are so many to choose from. But yours are very well explained. I have taken survival classes at the Pathfinder survival school Dave Canterbury. I could not get the bow drill down. I have done it just twice. And I honestly don't know how I did it. But watching the first part and the second part of these videos. Is very well explained. I believe I can go with confidence and get it done. Also I live in Indiana so Tulip poplar and Cedar is my choices.
Good luck and may you succeed in your endeavors.
Thanks for the vid Lonnie! Very well done!
I’m from the garbage state (New Jersey) and there is always furniture on the curb.
Will an old chair leg work for the spindle and hearth ?
I’m serious.
Yes they could probably be made to work though most likely they will be hardwood which will probably be a more difficult wood type to achieve friction fire with. Many people recommend just getting kiln dried lumber material from a hardware store. Of course wood selections such as these will not give you the real outdoor experience of learning how to find and prepare ideal wood from the local forest but at least it will give one a chance to experience friction fire potentially.
Hiya Lonnie I'm newly subscribed. I've watched nearly all of your videos and I appreciate your skill and confidence level. Thanks for passing your years of experience on to the next guy, that's the way it should be. Love your videos!
Thank you much for subscribing. Glad to have you and welcome to the channel.
Many thanks mister i now know were i was going wrong Bless yer.
You could at least pretend that you are struggling!
Wow! Thanks to your advice I did succeed om my third attempt - after having spoiled the dust by dropping everything everywhere on the first two attempts...
Thank you Lonny for your very good tips and tricks, the feeling of beeing able to light a fire with no more than some wood is amazing :)
To me the hardest thing to make this work was to find a good-enough bearing block...
+amfr That is awesome. Thanks for letting me know about your success.
Nice work Lonnie. You make that look easy
your video's are some of the best bushcraft out there
I am trying out for a program that is affiliated with the Boy Scouts called Firecrafter. The fire by friction is the main requirements. I have produced smoke on 3 different sets during practice and haven’t popped a spark on any of them. Any pointers?
I have no idea what you are doing and how you are going about it so therefor it is impossible for me to know what you are doing wrong or what is needing done differently. Below is a video of mine that addresses the applied pressure issue with bow and drill. Perhaps that may be where you are going wrong. In the video at the link below i discus how some people are perhaps pushing down too hard too soon and so are therefor ripping out the dust before it has a chance to get hot enough to reach ignition. If one lightens up on the pressure especially initially, then the dust has a chance to dry thoroughly and warm up before it gets ripped out. Don't apply the hard pressure until your last 20 or so quick strokes at the end.
Why You Fail At Bow Drill Friction Fire
th-cam.com/video/CytTMGG5JCM/w-d-xo.html
Very nice Shelter Lonnie.
Very good instructions. Thank u
You get an instant like just for the pup. :D
good job Lonnie what gave you the idea to use punk as a coal exstender great idea to might I say well ha I am saying it... great job does punk always work? I keep a tin of Chard punk wood in my pack for flint and steel it make life alittle easier in wet conditions when I was able to go out my Arthritis still got me soon as I can I'm go as deep in a set of woods and I may not come out I still drive to some wooded areas and practice what I can it's in my spine I can't walk for more than 15 -20 minutes with out feeling like I'm. dying. anyway let me know about your trick like to hear about how you learned it .Peace Pops Bushcraft
+Paul Henry I don't remember when I first learned about punk wood as a coal extender. It is an important resource to be aware of for sure. Especially the white punk wood is good stuff and always works well for me as long as it is dried thoroughly. I have also charred the punk wood and it does work well as a charred cloth replacement just like you said. There are quite a few tree fungi that works equally as well as a coal extender also. I hope you achieve a full recovery from your health problems. The doctors may or may not say that it is curable but I know someone who would say otherwise. My Lord Jesus Christ is STILL a miracle working God and can and does perform miracles today just the same as he did back when he walked the earth in person. He is an awesome God and one worth getting to know intimately if you do not already do so.
Well done, very good tutorial, good tips.
thanks for the helpful tips and videos!
Very nice presentation - one tip you didn't mention but you actually did it, was to stabilize the hearth board before you take you foot off. I have seen "experts" pull their foot off only to move the board and break up their ember because they didn't put their hand on the board and stabilize it (as you showed) prior to moving their foot off. You put out a lot of good information, keep up the great work!
+backwoodstrails You make an excellent point and is one that I should have mentioned.
its summer!!! show us some fishing!!!! no more fires....
Great tutorial!
Thanks Lonnie..
it does lube the tip just a little bit. but not by so much that you have to work harder i find that if you use bark from the forest floor in the hole on the fire board. it turns to a fine powder and prolongs the holes in the fire board cause in essance your turning mainly the bark into the ash dust that holds a ember i also find that once a ember is going it seems to burn longer. and im guessing this is to do with the natural creasote/ turpentine in the bark burning hotter as a fuel source than just the fire board wood dust. it might just be me but i can start a fire with the bow drill way easer using birtch bark in the fire board hole than i can without it.lol give it a try you might be surprised. and try it a few times. and see how you like it. :-)
Yes, I will try it out some time soon when I get the chance.
8:50 Great video encouraging others to do this. Keeping the lost art alive!!!
is that a rush 72 pack? I have one that looks exactly like it. it's fantastic!
+JustinoFundido Yes it is a Rush 72. My opinion of it is the same as yours. Awesome pack.
Thanks for the pointers enjoyed the video
wow many many well known bush crafters watch your stuff like i do !!!!! and some i need to check out. thanks and blessings sir !!!
We tend to watch each others channels since we can often learn from each other.
I don't know if I missed it or you didn't show it, but how should you make the notches in the hearth board? What tools are best to use and any tips would be greatly appreciated.
+Omar J For the hole. I like to place it where the edge of the hole will be back from the edge of the hearth board about an 1/8th inch to 1/4 inch. I use the spindle itself as a guide / template. I then notch about a 1/8th of a circle sized notch in such a way that the point of the notch does not quite reach the center of the hole. Maybe a third of the distance from the center to the outside of the hole. I typically use my Swiss Army Knife Trekker model which has a nice long saw to cut the notch though a knife works fine as well.