BOW DRILL FIRE TROUBLESHOOTING | How to make a bow drill fire and troubleshoot bow drill fire making
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- Bow drill fire troubleshooting can be tricky if you don't know what to look for. In this video I help to troubleshoot some of the issues with making a bow drill kit, bow drill fire making positioning, bow drill fire technique, as well as some of the lesser known problems we come across when making bow drill fires. If you have ever struggled to make a bow drill fire you're in good company, many people struggle because making a bow drill fire is a fine art and all the elements need to work together to ensure that you get an ember.
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Thank you so much for sharing a realistic how-to video, with all the struggle and what-not.
@@michaelnorris2446 you're welcome!
Exactly.
Love the struggle.You did it.I am a survival enthusiast and love the honest video.
One of the best i came across.
Depending where you live the wood you will use will be different so is the nest and all dry stuff you need to collect.
Thumbs up to you Good job.
Enjoy the truth of the bow drill that it just isn't that easy. Practice as you said is the key. Thanks for not editing out the truth. Great job
@@itsjustthatez4275 thanks for your comment!
I think the easiest way for someone to learn is to have someone that knows how to bowdrill set it up and let the person learning bowdrill with you telling them exactly what they need to do. I have had three or four get an ember the first time. It took me about eight hours before I got my first ember. I went to Hobby Lobby and bought some jars with domed lids to us for my bearing block.
Very authentic in my view. Way to many would have edited out the hard work and hard lessons. Thank you.
Yes! Finally I get one to listen to on the way to word. Thank you. It's been a very long time
You're welcome!! There's plenty on Instagram too. Hope you've been really well.
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I'll survive they tell me. SMH
That's one thing I never got right out in the wilderness bow drill fire......
It was great seeing you show the honest struggles with friction fire making, there are many subtlety different techniques .... I can strongly suggest you give the double rope bow drill technique a go (Felix Embler has a video describing this). IMHO it will help you overcome some of the classic spindle and bow issues encountered.
When I stop from either fatigue or need to rearranging bow drill set ..... I also find it helps to give the spindle a fresh friction face to take the char layer off the tip and ensure the face chamfer is optimised to your hearth.
I have found these tips have really helped my successes with bow drill fire starting
Your calm persistence and even logical approach was really impressive
Merry Christmas
Thanks so much, the Felix Imler video sounds great. I have found that if I remove the charred bit on the end I get less saw dust because that's what creates the dust. However, if my spindle is shouldering out and the change of direction doesn't help then I will on occasion stop and carve it down a bit.
Awesome job Clarise. I have made a lot of fires using things like magnesium flint rod, flint and steel, mignifing glas, clear bag with water, flint rocks, but I have never tried using a bow drill as I am to lazy 😅. You enspired me to try it soon. Thank you so much for you great videos.
You're welcome! Just make sure you get soft wood for the spindle and hearth board, leave a thumbnail mark on it to check. And it should be bone dry, cured and driee for at least three months. Port Jackson works well.
a good honest teaching video . you did a wonderful job sharing the information and how each step was important. thank you for posting i subscribed to you .safe journeys to you !
With her experience and knowledge and it took her some serious grit to get it done, a job well done BTW, if we got to do it then were out of here lol, im stocking up on a load of BIC and torch lighters if those fail well it was a good ride 😆
😂 keep a Ferro rod in the mix too, with the right tinder it makes fire easily and doesn't fail like lighters do.
@LiveReady I've got alot of ferro rods and different fire starters, I was being a little sarcastic about the Bic lighters and torches. I thought u did a great job. Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤️
Something from Calvin Coolidge seems appropriate here.
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
(Unless your name is Jahovah... then it's just a given fact!)
You certainly deserve a beverage after this one Clarice.
Good work, thank you.
Best video about bow dril.So much usefull information,but more important is the way you presented it to us.
Your way is inspiring,easy to remember...
You demonstrated us that it is normal to get tired during proces,to pause...spindle can slip not only to us...and so on.
Great and very inspiring video.
Thank you.
Pardon my bad english.
Loved the perseverance! Guess I'll give it another go, thanks for the inspiration
You're welcome! C
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Hi hi! Dankie ek waardeer, dit was wel die idee om te wys wat als verkeerd kan loop selfs al is jou materiale reg. Bly jy geniet die kanaal en dankie vir jou ondersteuning!
Great information. You should look into the double string method as mention in the comments- Egyptian bow drill. A separate video on identifying local/indigenous trees for suitable woods would also be super useful as most woods look the same once cut. Ive found that lubricating the bearing block with some wax also works well. Could also use grease from your hair, forehead or nose.
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I look forward to more of your videos in 2024.
Happy new year to you too! Thanks for supporting the channel!
Great job.
Thanks, glad to hear you enjoyed it!
you are a very good teacher
Thank you so much for the kind words! Glad you found value here. C
I think if you flattened the fireboard more and stood on the longer end it would be more stable. I'd also sharpen the top of that spindle. But well done!
Excellent vid.
Thanks so much!
great demo
Thank you for the video and showing that things don't always go to plan. Hello froma a fellow south african bushcrafter.
I Just found you, Amazing determination 👏 i really thought you were going to give up, But girl you have just shown what really has to be done when things seem against you, Perseverance won the Day. Congratulations.
I have a video called fire 🔥, there I use a modern bearing block I made out of a measuring spoon
Thick wood can be a challenge to handle.
Big blooper🤣
If you have soft wood you can make the spindel bigger in diameter so you get enough friction bevore you drill a hole in the board. If you have hard wood you can go much smaler in spindel thickness due to the hard wood you get good friction right there. You can use fresh cut oak in the rain to make a fire, that does not work with soft wood. DeinStamm
I bring a small metal bearing with me so i don't have problem to find a block. No need complicated process to find hard wood for bearing block 😅
Plenty lighters is first to go 👏
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My Grandfather could start a fire with anything, anytime, my grandmother use to say he can do that because he was the devil, she was joking, he was a good guy.
😂 That's too funny!
I got called a pyromaniac and a keeper the other day😅
Funny. @@LiveReady
Your technique is good, but I'm going to give you a couple of tips to help you make a fire in less than 1 minute, bearing block should be hard wood, try spindle rope loop inside bow, this keeps your arm closer to body= less work. Modern tip, make a designated bearing block out of a small measuring spoon, this bearing block will have no friction, you can make a knife with this insert , a worked coin will also work...I once trained a nurse who wanted to be on Naked and afraid, half board can be made out of old thick bamboo, tinder can be made from bamboo, a bamboo friction fire can be made from bamboo, but bamboo friction fire is a lot harder, I know from experience, but do try making a half board from bamboo, it's a back up trick for wet conditions, bamboo is dry inside.
Sounds like you have your own channel oh 367 people wow your a influencer now bro
@bradmahner6054 I only put up videos to put back what I take, I had a old prepping channel back in the day, it had videos on multiple ways to make fire, but the reality is, this skill is more of a party trick, a nice ferro rod and a decent knife will do the trick. Lighters not recommended for her scenario because a lighter won't survive one second in sea water.
Thanks for sharing your tips 👍
put the board more under your foot, The board shall not move at all, if the spindel is making noises, stop the proces take the knive and work on the spindel. Work on you Fitness and you form beauty never made a fire, I tryed, it does not work.