So many survival experts show you techniques that aren't practical for the average human being. This is the kind of instructional video that can serve the average guy well, it's appreciated. Book marked!
I want to thank you for offering such well executed instructional and informative videos. I am an Eagle Scout with no military back ground and I am really grateful for the training I received in that program. I appreciate your understated, humble manner that should accompany a man of confidence, compassion and a continual desire to learn. I am a fan of your videos. Your demeanor and excellent source of information, It is a public service and it makes us stronger. I am rebuilding my life from scratch but feel the need to prepare. Is a $300 knife for survival/bushcraft worth the price difference to a $100 knife? Thank you in advance, thank you sincerely for your service to Americas citizens. God Bless, Thayne
+Thayne Jensen thanks for the kind words. Sometimes it is. I've had $100 knives that were of good quality and bad quality. I've also had $300 knives that have bent but have others that are Tough as nails. Personally you just have to use trusted brands. In my opinion survive knives makes the best on the market.
Thayne Jensen for $300 maybe get a wood chopping machete type tool at wallyworld, a multitool, and a sweet pocket/sheath knife somewhere and have a hundred left over to ....
I have gotten a coal just a few times before and now I'm again practicing this method. The one thing that I would like to say is that since I've been getting proficient àt primitive fire making without being big headed it's a very comforting feeling to know that I'm able to start a fire using primitive skills and I feel much more confident knowing I can walk into the woods and be able to keep myself alive as long as I don't starve.
Healthy tip : You can cut a notch on top of your drill, tie two circles of yarn, and put that on top and into the notch on top to prevent any movement downwards. Thus, keep a constant movement within the drill, preventing any heat loss and in effect make your time to produce a smoldering coal much less. Oh, and if you haven't figured it out yet, the two circles are for your thumbs, to prevent your hands from going down.
I remember seeing that on Man Versus Wild a lot of years ago xD This is why it's good to know how to make cordage in a survival situation when you don't have string.
This is just superb, I've been looking for "wilderness survival strategies" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Lidacoob Protection Percipience - (search on google ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my neighbour got great results with it.
Whooaaa...that was fast,i thought it needs like 30 mins to get it smokin. Great tutorial and good quality... and hurray this was uploaded on my birthday XD LOL
thank you for this lesson, I'm trying to get out of this "so called city life" and go back to my primitive roots haha. very helpful. And thank you for your service for our country good sir.
Sycamore and Aspen are other great woods to start a fire with... Not to mention, Aspen and Sycamore are probably the most easily recognizable woods throughout the season... Their bark is unique and their leaves are easily recognizable... One last wood is cotton wood... I both carve and Bushcraft with these woods...
Thank you for posting. Although I have successfully made fires using this method, this video definitely helped me improve my skills. Learned a lot of helpful tips.
have watched several of your excellent video's now...........just subbed, and will share your channel with some of my friends who I know will have an interest. I am former military myself, and just wanted to thank you for your service Sir.
A friend learned this technique at camp. She used dried yucca stalk as the spindle. She taught me and my scout troop. She could start a fire in less than a minute. Most of us were successful as well, but not as fast as she was.
You made it look easy and even quick. I have never tried this, been too lazy I guess, but it is a good to know technique if you can access the raw materials. So it is good to know how to do it as a back up, as you said. Good job, knowledge weighs nothing.
Thanks, that was a very informative video. It explained why hubby and I got no fire but a lot of blisters and some pretty polished points on the way too short piece of wood we were using. We were try to rub a pointed piece into a groove, worked for a bit then just stopped. Did not know this technique you showed. Gee, what a lesson. Knowledge is power...but Bic lighters are the bomb, LOL.
Firstly, good job man. Very informative. Not meaning to hate on you, but you can't fault the bow drill for needing man made materials, such a a knife and cordage and then use a multitool.
Who's hating? I used bow drill all the time In videos. But hand drill can be made with a sharp rock and wood. I use a multi tool because I didn't want to make a three hour video using a rock. Just sit back watch a master at work bro
Great video. And probably the most important comment you made was at the very end: "Would I rely on this method? Never! Know how to do it, but don't rely on it." Thanks for posting.
thank you for this video. I use other methods, but after watching this, I'm going to try. I just recently found a large mess of cattail growing nearby, and other than food and tinder, I've been looking for other uses. thanks again.
Great useful video, on naked & afraid the 50 year old claimed he was the best hand drill fire maker in the world but this guy in Black Scout's difinitley tops him.
Brilliant video :) Good point at the end about this being a skill that one should really never find themselves using. For me, as with many (yourself possibly as well) this type of knowledge adds an extra level of self-confidence in outdoor living.
You make that look soooooooo easy! I know from experience that it's not. In fact I learned that the old saying "where there's smoke, there's fire", is completely untrue! I managed to make a lot of smoke and never could produce a coal. I was using a pine spindle with a pine fire board because that was what was available. My fire board was probably 5/8 inch thick. You said to keep it 1/2 or under and I was curious as to why. Does the thicker wood absorb some of the heat? Very impressive demo and great video, subscribed, thanks!
This is awesome! If i had a knife or multi tool though, id just look around a river for some flint. I want to see some tips on doing this with a fireboard found in the woods with no tools and carved with rock. That would be killer.
CrazyAssCakeRaptor try using some sand you want to get shavings that eventually go to ember if it burns coming right off the board is all burning up as you make it. Your board being dry seems to be one of the more important aspects. Your drill being harder than it seems to be important to.
Works great when everything is dry and your fingers are not so cold you can't feel them. There are better ways if you prepare, but this definitely works.
Great vid... .could you do one on choosing you materials when making a hand drill... another words how to pick certain trees or wood that works better then others ....
bro you are awesome that's the best tutorial I've ever seen. thank you very much! also I just ordered the sentinel mk3! I can't wait for it to arrive. luckily fixed blades are not in danger for us gun and knife enthusiasts here in California. Not yet anyway. when I saw your tutorial on basic knife fighting you really helped me to chose wisely. Mk3 is perfect. If necessary quick draw, strike and run. a knife i would like to see you review is the one that I own. It's the benchmade Adamas tactical knife made of D2 steel. I'm very happy with it and I can say with confidence is a great tool for combat and for survival. all around fantastic knife. I would love your input on it though being you are former military and have the better knowledge than I. I've done a whole lot of studying but for the price and what it can do, seems like a fantastic buy and a review I would love to see you do. Humble blessing to you and yours and God bless you for your service. I wish I had the same honor but life turned out a little different than I had planned. Thank you my friend
I had issues with doing the hand drill until someone showed me the thumb loop technique. This allows for constant downward pressure & continuous rpm's. This would be a good alternative to show a video on.
I had a short mugworth spindle and a willow board, i float on it, both of them were bone dry, and i can't get the ember, even if there was a lot of smoke and a lot of dark brown dust, where is the problem? Why i can't get the ember?
I saw you suggested Tulip Popular for South Eastern United states. I live in Virginia do you recommend Tulip for for both fire making tools? what do you suggest if all the wood you can find is green wood?
If this isn;t something we should primarily rely on (which I don't plan to do) what in your opinion is the best way to make a fire. Flint and steel? Just a lighter? Bow drill?
What was that you used as a catch pan? What are good material options for that? Is it basically just anything sorta cupped that won't smother the ember?
I like your technique, not bad at all, I love mullein on cedar, I am tinkering around with big leaf maple right now... I will let you know how that goes...
Spit on your hands to enhance their purchase on the spindle. Have your campfire structure already in place, ready to accept the burning tinder inside it.
So many survival experts show you techniques that aren't practical for the average human being. This is the kind of instructional video that can serve the average guy well, it's appreciated. Book marked!
Average gal too
You just made that look extremely simple. Very cool.
Thank you
@@BlackScoutSurvival wasn't it sarcastic
@@lytrellgardner373 Didn't appear to be
This is the best explanatory demo I've ever seen of a friction fire. Thank you!
Best video on hand drill that I've seen on youtube. Well done on streamlined skill and video. Subscribing!
Thanks for the compliment and for the sub. Take care!
E x c e l l e n t! Very good instruction. Studying paleoanthropology and this makes entire sense. 100 thousand year arts and crafts. Thanks!
I want to thank you for offering such well executed instructional and informative videos. I am an Eagle Scout with no military back ground and I am really grateful for the training I received in that program. I appreciate your understated, humble manner that should accompany a man of confidence, compassion and a continual desire to learn. I am a fan of your videos. Your demeanor and excellent source of information, It is a public service and it makes us stronger. I am rebuilding my life from scratch but feel the need to prepare. Is a $300 knife for survival/bushcraft worth the price difference to a $100 knife? Thank you in advance, thank you sincerely for your service to Americas citizens. God Bless, Thayne
+Thayne Jensen thanks for the kind words. Sometimes it is. I've had $100 knives that were of good quality and bad quality. I've also had $300 knives that have bent but have others that are Tough as nails. Personally you just have to use trusted brands. In my opinion survive knives makes the best on the market.
BlackScoutSurvival
Thayne Jensen for $300 maybe get a wood chopping machete type tool at wallyworld, a multitool, and a sweet pocket/sheath knife somewhere and have a hundred left over to ....
I have gotten a coal just a few times before and now I'm again practicing this method. The one thing that I would like to say is that since I've been getting proficient àt primitive fire making without being big headed it's a very comforting feeling to know that I'm able to start a fire using primitive skills and I feel much more confident knowing I can walk into the woods and be able to keep myself alive as long as I don't starve.
At last something useful from the Internet . Thank You BlackScoutSurvival for this video :)
G Ferroz Thank you appreciate that!!
Howdy ya'll that was awesome thanks for the information
Hello, i'm french. I just want to say: very good Job my friend !!
Best video I have seen all day. This one breaks it down and makes it simple.
Healthy tip : You can cut a notch on top of your drill, tie two circles of yarn, and put that on top and into the notch on top to prevent any movement downwards. Thus, keep a constant movement within the drill, preventing any heat loss and in effect make your time to produce a smoldering coal much less.
Oh, and if you haven't figured it out yet, the two circles are for your thumbs, to prevent your hands from going down.
thats a good idea
I remember seeing that on Man Versus Wild a lot of years ago xD This is why it's good to know how to make cordage in a survival situation when you don't have string.
Coronavirus has everyone quarantined and we're obsessively watching Naked and Afraid. I all of a sudden need to know how to make a fire.
This is 100% ive got Naked and Afraid on the tv and this video pulled up on the phone
ME TOO!
Nicely done man! You hit all the right points well. Thanks for sharing!
This is a quality video
Thanks boss!
This is just superb, I've been looking for "wilderness survival strategies" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Lidacoob Protection Percipience - (search on google ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my neighbour got great results with it.
I learned the bow drill with a cedar spindle and fireboard. It smells great but screams like a banshee. Basswood and Pin oak was much quieter.
Best Demo of this method I have seen.
Nice tip on the Whole Hand~
Saw the shorts had to come back to master this
Very much appreciate these videos
Thanks
Thank you this is one of the better videos of the hand drill i have found.
Whooaaa...that was fast,i thought it needs like 30 mins to get it smokin.
Great tutorial and good quality...
and hurray this was uploaded on my birthday XD LOL
Mostly because he's using ideal materials in ideal conditions, a lot of the time you don't get as lucky in the wilderness
Thanks man. I'm going to try this. Something my 7 year old grandson and I can learn together. He recently asked me about this now we will do it
thank you for this lesson, I'm trying to get out of this "so called city life" and go back to my primitive roots haha. very helpful. And thank you for your service for our country good sir.
Dude you make this look so easy (I know it’s not ) 😂 thanks for a brilliant video
Sycamore and Aspen are other great woods to start a fire with... Not to mention, Aspen and Sycamore are probably the most easily recognizable woods throughout the season... Their bark is unique and their leaves are easily recognizable... One last wood is cotton wood... I both carve and Bushcraft with these woods...
Moving to the middle of nowhere mountains, if I get lost you may of helped save my life, thanks!
Thank you for posting. Although I have successfully made fires using this method, this video definitely helped me improve my skills. Learned a lot of helpful tips.
have watched several of your excellent video's now...........just subbed, and will share your channel with some of my friends who I know will have an interest. I am former military myself, and just wanted to thank you for your service Sir.
Thanks for yours as well!
Cool....Great job... you make it look easy. You shows how important it is having the right tools and technique. Thanks again..
Lots of good tips, thank you!
A friend learned this technique at camp. She used dried yucca stalk as the spindle. She taught me and my scout troop. She could start a fire in less than a minute. Most of us were successful as well, but not as fast as she was.
You made it look easy and even quick. I have never tried this, been too lazy I guess, but it is a good to know technique if you can access the raw materials. So it is good to know how to do it as a back up, as you said. Good job, knowledge weighs nothing.
Thanks, that was a very informative video. It explained why hubby and I got no fire but a lot of blisters and some pretty polished points on the way too short piece of wood we were using. We were try to rub a pointed piece into a groove, worked for a bit then just stopped. Did not know this technique you showed. Gee, what a lesson. Knowledge is power...but Bic lighters are the bomb, LOL.
I never imagined it to be that possible. Thank you, sir, for the demonstration.
Firstly, good job man. Very informative. Not meaning to hate on you, but you can't fault the bow drill for needing man made materials, such a a knife and cordage and then use a multitool.
Who's hating? I used bow drill all the time In videos. But hand drill can be made with a sharp rock and wood. I use a multi tool because I didn't want to make a three hour video using a rock. Just sit back watch a master at work bro
Nice to see it actually work
Great video. And probably the most important comment you made was at the very end: "Would I rely on this method? Never! Know how to do it, but don't rely on it." Thanks for posting.
thank you for this video. I use other methods, but after watching this, I'm going to try. I just recently found a large mess of cattail growing nearby, and other than food and tinder, I've been looking for other uses. thanks again.
Excellent video....I'll be trying my very first hand drill fire today! Thanks so much and have a wonderful Christmas!
You guys make a lot of useful information
Appreciate you battle buddy. Great video
Great useful video, on naked & afraid the 50 year old claimed he was the best hand drill fire maker in the world but this guy in Black Scout's difinitley tops him.
Nice work. I've attempted multiple times with a bow drill without success. You make it look easy
Brilliant video :) Good point at the end about this being a skill that one should really never find themselves using. For me, as with many (yourself possibly as well) this type of knowledge adds an extra level of self-confidence in outdoor living.
Dumb question (because I've never tried this technique): will gloves help or hinder this process?
Gloves would hurt you definitely Ive never seen anyone that was able to do this technique with gloves on.
Thanks! I couldn't find any other videos on this topic (done well at least) and this one got it right!
Thanks 🙏
Yes sir... long time since i've seen it done right... it's a great skill to have. Great vid
Well done informative vid and reminding me about getting back to basics with fire 🔥 making
Great video. It has always been my least preferable method but as you say better to know how than not. Thanks.
Very helpful and educational! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us...and thank you for your service!
Thanks brother 💪👍👊
Another great video. Thanks!
Thank you!
You make that look soooooooo easy! I know from experience that it's not. In fact I learned that the old saying "where there's smoke, there's fire", is completely untrue! I managed to make a lot of smoke and never could produce a coal. I was using a pine spindle with a pine fire board because that was what was available. My fire board was probably 5/8 inch thick. You said to keep it 1/2 or under and I was curious as to why. Does the thicker wood absorb some of the heat? Very impressive demo and great video, subscribed, thanks!
Cederik says it happens because of wrong type of wood, try thuja-mullein
KlNGJULlAN Unfortunately there aren't any here in the Rocky Mountains. I can get some cedar from the desert however and give that a try. Thanks!
This is awesome! If i had a knife or multi tool though, id just look around a river for some flint. I want to see some tips on doing this with a fireboard found in the woods with no tools and carved with rock. That would be killer.
Thank you so much! ❤❤❤
Good quick lesson! Thank you sir
dude you're a beast for real
Great video. Thanks!
What would you suggest as a first go to for being prepared for fire making
I have never tried this, but going to now. Thanks for another cool video :D
CrazyAssCakeRaptor try using some sand you want to get shavings that eventually go to ember if it burns coming right off the board is all burning up as you make it.
Your board being dry seems to be one of the more important aspects. Your drill being harder than it seems to be important to.
awesome video man. you are my favorite channel on youtube. i have yet to learn this one yet will have to try it soon
+StrangeWildernessSurvival thanks brother
Works great when everything is dry and your fingers are not so cold you can't feel them. There are better ways if you prepare, but this definitely works.
Great stuff and GREAT advice
Bravo brother, good job!
I have yet to attempt this. Impressive description & results...
a bit off topic but, what kind of boots are you wearing? I like them. They look like they are very light and flexible.
Great vid great channel! Thanks for sharing 🔥👍🏕
Yeah I have a question for you.
How do you get dried grass when there isn't any around you at all to make a fire?
Great vid... .could you do one on choosing you materials when making a hand drill... another words how to pick certain trees or wood that works better then others ....
bro you are awesome that's the best tutorial I've ever seen. thank you very much! also I just ordered the sentinel mk3! I can't wait for it to arrive. luckily fixed blades are not in danger for us gun and knife enthusiasts here in California. Not yet anyway. when I saw your tutorial on basic knife fighting you really helped me to chose wisely. Mk3 is perfect. If necessary quick draw, strike and run. a knife i would like to see you review is the one that I own. It's the benchmade Adamas tactical knife made of D2 steel. I'm very happy with it and I can say with confidence is a great tool for combat and for survival. all around fantastic knife. I would love your input on it though being you are former military and have the better knowledge than I. I've done a whole lot of studying but for the price and what it can do, seems like a fantastic buy and a review I would love to see you do. Humble blessing to you and yours and God bless you for your service. I wish I had the same honor but life turned out a little different than I had planned. Thank you my friend
Nice job and good vid.
I had issues with doing the hand drill until someone showed me the thumb loop technique. This allows for constant downward pressure & continuous rpm's. This would be a good alternative to show a video on.
great demonstration thanks.
Very good video. Thank you, i tried three times(not too hard :) ), but i failed, i try again next week.
It takes time. you will get the hang of it. Just keep practicing
Brilliant well done.
Pretty cool, now I want to try it.
Is the divot in the side of the board necessary or can you just turn the board over and tap out the ember?
Nice Video!
I had a short mugworth spindle and a willow board, i float on it, both of them were bone dry, and i can't get the ember, even if there was a lot of smoke and a lot of dark brown dust, where is the problem? Why i can't get the ember?
What are the two spindles you have in this video made of?
I saw you suggested Tulip Popular for South Eastern United states. I live in Virginia do you recommend Tulip for for both fire making tools? what do you suggest if all the wood you can find is green wood?
Any ideas on making the divot and cutout if no knife was available? Just thinking in a worst case scenario with no prep.
Stone tool
Very informative. Thanks!
Great vid and vary helpful.
But piffy means wet wood shouldn't the spindle be dry?
Pithy, not piffy, a pith is a soft often fibrous centre of many woods and stalks.
Going back over old vids man you make this look EASY bro. What woods did you use? If you said I missed it
Thanks boss. I think it was a sotol and yucca. Been a long time.
Great video, Subscribed!!!
Great video man! Very helpful. Random question though. What type of boots are those?
so do not use hard woods for the fire board or spindle? for example hickory
Great Knowledge here!! Thanks for sharing
great video!!!!
If this isn;t something we should primarily rely on (which I don't plan to do) what in your opinion is the best way to make a fire. Flint and steel? Just a lighter? Bow drill?
Nothing is better to make fire with, than with fire like a BBQ lighter.
Great!!! What knife/tool
What was that you used as a catch pan?
What are good material options for that? Is it basically just anything sorta cupped that won't smother the ember?
I like your technique, not bad at all, I love mullein on cedar, I am tinkering around with big leaf maple right now... I will let you know how that goes...
Yes I'd be interested in hearing your results
If you can find a smooth bark tree about 3in round and debark 2 pieces to fit each hand then spin it saves some blisters.
What kind of multi tool were you using??
very nice , thank you...
good job!
LG Remo
Thanks for watching
What brand in the multi tool and where did you get it from?
What types of wood would you suggest to use for someone in the southern United States where coniferous trees aren't common to come by?
Tulip Poplar
Thanks a bunch!
Nice work
Gran video necesitaba mejorar esta tecnica.
Saludos desde Mexico ...
Great job, thanks for sharing ;)-
Thank you
my question is what do you do if you have no multi took for cutting in the woods or it breaks?
Make a stone knife.
I tried using yucca, the spindle slit in half because it was so soft. Should I try using a different wood for the spindle and yucca for the board?
Yes. use yucca as the board and a stalk spindle.
Spit on your hands to enhance their purchase on the spindle. Have your campfire structure already in place, ready to accept the burning tinder inside it.