It's been a long, bit of a hectic day... the big get together, here, for Mother's Day. Now that the dishes and the clean up are done and everybody's gone back home, it's time for some relaxation. I grabbed a piece of Tulip Poplar from the backyard, clipped on my extremely sharp Mora, gathered up the wool blanket, hobo stove, etc, and started making a Tulip Poplar Bow Drill Friction Fire. I've been wanting to show you a no edits Bow Drill for a while now, so this is the perfect time. LOL! When I saw the real-time footage was 45 minutes, I had no choice but to go through and do a Speed x2 on most of the video. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You! Bow Drill Playlist th-cam.com/play/PLkoXX8XsMW3kw-EXlvpLS68aJjR89P4ae.html Hobo Stove Build's Playlist th-cam.com/play/PLkoXX8XsMW3lZeJRY3SSyPsZBTEWCnHbp.html
I use a Smith's Sharpening Stone. It is a diamond stone, coarse x fine. I use it to straighten out the edge like a steel would and do a thorough sharpening about once a month. I'm a lot harder on knives than most people that only ever steel or strop.
When I first started learning friction fire making, there was a lot of concern about getting and saving just the right tinder. Everyone in my group seemed to be coming from a place of want or fear of not having the right material. At another skills course, I saw a man make fire with a fire plow with materials gathered five minutes after a down pour. It is amazing how a skill set obtained and practiced can alleviate fear and open the door to a more peaceful place. I do enjoy watching your videos.
Oh happy day to you my dear friend and brother. It's hot today. I to enjoy your hobbies. They are relaxing to me thank you for sharing.stay safe and God Bless
David I did not know how to identify a tulip poplar until one destroyed my garage and bedroom last week. At least I will have the pleasure of using it on my friction fires. Always relaxing watching you do this so easily. God bless.
I don't know who wouldn't find this relaxing. When I get bow drill to work it calms me but when it don't I get super frustrated but still relaxes me practicing.
Wow! Not to be negative at all, but watching your spindle kick out reminds me of when I do it a lot. It just teaches me to keep a little more pressure on the bearing block. Thanks David,great video!
RE: 18:05 extra-wide fire-board-notch. Was flat pointed notch intentional to allow additional airflow, or ..., based on your history with tulip poplar branch wood? RE: 20:25 That divot really starts walking away from you, and you catch up to it ;-) Another great video, thx 😊
I'm always trying to cut a flat point notch. They don't clog up like a pointy notch. When you see me using a pointy notch, it's a miss-cut but not that big of a deal. Yes, there's a lot more going on than what appears on video, many times. I can't comment on it in the middle of it all because I'm concentrating. I may have to adjust the angle of my fatwood bearing block while in use to cut down on drag, adjust the angle that I'm bowing at to cut down on wrap rub or the cordage working its way up the spindle, keep a watch on when the smoke streaming up turns to the a lower lingering smoke indicating ignition, sometimes I'll lean the spindle back to get better hot tip contact with the dust pile, sometimes I feel the dust pile is too packed into the notch and speed up the bowing to make the dust pile topple to continue making more dust that can get air better, etc.
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl Excellent reply, THX (spindle hot tip contact point adjustment - good consideration I had not considered ;-) Keep up the good work 👍
David the past couple days I have been playing with a rumor, I have been using bracket fungus as my fireboard. Getting an ember is incrediably easy that I was actually shocked by it. Have you tried this. Quite wonderful in its simplisty.
Hello David, I have a question: How many pounds do you press on the handle above the spindle and does the pressure always stay the same or do you press harder towards the end? I can't think of any other professional to ask. Greetings Friedrich
The pressure, speed, and amount of strokes will vary with different woods or if the dust is powdery, grainy, or fibrous, or if there's squeaking or glazing. I change the angle of the spindle while drilling if it's drifting too far or conversely if I want to influence it to drift in a certain direction. I don't like a pointy spindle. Many times after a burn in, it has worn pointy and I flatten it other times it would be disastrous to make any changes to the pointy tip. The point I'm making is that there are a 100 subtle tweaks. The only way to learn them is to practice what you love and... love what you practice. Good luck!
So I’m mediocre at best on bow drill fires. I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong. I’ve tried drying cycles, different notches, bigger and smaller spindles, different woods, different speeds, different pressures, etc. Most of the time I get a pile (and I mean a BIG pile) of dark brown, almost black dust and a TON of smoke but no ignition. I was thinking my notch was wrong and I don’t have enough oxygen getting to the coal? Should I stop BEFORE I get so much dust maybe? Maybe the pile is getting around the tip of the spindle and snuffing out the ember?
Start with success first by using all the cheats possible then gradually work your way back to as natural a bow drill friction fire as you'd like. Moisture is always going to be your biggest challenge. Dry the set to bone dry in the back glass of your car. Use a cheat bearing block with a metal bearing in it, or saturate your spindle tip and bearing block with WD-40, use the best cordage, best body posture, never make your bowstring any tighter than what's required to drive the spindle. The stretch can be taken up with thumb pressure. Use Privet, or Crepe Myrtle. Dry or harvested green and dried out, they work well. Review my How to Bow Drill videos in my bow drill playlist.
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It's been a long, bit of a hectic day... the big get together, here, for Mother's Day. Now that the dishes and the clean up are done and everybody's gone back home, it's time for some relaxation. I grabbed a piece of Tulip Poplar from the backyard, clipped on my extremely sharp Mora, gathered up the wool blanket, hobo stove, etc, and started making a Tulip Poplar Bow Drill Friction Fire.
I've been wanting to show you a no edits Bow Drill for a while now, so this is the perfect time. LOL! When I saw the real-time footage was 45 minutes, I had no choice but to go through and do a Speed x2 on most of the video.
Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Bow Drill Playlist
th-cam.com/play/PLkoXX8XsMW3kw-EXlvpLS68aJjR89P4ae.html
Hobo Stove Build's Playlist
th-cam.com/play/PLkoXX8XsMW3lZeJRY3SSyPsZBTEWCnHbp.html
Do you have any tips for resharpening a Mora?
I use a Smith's Sharpening Stone. It is a diamond stone, coarse x fine. I use it to straighten out the edge like a steel would and do a thorough sharpening about once a month. I'm a lot harder on knives than most people that only ever steel or strop.
Thanks for sharing your video with us. Be Safe.
Nice job.
Showing the the prep in real time helps give a more accurate prospective on what is involved in completing the task.
When I first started learning friction fire making, there was a lot of concern about getting and saving just the right tinder. Everyone in my group seemed to be coming from a place of want or fear of not having the right material. At another skills course, I saw a man make fire with a fire plow with materials gathered five minutes after a down pour.
It is amazing how a skill set obtained and practiced can alleviate fear and open the door to a more peaceful place. I do enjoy watching your videos.
I'm glad you drop by. Thank You!
That looks like a lot of fun, but challenging. I'll have to give it a try someday.
Oh happy day to you my dear friend and brother. It's hot today. I to enjoy your hobbies. They are relaxing to me thank you for sharing.stay safe and God Bless
You reckon that new ferro rod is going to be big enough? WOWEEE! Thanks friend!
David I did not know how to identify a tulip poplar until one destroyed my garage and bedroom last week. At least I will have the pleasure of using it on my friction fires. Always relaxing watching you do this so easily. God bless.
Sounds like it was one of the big ones too.
I do find this hobby very relaxing. And when I can’t be doing it myself, it’s nice to come here and watch a quality video. Thanks
Just show yourself up, here, any time. You are welcome!
I am glad for what you do my friend. You are a "light upon the hill."
Thanks AJ!
I don't know who wouldn't find this relaxing. When I get bow drill to work it calms me but when it don't I get super frustrated but still relaxes me practicing.
Relaxing hobby? You wear me out.
Take care and GOD bless
Soothing, satisfying, a balm for the nerves, a sweet escape...
How many of y’all watching, found yourselves breathing in sync with David, when he was blowing on the tinder bundle! I was!
I've heard that before, pretty common. Thanks!
I find myself counting bow strokes and knife strokes. Can't help it. Think it's called OCD I'm my case I count everything. 🤔🤬😂🍺
I do the same thing with every video I watch! I catch myself and I’m like, “why am I trying to blow the Tinder into flame?!” I feel ridiculous lol!
Wow! Not to be negative at all, but watching your spindle kick out reminds me of when I do it a lot. It just teaches me to keep a little more pressure on the bearing block.
Thanks David,great video!
😅 I thought, "holy moly that guy's fast"! Nope, just condensed the video. 😅
You're awesome and fun to watch. Keep it up!!
LOL! TY!
RE: 18:05 extra-wide fire-board-notch.
Was flat pointed notch intentional to allow additional airflow, or ..., based on your history with tulip poplar branch wood?
RE: 20:25
That divot really starts walking away from you, and you catch up to it ;-)
Another great video, thx 😊
I'm always trying to cut a flat point notch. They don't clog up like a pointy notch. When you see me using a pointy notch, it's a miss-cut but not that big of a deal.
Yes, there's a lot more going on than what appears on video, many times. I can't comment on it in the middle of it all because I'm concentrating. I may have to adjust the angle of my fatwood bearing block while in use to cut down on drag, adjust the angle that I'm bowing at to cut down on wrap rub or the cordage working its way up the spindle, keep a watch on when the smoke streaming up turns to the a lower lingering smoke indicating ignition, sometimes I'll lean the spindle back to get better hot tip contact with the dust pile, sometimes I feel the dust pile is too packed into the notch and speed up the bowing to make the dust pile topple to continue making more dust that can get air better, etc.
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl Excellent reply, THX
(spindle hot tip contact point adjustment - good consideration I had not considered ;-) Keep up the good work 👍
David the past couple days I have been playing with a rumor, I have been using bracket fungus as my fireboard. Getting an ember is incrediably easy that I was actually shocked by it. Have you tried this. Quite wonderful in its simplisty.
Yes. I learned it from Lonnie Far North Bushcraft And Survival.
Hello David, I have a question: How many pounds do you press on the handle above the spindle and does the pressure always stay the same or do you press harder towards the end? I can't think of any other professional to ask. Greetings Friedrich
The pressure, speed, and amount of strokes will vary with different woods or if the dust is powdery, grainy, or fibrous, or if there's squeaking or glazing. I change the angle of the spindle while drilling if it's drifting too far or conversely if I want to influence it to drift in a certain direction. I don't like a pointy spindle. Many times after a burn in, it has worn pointy and I flatten it other times it would be disastrous to make any changes to the pointy tip.
The point I'm making is that there are a 100 subtle tweaks. The only way to learn them is to practice what you love and... love what you practice. Good luck!
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl Thank you, you described that very well. I will try it and also report.
So I’m mediocre at best on bow drill fires. I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong. I’ve tried drying cycles, different notches, bigger and smaller spindles, different woods, different speeds, different pressures, etc. Most of the time I get a pile (and I mean a BIG pile) of dark brown, almost black dust and a TON of smoke but no ignition. I was thinking my notch was wrong and I don’t have enough oxygen getting to the coal? Should I stop BEFORE I get so much dust maybe? Maybe the pile is getting around the tip of the spindle and snuffing out the ember?
Start with success first by using all the cheats possible then gradually work your way back to as natural a bow drill friction fire as you'd like. Moisture is always going to be your biggest challenge. Dry the set to bone dry in the back glass of your car. Use a cheat bearing block with a metal bearing in it, or saturate your spindle tip and bearing block with WD-40, use the best cordage, best body posture, never make your bowstring any tighter than what's required to drive the spindle. The stretch can be taken up with thumb pressure. Use Privet, or Crepe Myrtle. Dry or harvested green and dried out, they work well. Review my How to Bow Drill videos in my bow drill playlist.
David, a question. What's that rectangular shape thing you use under your bow fire. Its about 2 x 4 inch (I guess). Is it leather ? Or .... ?
A black leather ember catch.