Bushcraft Survival Australia - Making fire with the Bow Drill
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ธ.ค. 2024
- The Bow Drill is a traditional method of friction fire lighting originating in the northern hemisphere. It uses friction to build heat which in turn forms a burning coal which is transferred to a tinder bundle and blown to flame. In this video Gordon demonstrates the preparation needed for fire lighting, the bow drill components, technique and how to efficiently nurture the coal generated through to a flame and then into a sustainable fire in less than 5 minutes.
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Another great video. Would love a follow up vid on how to make the bow drill and hearth, and appropriate Aussie woods to use for both.
A clear, concisely explained process. Like others wondering about the timbers used. Good to see Aussie content too!
Thanks for the feedback...it’s really appreciated. This is an old video from two years ago, the woods used in this demonstration are Lantana camara which is a noxious introduced weed in Australia. It’s great for friction fire lighting though!
Awesome man. You nailed it and made it look so simple
Thanks for the positive feedback, it’s much appreciated. Thanks for watching and your support.
I'd love to see more about what types of common woods can be used for friction fires here. There are many different areas in Australia so it would be useful to have a couple mentioned from the different climate zones that are easily identified and sourced.
Warm temperate - VIC, NSW, lower SA and coastal WA. More arid - Inland SA, WA and Vic. Grasslands - mid QLD, NT and WA. Tropical - upper QLD, NT and WA. Cool Temperate - TAS
There are quite a few woods that can be used and local climatic conditions will also effect the ease at which an ember can be generated.
In general, friction fire woods need to be light and balsa like, if you can dint it with your thumbnail, that is a good sign. Pithy weed stalks make good hand drills. Probably the top 3 most common woods in Australia that can be found in a lot of places are Coastal Hibiscus (good for bow drill, hand drill, fire plough and string making), grass tree (bow drill, hand drill) and the introduced weed Lantana ( bow drill and hand drill).
Classic woods such as Willow and red cedar which are not native to Australia are also common in many places.
With experience, less desirable woods such as some hard woods and resinous woods such as pine can be made to work with bow drill if ones technique is good and well practised. Above all, you need to experiment yourself and try new woods...that is the best teacher and you will learn more from the exercise than being told what wood to use! Thanks for watching and your support.
Well, time to go practice. Intellectually knowing something and practically knowing something is very different.
I went out yesterday and found serrated tussock and tried it. It's actually far more palatable than I expected. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Always look forward to your videos, they are great, thanks for time you put in.
Thanks for the positive feedback and thanks for watching and sharing....much appreciated.
Another great Video, Well done. I look forward to the next one.
Finally. Someone that can honestly call it Bushcraft. I've been practicing Woodscraft since the 70's here in the northeast USA. Bushcraft is an Aussie term, according to what I've read;)
That was a very quick, professional job of ember to fire. Excellent!
Thank you for your kind words and positive feedback. Here is a link to an article I recently wrote which talks briefly about the origins of bushcraft
www.bushcraftsurvivalaustralia.com.au/bushcraft-and-survival-training-2/
Thanks for watching
Awesome video mate!
Thanks for the positive feedback and thanks for watching. Please share.
Nice one Gordo!
Thanks for watching Paul....your feedback means a lot.
I love your videos. Will you make one showing how to pack a large rucksack and what goes in it? Thanks.
Thanks for your kind words. Packing a pack is on my to do list and I will get around to it eventually. Thanks for watching and your support. Please feel free to share this channel.
Thanks for the video Mate ! Im watching here in South Carolina , USA . For the life of me I've never got a fire out of a bow drill . I think I have the technique right but maybe my choice of materials is wrong . I have nade fire from the ember on charcloth produced by magnifying glass or flint and steel , so I know Ihave making fire from an ember down . I just can't get an ember out of my board . I reckon I'll keep trying with different materials till I get it right . Cheers !
Looks easy!! Can you use Eucalyptus wood to practice as the only wood in the park next to our house! Or have to buy from Bunnings! but what type of wood should we ask for ?
You need to use soft "balsa" like woods such as hibiscus, grass tree, willow,, Lantana (and many other noxious weed stalks). You must be able to dent the wood with your thumbnail. Eucalyptus is too hard and will only smoke and polish, pine is too generally too resinous but with experience can work.
Buying something from Bunnings is not the way to go. Who knows wood they have and it's most probably treated. Find someone with some hibiscus in their yard and try that. You need to experiment by trial and error, but you also need to have correct technique, and be able to craft the set correctly and be able to select and create an appropriate tinder bundle and be able to blow it to flame once you have an ember. There are many sub sets of skills involved in making a friction fire and they all need to be in balance. Hope this is of help. Thanks for watching.
What timber do you use for your drill and base? Thanks
In this particular video I’m using Lantana (Lantana camara) which is a noxious weed in Australia. It’s great for friction fire lighting though.
Thanks for watching.
What wood would I use for a bow drill, in Sydney ?
What is the ideal wood to use in Australia for a bow drill set
Thanks for watching. The wood I’m using here is Lantana camara, a noxious weed from South America which works great for friction fire lighting. You can see the construction of a bow drill set using this wood in another episode.
Great video.
What wood do you use for the base and the drill?
In this example I was using coastal hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus). Other common woods found in Australia that work well are Grass tree, the introduced Lantana, and Willow. Make sure the spindle and hearth board both come from the same species and branch of dead, dry standing wood if possible. This will give you the best chance of success plus the woods will consume each other at the same rate.
Thanks. What would be good wood for spindle and hearth in S/E Qld.
Lantana camara is an introduced weed from South America and is found all along the southeast coast. It is great for friction fire lighting.
Thanks for watching
Nice work! 👍 What type of wood did you use in the bow drill set?
Thanks for watching. This is an old video from about 2 years ago. The wood I’m using is Lantana (Lantana Camara) which is a noxious weed from South America but great for friction fire lighting. I go through the makings of a bow drill set using this wood in another episode.
The blunt end! I didn't know that.
Yes the blunt end is the end that creates the most friction and the pointy end the least.