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This is the best bow-drill video EVER! You have it down to a science and no BS. The only two things I could possibly add to this, is beware of the sweat from your brow. It will drip off of you and kill your ember. Also, don't blow on the ember with your mouth, use your hand if necessary and fan it. With friction fire, it seems that the devil is in the details, and they are all important to ensure success. Thank you so much for this!
Corporal this is one of the best walk through's on bow drill fires i've seen yet ! I'll be Spinnin embers Like NW Primate in no time now! Thanks for the break down You're an excellent teacher Corporal Cheers
I've been trying unsuccessfully for years to try to create fire with the bow drill. Finally after watching this fantastic video I have had success! Thank You!!
This is probably the best video i've seen on exactly how to build and use a bow drill. You really got lots of details in your instruction to do this in a much more efficient way. Thanks for the knowledge.
Hey Corporal, I've seen I don't know how many videos of this method of fire building. I've never done myself. After seeing each video I had questions but wasn't even sure what the questions were. After this video I had no questions, all were answered. This is one of the most superlative tutorials I have ever seen, right to the most minute detail. A credit to your military background and your analytical mind. Lookin' forward to your next one marine. KEEP ON KEEPING ON!!
I spent 5 years in a tee pee at 7thousand 900 ft in montana! True survival is your ability to inovate what you need when you are naked and have nothing! Ive watched many survival shows where you risk getting hurt. I can tell you that is the worst thing you can do as your chances of survival are cut in half with injury. Corprols corner is great because its down to earth knowlege without the glitter of tv. Biggest thing a survival situation will teach you is be humble and think your way thru. Thank you cc your skills are right on. Learn proceedure but always keep inovation. Example find a pine tree gather a hard dried sap clump , take a rock and crush it into a fine powder add some powder to your dry kindling and then put in your ember!
I was taught bow & drill by micmac up here in Maine. After 1/2 of scavenging components and putting it all together (real simple in Maine we are blessed with many options) , I had a fire in bout a minute on my 1st attempt. 😀I got so good at it that I left my lighter home for a whole week and lit my pack a day habit by bow& Drill . . Nearly what you did except I just split a board out of the center of bout 12" of the base of a dead(rusty orange) Christmas tree size spruce and I used the upper section for my drill . Definitely love the fat wood upper catch , smart. I was taught to use either animal fat or pine pitch for Upper lube and I was taught after burn in to blunt the bottom of the drill (not just remove the charred part as it put more weight on less surface. If I can offer a tip , it would be don't make the drill any longer than needed to operate . It get more wobbly and you waste energy trying to keep it up right. Short drill with shin in wrist joint it is easy to keep steady &;easy to put all energy straight down. Excellent demonstration & thank you for the Fat wood tip I have to try now😀
I wish you were around 50 years ago, would have saved me a lot of heartache. That was amazing, glad I found your videos. GREAT VIDEO!!! I am a new subscriber.
i stumbled cross this channel and i must say being ex uk armed forces i totally love this guy,the survival techniques are spot on ,you dont or hardly ever have the best kit and the right kit with you in a survival situation........its all about how you Improvise,Adapt,and Overcome.....having all the Gucci kit does not guarantee your survival.......Knowledge is king and this guy knows his shit.......... = ) always prepare for the worse situation..... PEACE,LOVE AND UNITY....
This is by far the best demonstration of the bow drill I've seen. The close-up shots and the accompanying explanation regarding the timing of each step made the entire process easy to understand. I was one of the worst students at fire building last week, but I was certainly one of the best when it came to the fast-deploy ridgeline, which I learned from your videos. You take the time to get the camera angles right so that even idiots like me can make the perfect bowline or trucker's hitch. Now I can literally make these knots with my hands behind my back, which my co-workers think is cool, but it's thanks to Corporal's Corner that I can do this. I hope you'll do more fire videos so I can improve my technique. You have a kind of direct, no-nonsense way of explaining things. My son grew into a similar way of speaking after his five years in the Corps, and I'm guessing this no-nonsense style is part of USMC culture. Oh, and it's because of Jerome that I was wearing RATs last weekend. Of all the boots he's worn, the RATs are still his favorite, and they're one of my favorites, too (My absolute favorite is the Lowa Baltoro, which unfortunately is no longer in production). If I decide to take the Intermediate Survival course, I might switch over to the Nike gen. II SFB Jungle Boot, since it's something like three times lighter than the RAT. Since I'm starting my 7th decade on this planet, I need all the help I can get! Great video, great demonstration, terrific close-up shots, designed and executed by a remarkable instructor. Thank you!
Hey try the soda can , polish the bottom and point it at the sun for a solar lighter. As long as the finish is clean enough to see facial features you'll get a fire in seconds! Try a clear water bottle too! It has a hot spot like a magnifier !
That was one of best explanation demonstration on how to make and use a bow drill I have seen yet. This will save your life . Thank you for all you do.
I find that widening my notch at the bottom allows the powder to gather in a more central spot and helps the heat to build quicker. I also lubricate my spindle top with oil from my face/hair or earwax.
Man, that was probably the best explanation of the bow drill! I've never waited for the notch to fill up with dust, which is probably why I've never gotten it to work. Do you have any videos showing how to positively identify the Tulip Poplar? I know it grows around here, but have no idea what it looks like, dead or alive. I hear it is also great for woodworking, which is another hobby of mine. Also, great tip on the self lubricating fatwood bearing block. Great video as always, thanks again!
What I love about this method is the stability of the proven platform hearthboard. . you see hundreds of dudes just split a flat chunk of wood and go. But this allows the arch of the foot to lock the hearthboard to the ground...which is WAY more stable and would help prevent pop out. I have watched hundreds of these videos trying to figure out a way to do this with my physical limitations, and this is most helpful out of all of them as far as components go...thanks Shawn
I hear ya.... Those limitations.... Try a soda can , polish the bottom, or a Smartwater bottle, it magnifies real good. An altoids tin full of charr and charrcloth bits and a piece of an old file and a hard stone are my choice. But having a backup is well worth it in a pinch or if you are having troubles with one method on a particular day. I recently was way up on a mountain detecting and came across an old greenish bottle bottom. And cleaned it up. Before too long i generated an ember and kindled a small camp fire. It was very rewarding on that cold hike on the mountain!
Excellent video, I’ve watched other videos on how to start a fire with a bow drill , but this one has better information, making it easier, this is why I like this channel, teach the right way, not what looks cool or stylish
Cpl. This is an outstanding video. I’m a retired Marine, train on survival all over the world with host Marine units, as you may have. I Learned a lot, but your “Presentation” of the subject was clear, simple and down to earth. I commend your presentation here and became a subscriber. Semper Fi Marine !
Well they didn't teach me it 50 years ago when I was in school and I was also in the army. I'm nearly 60 now and have still never had occasion to have to light a fire in this manner.Not saying it wouldn't be fun to try but its not much use in clerical work or sales .
Now days kids are being taught obedience more than subjects. It is quite disturbing. In most states now, math is being sold as a "man made construct that is not absolute" and that "the consensus of an answer outweighs a correct answer". I'm pissed that not more teachers have protested these billionaires taking over the education and calling it a "sucess" each year, as grades and test scores plummet further every year. When criticized in front of a microphone these guys just say "its a success, it just needs to be tweaked" only to see it worsen each time. Theough lobbying and money, it seems they are just buying out every aspect of life.
Absolutely “THE” best bow drill instruction I have seen..and there’s been many I’ve viewed. Thoroughly explained...Excellent video work...no where else to go but here for learning or as an aid for teaching. A1 Corporal!
This video is too good, and I have watched it three times. I've been trying to make a fire with a bow and a drill by following a few other outdoor books, but I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. You showed me that I was overworking myself by not using the full length of the bow and by not properly mating the drill to the fireboard. Going to try it this weekend.
aaaaa1957 ..,it’s probably not real people.,just an A.I. Bot running it’s program...or you could be correct.,in that case..,asshats will asshat. I really should practice this but I’ve got a few pounds of dryer lint in dry bags and ferro rods and wind and waterproof matches and tons of both. Dryer lint is the ticket. But I am going to learn to bow drill.,as a back up and this is by far the most informative video I’ve seen to date on the matter. Thank you!!
Very thorough instructions. Just tried this in the backyard, WORKS GREAT! My wife complains "You just want to do everything he does..." My answer, "Hell Yea!"
I've tryed the bow drill method a few days ago, didn't even get the stick hot, let alone creating ember. But now I've seen what I did wrong, I'll try again. So far, I've made friction fire with cotton balls and ashes and I did flint and steel with homemade 😀char cloth
Awesome instructional video. Thank you. I gotta say, the instructors at the pathfinder school put out some of the best videos! Love the GBGB and Coal Cracker bushcraft as well.
Great show, thanks for sharing! I just find it creepy that you popped up in my feed on the very day I was collecting pieces of wood to make an attempt at this!
This was the best explanation for creating a bow drill for me. You described the nuances I've missed in other vids. Really liked your iPhone ground shot to see how much ember material was created! Thanks a lot for taking the time to make this great vid Shawn. Very much appreciated! My wife and I are big fans of your channel!!
Hey brother! I appreciate this! I’m Maryland. So Tulip Poplar is the tree of choice for fire by friction. I’ve only gotten it twice before in my life. Now I’ve gotten it 3x in a row. Thanks man!
OUTSTANDING !! Best tutorial I've seen yet !! Back in my scouting days , I kept a piece of dowel in my pack well protected for a spindle in case of the need for a bow drill. It's really great to see someone continuing to teach those old skills. Cuz, well. That Bic can run out eventually lol. Thanks again have a great day !!
each of your videos gives me more and more confidence that I'll be able to survive in the wilderness in any situation. thank you for continually putting out these badass videos and more importantly thank you for your service!
Can you talk a little bit about strategy to locate and incorporate cordage if for some reason you couldn't use or didn't have the proper kind of shoelaces? That seems like the hardest part of the assemblage.
I have been successful before with a bow drill but your video showed me everything I was doing wrong that caused me so much effort to get that elusive ember. I think you have saved a lot of people a lot of work, Thank You! I always have my fire and bundle built before I start drilling because then when I do get an ember I do not feel 'rushed'. Also after my bundle starts smoking good I stop blowing and just wave my hand up and down with my elbow by my side until the bundle bursts into flame I then insert it under my pre-built fire. Still I prefer flint and steel, matches or a lighter, not necessarily in that order, lol. "Chance favors the prepared" is a quote from another TH-cam video and my new motto. You earned a new subscriber and I rang the bell for you.
You have changed my mind about bow drills, this and the other 'lazy mans' episode.. Now I simply have to work out what we call our types of wood in Australia. I can't tell you how stoked I am to have found your channel. Thank you thank you. So much inspiration. Sick AF your running the FIN Pack. I'm saving like mad.. for the last ten - twenty years, nothing in the shops has impressed me (I refused to buy anything) until CC
“Fat wood block, self lubricating”. Oh! I assumed the fat wood was going to be the wood that the ember would start in. Thank you for the clarification! Would pine work?
If you’re unable to find fatwood for a bearing block, can you soak the tapered end in water to reduce the heat? I’ve also heard of stuffing fresh plant matter into the hole. ??
Cool, I’ve watched enough bow drill videos this morning to go try the technique myself in the woods. Thanks for sharing your skills with the community. Excellent work.
Hey Corporal! That was the best bow drill video . I got a lot of good tips on the bow drill! I could always get smoke..... But having a bad shoulder couldn't quite bring it to ember. You made several clear points to clarify what to do. Thanks for taking the time to put this video together! My favorites are steel and charr, soda can polished bottom and charr, smart water and char. After that polished spoon, old school flashlight reflective funnel, and my bad ass sattelight dish covered in mylar! That bad boy gets up to 740*F and instantly lights wood on fire in a couple of seconds. A Wine bottle bottom i found in the mountains while metal detecting proved to be a useful tool too! Slightly green and very old, i cleaned it up and within a few minutes i had an ember to transfer into a bundle. Said all this to offer some ideas. Again thanks for your patience and clarity! Respect!
Corporal, as always I am amazed that it took so long for me to find out how Awesome your channel is . I am poring over your videos from 5 years ago, and still am learning new skills. OUTSTANDING .
Not a secret anymore . Your instruction on this is INCREDIBLE . Loved it and will certainly give this a try . Just want that challenge. Thank you again CPL 👍
Wow. Really simple, concise instructions. With intermittent humor ( sarcastic humor seems to always be the funniest. The comment about not putting your board down in wet/humid conditions. 😂 Very true and very funny. ) Great video.
I have watched many videos on youtube in an effort to "adopt" hints and tips to improve my own teaching methods. This one is one of the best that I have seen in terms of concise delivery, just enough information, excellent photography, and great editing. Congratulations Corporal. Well done !!
I just tried this method!!! Im shocked to see how fast it actually gets hot. Even little bit of smoke!!!! this is my first in history!! I must just work on better knots. Thanks corp!!
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Damn you are seriously sunburned huh? Awesome video!
It burns when I pee. Am I doing it right?
Love the channel im an army vet and want to thank you for your service
New sub, enjoy your content, well done, God Bless.
Great instruction. All the details without pointless yak yak. Clear and efficient teaching.
One thing I like about you is that you are very specific and you vocalize every detail; also without any unnecessary commentary. Very trim, very lean.
This is the best bow-drill video EVER! You have it down to a science and no BS. The only two things I could possibly add to this, is beware of the sweat from your brow. It will drip off of you and kill your ember. Also, don't blow on the ember with your mouth, use your hand if necessary and fan it. With friction fire, it seems that the devil is in the details, and they are all important to ensure success. Thank you so much for this!
Corporal this is one of the best walk through's on bow drill fires i've seen yet !
I'll be Spinnin embers Like NW Primate in no time now!
Thanks for the break down You're an excellent teacher Corporal
Cheers
I've been trying unsuccessfully for years to try to create fire with the bow drill. Finally after watching this fantastic video I have had success! Thank You!!
Hands down the best bow drill demo I’ve ever watched
This is probably the best video i've seen on exactly how to build and use a bow drill. You really got lots of details in your instruction to do this in a much more efficient way. Thanks for the knowledge.
Please share this video with everyone and Thanks for watching
Hey Corporal,
I've seen I don't know how many videos of this method of fire building. I've never done myself. After seeing each video I had questions but wasn't even sure what the questions were.
After this video I had no questions, all were answered. This is one of the most superlative tutorials I have ever seen, right to the most minute detail. A credit to your military background and your analytical mind.
Lookin' forward to your next one marine. KEEP ON KEEPING ON!!
I spent 5 years in a tee pee at 7thousand 900 ft in montana!
True survival is your ability to inovate what you need when you are naked and have nothing!
Ive watched many survival shows where you risk getting hurt. I can tell you that is the worst thing you can do as your chances of survival are cut in half with injury.
Corprols corner is great because its down to earth knowlege without the glitter of tv.
Biggest thing a survival situation will teach you is be humble and think your way thru.
Thank you cc your skills are right on.
Learn proceedure but always keep inovation. Example find a pine tree gather a hard dried sap clump , take a rock and crush it into a fine powder add some powder to your dry kindling and then put in your ember!
I was taught bow & drill by micmac up here in Maine. After 1/2 of scavenging components and putting it all together (real simple in Maine we are blessed with many options) , I had a fire in bout a minute on my 1st attempt. 😀I got so good at it that I left my lighter home for a whole week and lit my pack a day habit by bow& Drill . .
Nearly what you did except I just split a board out of the center of bout 12" of the base of a dead(rusty orange) Christmas tree size spruce and I used the upper section for my drill .
Definitely love the fat wood upper catch , smart. I was taught to use either animal fat or pine pitch for
Upper lube and I was taught after burn in to blunt the bottom of the drill (not just remove the charred part as it put more weight on less surface. If I can offer a tip , it would be don't make the drill any longer than needed to operate . It get more wobbly and you waste energy trying to keep it up right. Short drill with shin in wrist joint it is easy to keep steady &;easy to put all energy straight down.
Excellent demonstration
& thank you for the Fat wood tip I have to try now😀
Triple A plus. Logical, clear, precise, no B.S. presentation. Everything seems optimized for success.
I wish you were around 50 years ago, would have saved me a lot of heartache. That was amazing, glad I found your videos. GREAT VIDEO!!! I am a new subscriber.
i stumbled cross this channel and i must say being ex uk armed forces i totally love this guy,the survival techniques are spot on ,you dont or hardly ever have the best kit and the right kit with you in a survival situation........its all about how you Improvise,Adapt,and Overcome.....having all the Gucci kit does not guarantee your survival.......Knowledge is king and this guy knows his shit.......... = ) always prepare for the worse situation..... PEACE,LOVE AND UNITY....
This is by far the best demonstration of the bow drill I've seen. The close-up shots and the accompanying explanation regarding the timing of each step made the entire process easy to understand. I was one of the worst students at fire building last week, but I was certainly one of the best when it came to the fast-deploy ridgeline, which I learned from your videos. You take the time to get the camera angles right so that even idiots like me can make the perfect bowline or trucker's hitch. Now I can literally make these knots with my hands behind my back, which my co-workers think is cool, but it's thanks to Corporal's Corner that I can do this. I hope you'll do more fire videos so I can improve my technique. You have a kind of direct, no-nonsense way of explaining things. My son grew into a similar way of speaking after his five years in the Corps, and I'm guessing this no-nonsense style is part of USMC culture. Oh, and it's because of Jerome that I was wearing RATs last weekend. Of all the boots he's worn, the RATs are still his favorite, and they're one of my favorites, too (My absolute favorite is the Lowa Baltoro, which unfortunately is no longer in production). If I decide to take the Intermediate Survival course, I might switch over to the Nike gen. II SFB Jungle Boot, since it's something like three times lighter than the RAT. Since I'm starting my 7th decade on this planet, I need all the help I can get! Great video, great demonstration, terrific close-up shots, designed and executed by a remarkable instructor. Thank you!
Hey try the soda can , polish the bottom and point it at the sun for a solar lighter. As long as the finish is clean enough to see facial features you'll get a fire in seconds! Try a clear water bottle too! It has a hot spot like a magnifier !
That was one of best explanation demonstration on how to make and use a bow drill I have seen yet. This will save your life . Thank you for all you do.
I find that widening my notch at the bottom allows the powder to gather in a more central spot and helps the heat to build quicker. I also lubricate my spindle top with oil from my face/hair or earwax.
This is a fantastic trick! The resin in the fatwood acts as a natural lubricant. Outstanding!
Man, that was probably the best explanation of the bow drill! I've never waited for the notch to fill up with dust, which is probably why I've never gotten it to work.
Do you have any videos showing how to positively identify the Tulip Poplar? I know it grows around here, but have no idea what it looks like, dead or alive. I hear it is also great for woodworking, which is another hobby of mine.
Also, great tip on the self lubricating fatwood bearing block. Great video as always, thanks again!
You know what you're doing. You're a good teacher. It's nice to see those two things together.
What I love about this method is the stability of the proven platform hearthboard. . you see hundreds of dudes just split a flat chunk of wood and go. But this allows the arch of the foot to lock the hearthboard to the ground...which is WAY more stable and would help prevent pop out.
I have watched hundreds of these videos trying to figure out a way to do this with my physical limitations, and this is most helpful out of all of them as far as components go...thanks Shawn
I hear ya.... Those limitations.... Try a soda can , polish the bottom, or a Smartwater bottle, it magnifies real good. An altoids tin full of charr and charrcloth bits and a piece of an old file and a hard stone are my choice. But having a backup is well worth it in a pinch or if you are having troubles with one method on a particular day. I recently was way up on a mountain detecting and came across an old greenish bottle bottom. And cleaned it up. Before too long i generated an ember and kindled a small camp fire. It was very rewarding on that cold hike on the mountain!
Excellent video, I’ve watched other videos on how to start a fire with a bow drill , but this one has better information, making it easier, this is why I like this channel, teach the right way, not what looks cool or stylish
Cpl. This is an outstanding video. I’m a retired Marine, train on survival all over the world with host Marine units, as you may have. I Learned a lot, but your “Presentation” of the subject was clear, simple and down to earth. I commend your presentation here and became a subscriber. Semper Fi Marine !
usmarine76 There’s not such thing as a retired Marine: _”Once a Marine, always a Marine “_
Bro I appreciate you, this was by far the most real teaching, of making and using a bow drill, clear and solid.
By far the best bow drill video I have seen. Now I understand the filling of the heart board hole and when increasing speed. Thanks.
Just watching through these again , a million times better than the crap on 📺
This is what they should be teaching our children in schools.
Well they didn't teach me it 50 years ago when I was in school and I was also in the army. I'm nearly 60 now and have still never had occasion to have to light a fire in this manner.Not saying it wouldn't be fun to try but its not much use in clerical work or sales .
Now days kids are being taught obedience more than subjects. It is quite disturbing. In most states now, math is being sold as a "man made construct that is not absolute" and that "the consensus of an answer outweighs a correct answer".
I'm pissed that not more teachers have protested these billionaires taking over the education and calling it a "sucess" each year, as grades and test scores plummet further every year. When criticized in front of a microphone these guys just say "its a success, it just needs to be tweaked" only to see it worsen each time. Theough lobbying and money, it seems they are just buying out every aspect of life.
When I was a kid, back in the early 60's, I learned a lot of this through scouting.
Absolutely “THE” best bow drill instruction I have seen..and there’s been many I’ve viewed. Thoroughly explained...Excellent video work...no where else to go but here for learning or as an aid for teaching. A1 Corporal!
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Your explanation is very clear..... thanks..👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
This video is too good, and I have watched it three times. I've been trying to make a fire with a bow and a drill by following a few other outdoor books, but I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. You showed me that I was overworking myself by not using the full length of the bow and by not properly mating the drill to the fireboard. Going to try it this weekend.
One of the best videos on the bow drill. You provided info that other people don't. Thanks!!!
Accident video
Explanation very good and clear
Perfectly identical too far north Bushcraft
You both explain things very clearly
Did my first bow drill fire 30 years ago.... This guy knows what he's doing! TRUE PROFESSIONAL!!!!!
Absolutely the best bowdrill video I've ever seen. By a huge margin
please tell TY this so that they circulate educational videos instead of entertainment and thanks for watching
Best tutorial for bow drill ever! It’s the details that make this the best. Brilliant!
Very clear and easy to follow instructions. Thanks. Again some idiots give a thumbs down to someone trying to teach something.
aaaaa1957 ..,it’s probably not real people.,just an A.I. Bot running it’s program...or you could be correct.,in that case..,asshats will asshat. I really should practice this but I’ve got a few pounds of dryer lint in dry bags and ferro rods and wind and waterproof matches and tons of both. Dryer lint is the ticket. But I am going to learn to bow drill.,as a back up and this is by far the most informative video I’ve seen to date on the matter. Thank you!!
This has to be about the best bow drill video! Thanks for sharing all the tips and tricks!
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Yep, sharing more, that is what I always forget! Thanks for the reminder bub!
Very thorough instructions. Just tried this in the backyard, WORKS GREAT! My wife complains "You just want to do everything he does..." My answer, "Hell Yea!"
Bromance
Yep!
Great video. I'm a former S.E.R.E instructor and this is one of the best videos I've seen for making and working a bow & drill.
I've tryed the bow drill method a few days ago, didn't even get the stick hot, let alone creating ember. But now I've seen what I did wrong, I'll try again. So far, I've made friction fire with cotton balls and ashes and I did flint and steel with homemade 😀char cloth
Great instructional video. The closeups were outstanding. I liked that. Nice tip with the fatwood bearing block.............
The best instruction I'd ever learned. thank you very much,sir！
Awesome instructional video. Thank you. I gotta say, the instructors at the pathfinder school put out some of the best videos! Love the GBGB and Coal Cracker bushcraft as well.
Thank You and Thanks for Watching
Best bowdrill skills on YT, hands down.
If only TH-cam felt this way. Thanks for watching
This is one of the top ten survival videos to learn and memorize. Fire is the gateway to doing so much more in outdoor living.
Great show, thanks for sharing! I just find it creepy that you popped up in my feed on the very day I was collecting pieces of wood to make an attempt at this!
This was the best explanation for creating a bow drill for me. You described the nuances I've missed in other vids. Really liked your iPhone ground shot to see how much ember material was created! Thanks a lot for taking the time to make this great vid Shawn. Very much appreciated! My wife and I are big fans of your channel!!
Hey brother! I appreciate this! I’m Maryland. So Tulip Poplar is the tree of choice for fire by friction. I’ve only gotten it twice before in my life. Now I’ve gotten it 3x in a row. Thanks man!
people say its waste of time watching these vidoes, I bet u the differ, u NEVER know, when u in need for something. never!
great work!
Very well presented. The best part was the slight cut back on the bottom of notch. Veteran move.
One of the best explanations of how to make and use a bow drill I have seen. Nicely done.
Outstanding as always!
OUTSTANDING !! Best tutorial I've seen yet !! Back in my scouting days , I kept a piece of dowel in my pack well protected for a spindle in case of the need for a bow drill. It's really great to see someone continuing to teach those old skills. Cuz, well. That Bic can run out eventually lol. Thanks again have a great day !!
outstanding tutorial
each of your videos gives me more and more confidence that I'll be able to survive in the wilderness in any situation. thank you for continually putting out these badass videos and more importantly thank you for your service!
School circle! Love the fat wood tip; learning has occurred. Keep em coming brother. Semper Fidelis - Jase
Clear and concise insruction. Thank you.
This is the most complete video of a bow drill setup I’ve ever seen, detail, tips, and great picture. Definitely a “save”. Thanks Corporal
well, You need to watch the Gray Bearded Green Beret bow complete drill video
Can you talk a little bit about strategy to locate and incorporate cordage if for some reason you couldn't use or didn't have the proper kind of shoelaces? That seems like the hardest part of the assemblage.
I have been successful before with a bow drill but your video showed me everything I was doing wrong that caused me so much effort to get that elusive ember. I think you have saved a lot of people a lot of work, Thank You! I always have my fire and bundle built before I start drilling because then when I do get an ember I do not feel 'rushed'. Also after my bundle starts smoking good I stop blowing and just wave my hand up and down with my elbow by my side until the bundle bursts into flame I then insert it under my pre-built fire. Still I prefer flint and steel, matches or a lighter, not necessarily in that order, lol. "Chance favors the prepared" is a quote from another TH-cam video and my new motto. You earned a new subscriber and I rang the bell for you.
I'm very curious how you make that knot on your bow
You have changed my mind about bow drills, this and the other 'lazy mans' episode.. Now I simply have to work out what we call our types of wood in Australia.
I can't tell you how stoked I am to have found your channel. Thank you thank you.
So much inspiration.
Sick AF your running the FIN Pack. I'm saving like mad.. for the last ten - twenty years, nothing in the shops has impressed me (I refused to buy anything) until CC
“Fat wood block, self lubricating”.
Oh! I assumed the fat wood was going to be the wood that the ember would start in. Thank you for the clarification! Would pine work?
Fat wood is pine. Its from the stump of the pine, hence why it contains a high amount of pitch.
This is the smoothest video I have seen of the bow drill.
If you’re unable to find fatwood for a bearing block, can you soak the tapered end in water to reduce the heat? I’ve also heard of stuffing fresh plant matter into the hole. ??
I watch everything you teach have learned so much. I thought I was a old timer 62 years young. Thanks for your info/knowledge. Outstanding.
When rubbing two sticks together, I always make sure one is a match.
nice
Excellent instruction and demonstration
I live near the Everglades in FL, I don't think we have many if any trees that you can make a bow drill with. Unless Palm trees works. :(
Time to move.
Jk
Pine
My 4 year old son thought that was really cool. I think he will pick this life up fast with this kind of good instruction.
1:07 is what we came here for
IV IT ON LOOP
This is the way we're doing it from here on out, thanks a million
Cool, I’ve watched enough bow drill videos this morning to go try the technique myself in the woods. Thanks for sharing your skills with the community. Excellent work.
Best bow drill video I've seen. Maybe even best friction fire technical instruction in general. Thanks!
Hey Corporal! That was the best bow drill video . I got a lot of good tips on the bow drill! I could always get smoke..... But having a bad shoulder couldn't quite bring it to ember. You made several clear points to clarify what to do. Thanks for taking the time to put this video together! My favorites are steel and charr, soda can polished bottom and charr, smart water and char. After that polished spoon, old school flashlight reflective funnel, and my bad ass sattelight dish covered in mylar! That bad boy gets up to 740*F and instantly lights wood on fire in a couple of seconds. A Wine bottle bottom i found in the mountains while metal detecting proved to be a useful tool too! Slightly green and very old, i cleaned it up and within a few minutes i had an ember to transfer into a bundle. Said all this to offer some ideas. Again thanks for your patience and clarity! Respect!
Corporal, as always I am amazed that it took so long for me to find out how Awesome your channel is . I am poring over your videos from 5 years ago, and still am learning new skills. OUTSTANDING .
I have watched several videos on this subject . This is the best and most down to earth video I have ever watched on the subject !!
Not a secret anymore . Your instruction on this is INCREDIBLE . Loved it and will certainly give this a try . Just want that challenge. Thank you again CPL 👍
Best bow drill instruction on whole youtube!!!
Wow. Really simple, concise instructions. With intermittent humor ( sarcastic humor seems to always be the funniest. The comment about not putting your board down in wet/humid conditions. 😂 Very true and very funny. )
Great video.
I have watched many videos on youtube in an effort to "adopt" hints and tips to improve my own teaching methods. This one is one of the best that I have seen in terms of concise delivery, just enough information, excellent photography, and great editing. Congratulations Corporal. Well done !!
As always, an outstanding tutorial/demonstration!
Watching this video I now see all the flaws in my bow/drill firecraft. Thank you Corporal!!!
Thank you. After numerous failed attempts I finally got it right thanks to your video and instructions. Love the channel. Keep it up.
Great video. I’d say this is the best demonstration video of this skill I’ve seen so far and I’ve shared it with a few friends.
Best instructions I've seen yet. Thanks !
i love this.. so to the point.. cut and dry. and full of experienced knowledge.. thanks Crpl
Just stumbled upon your videos and I have learned of a lot, thank you! It's the simplest things in life that we forget that can save us in hard times.
tried this for the first time today and it helped a lot. i still need to practice but it as awesome! thanks brother, love the channel.
Thorough , concise instruction, thank you for being such a great ''splainer''.
Looks like everyone stole my thunder in the comments already. Best instructional vid on the bow drill I have seen.
Best bow drill fire starter video I've ever seen. Clear, concise and to the point with awesome tips and techniques.
You truly did an excellent job showing exactly how to build fire with the bow drill etc thank you for sharing your expertise!
This makes this bow drill issue sooooooo much easier and fool proof. Thank you sir.
yes!!!!!!.. THE SECRET OF THE SOUTH ..fatwood top will serve you well everytime
Yes Sir! See You Soon
Your instructional skills are OUTSTANDING!
Thank you for your time and knowledge. Nicely done!!
I just tried this method!!! Im shocked to see how fast it actually gets hot. Even little bit of smoke!!!! this is my first in history!! I must just work on better knots. Thanks corp!!
The fastest I've seen anyone make fire, your the MAN 😃👍
Very nice.. been bow drillin for years and this is one of the most detailed and on the spot bow drill tutorials I've seen. Great work!
Always enjoy your videos. Direct and to the point. I have learned much from watching them.
Thank you so much and keep up the good work.