Friction Fire

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    Spun a hand drill ember while hiking in Kanab UT 47357839-68FB-41EB-B2AD-8D1BB45A2F15.jpeg BF7E6D01-F8B3-404E-A059-EB33F0A756E3.jpeg 73F90794-A94C-4BB1-B48D-4673A06668D8.jpeg
     
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    Bow drill set of cottonwood I was given from a friend that was sourced in Idaho. EFBC4CC8-FF7A-4B51-8008-D6EC3495B41C.jpeg 2E3748C6-AFE9-4A7A-9FB5-1A0802A85BD1.jpeg 24BEC540-A883-4B51-AFB0-BEB52630E6D5.jpeg
     
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    Truly a master at that!
     
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    Thanks! Just heeps of practice and staying curious really. Definitely fun though!
     
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    Oh absolutely. You have certainly paid the dues to be called a master. Ill bet you know more about friction fire failure than anyone!!!
     
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    If you master fire you can master anything.
     
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    The wife learning Egyptian style bow drill from Tom Wax at SALT (Society of Ancient Living Technology). She of course didn’t want to learn friction fire from me. :D:p F0C1360A-85B0-437E-BF79-2C9FD5489516.jpeg 2F1B86F7-94EC-4075-86F9-265E98374A86.jpeg 74864008-B61B-4F7F-9468-B4279F435E6C.jpeg E225DA21-1D10-4E25-B66F-2DDE13E2C3EC.jpeg 3E85A5FD-AA3E-4DB7-AE8F-E679F431811D.jpeg
     
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    Quick practice 965676B2-6D51-48B3-B1C5-232172AC7002.jpeg AF3CC3D3-DC7E-4F59-8627-8DE458B35671.jpeg
     
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    Friction fire practice midway thru a desert hike. Egyptian Style Bowdrill. A36AB232-68A5-475D-8BE3-4D2479A31C2B.png 52ED0C09-AE13-4B65-AA05-88E168DC6C0D.jpeg 72086E6E-73B0-40E0-B5D1-49A376C43219.jpeg A24A9BF2-631E-458F-B702-307174B1F34E.jpeg 7F66C7FB-39A7-428F-8ABA-CA73F77874C0.jpeg
     
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    Made a new shorter bow and it works well. 7B6DEA05-538D-4AA0-9242-6D10C85A9FDA.jpeg A9D1E626-12B4-4784-877E-8773E9F437DB.jpeg
     
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    I pecked out this divot to make a bow drill bearing block from a stone I found. Then had to give it a test run. 9E7EE0BA-3E83-406A-9D90-0CD55CD569FC.jpeg A291D7C0-04E7-42DE-B491-36AD43DB279E.jpeg A27B1809-0FA9-4F02-945D-E41AA0CB236E.jpeg
     
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    Hand drill practice today. 68EFAB89-69EC-4D38-98A4-35FC4F880DF1.jpeg
     
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    Thanks! I end up picking up cool rocks when I can. Generally I don’t know what I’m gonna do with them at the time, but from the beginning this one was saying “bearing block”.
     
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    We have a bunch of small rocks/pebbles in our backyard from different travels over the years. With no other purpose then reviving good memories, I can relate :D
     
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    The finest of collections! :)
     
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    Another bow drill ember using the new stone bearing block....with my ol trusty PR4 on notch and carving work. C7AA76D7-D700-4354-BED8-2AF106B0E2CF.jpeg 4FE8F30F-599B-4E2F-B671-1342DA8AA807.jpeg
     
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    Hand drill ember. 2CF3DB4C-8953-4022-94A3-6884CB558D67.jpeg
     
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    Today’s friction fire practice 3D9B5742-6BC0-4ABF-9EED-5379F6641DC5.jpeg
     
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