Making fire by rubbing two pieces of wood together is the skill most people picture when they think of survival. It is real, it works, and getting your first coal is one of the most satisfying things you will ever do outdoors. It is also hard. It takes strength, technique, patience, the right wood and, above all, practice in good conditions before it can be relied on in bad ones.
In this lesson
How friction makes fire
Bow drill: the kit
Bow drill: choosing woods
Bow drill: technique and the coal
Getting into position
Burning in the socket
Cutting the notch
Making the coal
Bow drill: fault-finding
Hand drill
Fire plough
Bamboo fire saw and fire thong
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