If I can't get an ember outside with wood I have just found, then I take it home and dry it out. I can then usually get an ember no problem.
This means that the wood needs to be drier to work in the field. And not because of wood type or bad technique.
Has anyone tried drying the wood by bow drilling slowly? Depending on the moisture content I would assume it would take over an hour of slow drilling. But that is just a guess.
The smaller the pieces the faster it would dry.
I am hoping that others have already tried this, to save me wasting lots of hours experimenting.
This means that the wood needs to be drier to work in the field. And not because of wood type or bad technique.
Has anyone tried drying the wood by bow drilling slowly? Depending on the moisture content I would assume it would take over an hour of slow drilling. But that is just a guess.
The smaller the pieces the faster it would dry.
I am hoping that others have already tried this, to save me wasting lots of hours experimenting.