I went to a timber show near my home today. In amongst the chainsaw and timber craft stands was a guy from north devon who is thinking of running weekend holidays locally. We had a bit of a chat and got onto the subject of my hand drill failures, and he suggested I try the bow drill to start with. He took his kit from the van and I watched him to pick up as many tips as I could. With an ember within a minute I was really impressed, and I also learned that a big part of it is reading the smoke!
I really enjoyed it, and will be heading out for materials soon. Now I've seen how it's done in detail I'm sure I'll master it. I may just go and give it a try now!
I really enjoyed it, and will be heading out for materials soon. Now I've seen how it's done in detail I'm sure I'll master it. I may just go and give it a try now!