I've been plugging away at this for a few days - sneaking off at each opportunity to practice some more. Until this morning I'd been getting lots of smoke, but no embers, just piles of dark brown/black dust. Finally got an ember this morning which was rewarding - haven't had a chance to have another go to see if it was just a fluke!!
I'm using hazel drill and hearth. Cheating a bit as I use a rollerblade wheel for the bearing block (it is literally a 'bearing' block) which I'm sure makes it quite a lot easier. Once I get consistent I'll ditch the rollerblade wheel and use something more traditional.
JC
I'm using hazel drill and hearth. Cheating a bit as I use a rollerblade wheel for the bearing block (it is literally a 'bearing' block) which I'm sure makes it quite a lot easier. Once I get consistent I'll ditch the rollerblade wheel and use something more traditional.
JC