Show us your bow drill sets!

[Clouston98]

Well I thought I'd sated a thread just to see what other people use and what combinations, it's really interesting and I'm keen to find out!

Quite chuffed today, it chucked it down yesterday but it was scorching today, so I went and made some more hearth boards and drills and gathered some dead grass, then I blew it into flame! I was mainly pleased as the tinder hadn't been dried and I felt all smiley inside!


Here's mine:

All willow, bar the bearing blocks which are alder. It'd be great to hear what your using!

So post them up! It'll be great too see!

 

[atlatlman]

What about hand drill sets.

 

[Clouston98]

What about hand drill sets.

Show us them mate! I'm gonna give it a bash but I reckon I should brush up on my technique now so I'm better on what to do when it comes to it!

We should maybe do a show us your friction fire sets .

 

[Joonsy]

bow is rowan 28'' long, cord is chainsaw pull-cord tied at both ends with a sailors gripping hitch (sometimes use an icicle hitch), these two hitches are very easy to adjust for tension in cord even on a completely straight length of wood as shown in photo, ivy hearth, hazel drill, limpet shell bearing (hardly used oak bearing also shown but i don't use it now and use the limpet shell instead), i don't put the limpet shell inside a block of wood i just use the shell only and hold it with a buff or something ( it can get a little hot with prolonged use), mora knife shown for scale.

 

[atlatlman]

Nice looking set Joonsy .

 

[atlatlman]

I'll put pics of my bow drill set up tomorrow.

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[Clouston98]

Great stuff lads!

Let's keep it going!

 

[Dave]

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[Clouston98]

Lovely dave! Would you mind telling us what the bearing block is?

 

[Dave]

Lovely dave! Would you mind telling us what the bearing block is?

Bearing block is yew, [you caught me redhanded there Cameron. I think Fishfish made it] pine hearth, 1/16th of a log split down, scots pine bow, and an american white ash drill.

 

[Clouston98]

Cheers mate! Lovely set!

Keep them coming, I really enjoy these!

 

[dixienormns]

great idea putting the bearing in the top for no resistance on that end will be remaking mine

 

[Frazer]

For those looking to use bearings, Phil Brown of Badger Bushcraft has put together a wee How-To here. I've had some bearing sat in my drawer for months, I think it's time to put them to use. I'll nab a pic when I'm out that way.

Edit: said pic when I was out that way:
http://imgur.com/Hxnu7zo

I'm working on a slightly different scale, so yes that's pallet boards.

 

[atlatlman]

For those looking to use bearings, Phil Brown of Badger Bushcraft has put together a wee How-To here. I've had some bearing sat in my drawer for months, I think it's time to put them to use. I'll nab a pic when I'm out that way.

Edit: said pic when I was out that way:

http://imgur.com/Hxnu7zo



I'm working on a slightly different scale, so yes that's pallet boards.

Looks like friction set heaven. Do you teach friction fires?

 

[Frazer]

I do, work for one of the medium sized outdoor school residentials companies. I train apprentice instructors and deliver to groups. Typically I've had a bag of 5 sets out at a time, this summer I'm needing to increase to 3 bags of 5 sets. Plus a stock of spares as boards/drills wear out and bows/strings snap..

Bows needed next.

 

[swright81076]

I do, work for one of the medium sized outdoor school residentials companies. I train apprentice instructors and deliver to groups. Typically I've had a bag of 5 sets out at a time, this summer I'm needing to increase to 3 bags of 5 sets. Plus a stock of spares as boards/drills wear out and bows/strings snap..

Bows needed next.

And an excellent instructor too. Have a cracking demonstration at my woods last week to a group of mixed ages.
:thumbup:

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[Clouston98]

Great stuff!

Keep them coming people!

 

[atlatlman]

I do, work for one of the medium sized outdoor school residentials companies. I train apprentice instructors and deliver to groups. Typically I've had a bag of 5 sets out at a time, this summer I'm needing to increase to 3 bags of 5 sets. Plus a stock of spares as boards/drills wear out and bows/strings snap..

Bows needed next.

Great work Frazer. Nice to see youngsters learning bushcraft skills.

 

[atlatlman]

Here's a couple of my sets. One is willow on willow the other set is a piece of old garden fence. Don't ask me what the bearing blocks are, I made them about eight years ago and can't remember. The bow is also unknown.

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[Clouston98]

Good stuff mate!

Keep them coming!