Hi all,
I'm new to the forum and was wondering if anyone out there could advise me.......
I'm a fledgling bushcrafter, having a love of the outdoors and a passion for the skills that go with it.
I've been on a few outdoors/survival courses and one of the things that really inspired me was the bowdrill. I had success lighting my tinder bundle of goose grass/rosebay willow herb/birch bark using the instructors hearth and spindle (we had to cut our own bows).
I wanted to do this completely by myself so subsequently cut some wood to make my own set. I used what I'm nearly 100% sure is Lime wood. I've carved the hearth and spindle and dried them out well.
I've come across the following problems and need some guidance.
(Remember, I'm fairly new to all this so go easy on me!)
1. I'm getting a lot of squeaking at times (although I amd getting some black dust)
2. my cord keeps slipping (i.e. the spindle stays in place while I'm moving the bow)
3. the cord I've used keeps wearing out and breaking
Any guidance you could give is greatly appreciated
I'm new to the forum and was wondering if anyone out there could advise me.......
I'm a fledgling bushcrafter, having a love of the outdoors and a passion for the skills that go with it.
I've been on a few outdoors/survival courses and one of the things that really inspired me was the bowdrill. I had success lighting my tinder bundle of goose grass/rosebay willow herb/birch bark using the instructors hearth and spindle (we had to cut our own bows).
I wanted to do this completely by myself so subsequently cut some wood to make my own set. I used what I'm nearly 100% sure is Lime wood. I've carved the hearth and spindle and dried them out well.
I've come across the following problems and need some guidance.
(Remember, I'm fairly new to all this so go easy on me!)
1. I'm getting a lot of squeaking at times (although I amd getting some black dust)
2. my cord keeps slipping (i.e. the spindle stays in place while I'm moving the bow)
3. the cord I've used keeps wearing out and breaking
Any guidance you could give is greatly appreciated