Having tried to make a firebow I have a few questions. I tried various pieces of wood, good and dry, I got smoke and ended up with a pile of black dust that would not smoulder even when encouraged to with a lighter. I think I had a piece of beech teak and a couple of odd bits.
I am trying to make a bow drill out of a seperate drill bit to the drill length, with the bit affixed in the wood. I would like to try some dry bone.
To begin with depending on whether the grain was face to or opposite to the drill bit, depended on which piece of wood would wear away, not just which was the harder wood, the drill bit wore away even when pressed onto a relativley soft wood base with the grain running opposite . So should the grains run in the tameway baseboard and if not which should I choose to wear away?
Secondly I think the one piece of wood is very elastic and wouldn't give much friction even though dry, wide grained , so is tight grain best.
Also i noticed a long drill piece is alot easier to use than a short one, with the cord wrapped around near the top, not the middle. But the pivot block kept slipping, any tips on this and anything else I should try ?
Pete
I am trying to make a bow drill out of a seperate drill bit to the drill length, with the bit affixed in the wood. I would like to try some dry bone.
To begin with depending on whether the grain was face to or opposite to the drill bit, depended on which piece of wood would wear away, not just which was the harder wood, the drill bit wore away even when pressed onto a relativley soft wood base with the grain running opposite . So should the grains run in the tameway baseboard and if not which should I choose to wear away?
Secondly I think the one piece of wood is very elastic and wouldn't give much friction even though dry, wide grained , so is tight grain best.
Also i noticed a long drill piece is alot easier to use than a short one, with the cord wrapped around near the top, not the middle. But the pivot block kept slipping, any tips on this and anything else I should try ?
Pete