Hi folks
I have been proficient with a bow drill now for a couple of years, my favourite combination is sycamore on sycamore; works every time!
Grey squirrels do a lot of damage but in targeting the sycamore they have provided me with bountiful supplies of standing dead wood.
However I was just watching a video of Uncle Ray showing a demo of what he would do if he required fire on a desert island, the first thing he said was that 'you would normally use green wood for this, dried out'. Hmmm! I've never done this, do you guys prep and use green wood for your sets? Would make life a lot easier in the long term...
Leo
I have been proficient with a bow drill now for a couple of years, my favourite combination is sycamore on sycamore; works every time!
Grey squirrels do a lot of damage but in targeting the sycamore they have provided me with bountiful supplies of standing dead wood.
However I was just watching a video of Uncle Ray showing a demo of what he would do if he required fire on a desert island, the first thing he said was that 'you would normally use green wood for this, dried out'. Hmmm! I've never done this, do you guys prep and use green wood for your sets? Would make life a lot easier in the long term...
Leo
On a desert island, it wouldn't imagine it would take long for the wood to dry out in the sun but then the bow drill would come well down the list for fire starting in my book.
