You can view the page at http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/content.php?r=271-Hand-Drill-for-Beginners
Hand Drill for Beginners
- Thread starter Tony
- Start date
-
Come along to the amazing Summer Moot (21st July - 2nd August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
top tip ! I will give this a try ! I have experimented with the hand drill a couple of times and failed doing it solo , but have got a coal doing it tandam with coln18 .thanks to stuart f for showing us the technique ! cheers from Jason aka Jag009
Been at this for a week getting close, then read this article and used a piece od chord to help apply the pressure, next thing you know ember cheers mate.
I got some embers by using a thin, well seasoned hazelwand on a hazel hearthboard. I used a very long drill (when kneeling, the top of the drill was at the same height of my head). This enabled me to get a lot of spins before I had to start of from the top again.
What you say about stamina is very true. When I was learning the bowdrill, I laid the set out in the garage. Every single time I needed something in the garage, I gave it a try. All these little moments of practice (only takes 2 minutes at a time) build up muscle memory and stamina very fast. I did exactly the same with the hand-drill, with good results.
What you say about stamina is very true. When I was learning the bowdrill, I laid the set out in the garage. Every single time I needed something in the garage, I gave it a try. All these little moments of practice (only takes 2 minutes at a time) build up muscle memory and stamina very fast. I did exactly the same with the hand-drill, with good results.
