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warthog1981 said:I just managed to light a fire with a bow drill that i made sycamore on sycamore
Fantastic news, well done mate :You_Rock_ I have to say that I like Sycamore, I've made a few sets out of it and all of them have done me well.
Rich is right though, try some other woods etc...you can always come back to the set you know works if you need a moral boost
Oh excellent Very well done.
Knew you could do it
I don't think I've tried sycamore? Must have a go
Cheers,
Toddy
Very well done.Knew you could do it
I don't think I've tried sycamore? Must have a go
Cheers,
Toddy
There is very little that will be as pleasing to the eye as that first flickering flame that you managed to create by friction. My first success with the bow drill came just before Christmas and I don't think I'll ever forget the feeling of achievement.
Well done Warthog!
:notworthy 
Well done Warthog!
:notworthy 
well done now the bad news :sad6: you will become obsessed with different types of wood and natural materials to make your sets up and will bore everyone close to you with your fire by friction achievments BUT AINT IT GREAT FUN :You_Rock_ :You_Rock_ :You_Rock_ :You_Rock_ 
Congratulations - nothing like being able to make fire with just some lumps of wood and a bit of string - magic!
I think sycamore must be the best, it's what I first achieved success with. A tip that someone else here also uses, although I can't remember who, if you are trying to find new woods and want to know if they will work. Take some home and carve them down, stick them into the chuck of a power drill and go for it!!! It'll prove if it will work, and then you won't waste so much time trying to find the proper woods!!!! Use Binford power tools... MORE POWER!!!!!
cheers everyone 
i found geting the ember easy but had difficulty in geting my tinder to light i was using birch bark very fine shavings
i found geting the ember easy but had difficulty in geting my tinder to light i was using birch bark very fine shavingsI find birch bark not all that great as a tinder for use with embers.....not fiberous enough...it dont really smoulder that well either....its great once its going and its good to add to a small flame to enlarge it but........use something like honeysuckle bark, juniper bark, cedar bark, for the bulk of the tinder bundle. buff it up really well.....make it really fiberous....and put some downy material in the centre where you put the coal....like thistle down, cat tail down, this will really take to the ember well.........make you tinder bundle large too, grapefruit size...too often you see piddly wee tinder bundles, nae use to man nor beast..
keep at it..it gets easier!!
stevo
keep at it..it gets easier!!
stevo
Great achievment Warthog, :You_Rock_
I've found the tinder part also quite tricky. Got only three out of five embers to light myself. Now I am struggeling with the cords of my bow. They seem to melt away really quickly.
Bob
I've found the tinder part also quite tricky. Got only three out of five embers to light myself. Now I am struggeling with the cords of my bow. They seem to melt away really quickly.
Bob
One thing I found with the bow/drill workout.. is that as you go along working, you find out all of your mistakes, and you improve your technique. You start out with a heavy drill, and then realize that a lighter one is better. You soon find out that too much work in the begining, will wear you out, and just as your about to have an ember, your worn out,and can't finish it off.
I need to find some sycamore, and get busy...
Congrates¨
I need to find some sycamore, and get busy...
Congrates¨
