Making a Fire

Fire Plow

1. Make a groove in a long piece of hardwood leaving stopping short on one end
2. Put a wooden stick, aka spindle, in the groove
3. Sit down and put the hardwood with the groove’s end by your feet
4. The other end between your legs elevated with a rock
5. Add some kindling to the notch at the far end of the groove
6. Use a back-and-forth motion on the spindle to create embers

Kindling is easily ignited material i.e. shredded dry wood, cloth, cotton

Bow Drill

1. Lay a piece of hardwood on stable surface
2. Make a notch in the hardwood
3. Get a two foot long stick that fits in notch
4. Find another stick, bend it and attach a piece of string to both ends creating a bow
5. Loop the string around the spindle once
6. Use a rock to hold the spindle at the top
7. With the bow perpendicular to the spindle, move it back and forth to spin the spindle

Hand Drill

Same concept as above but instead of a bow you will roll the spindle between your palms