Making a Fire
Fire Plow
- Make a groove in a long piece of hardwood leaving stopping short on one end
- Put a wooden stick, aka spindle, in the groove
- Sit down and put the hardwood with the groove’s end by your feet
- The other end between your legs elevated with a rock
- Add some kindling to the notch at the far end of the groove
- 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
- Lay a piece of hardwood on stable surface
- Make a notch in the hardwood
- Get a two foot long stick that fits in notch
- Find another stick, bend it and attach a piece of string to both ends creating a bow
- Loop the string around the spindle once
- Use a rock to hold the spindle at the top
- 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