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I think your wood choice is good. Something else may be causing the problem. Here i'm using hazel too. Hope this vid will help you a little bit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkYmxphTIII ATB Matt

I you are in pine forest, look for fatwood. It's dead wood impregnated with resin. Smells like turpentine and it burns very well, even in wet conditions. You can find it in dead limbs at the bottom, very close to the trunk. Fatwood scrapings will catch a spark from a ferro rod very easily.

Punk wood is excellent natural tinder, mostly underestimated. It catches a spark from traditional flint and steel. But you must find the right stuff. Mullein pith (Verbascum thapsus) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIBqzcm0ClY Milkweed ovum (Asclepias syriaca)...

1. Punkwood 2. Mullein pith, sliced very thin 3. Milkweed ovum

.:Finding Fatwood in the bush:. http://bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34879

Nice work mate :) I'm looking forward to your next projects.

My best combo is willow on willow (Salix). Poplar is also good (Populus nigra) for both drill and hearth or in combination with willow.

I really enjoyed it. Love the beaver kuksa :) Looking forward to the next episodes. Yes, i think that it is modified opening sound of the Wild food :)

I have some amadou, waiting for preparation. I also have saltpetre (KNO3) to soak in, but don't know the exact proportion. I don't want to overdo it with kno3, i have heard that it will make it burn like dynamit fuse and I don't want that happen, don't want to destroy the amadou. Know somebody...

Hi guys! Nice pics indeed! Here are some of my shots: Lucanus cervus (female) Formica rufa on pine needles Cantharis rustica (Ehm!!! :D)

Husqvarna small hatchet (hultafors), Mora knife and homemade buck saw

I find that the best base boards for cat tail drill are poplar and willow. Lime is not so good in combination with cat tail, it works but harder, you will rub away your hands like me :( I have been successful on lime, but there are far easier woods (Even though, I find lime best in combination...

That's a quite fine picture ocean. Your hand is burning? ;)

I don't know, maybe isn't too late. Try and you will see. IMHO the best time for harvesting cat tail stalks is august... but i have been harvesting in september last time and those stalks works fine.

Hi Lennart! I hope this will help You. You don't need to cut the spindle. I'm using 90 - 100 cm spindle and it works fine for me. I like to use all length of the spindle when drilling. That gives me more rotations of the drill between replacing my hands up. I think Your spindle is too thin...

Well done! You are on good way! Besides, your spindle is from dead standing cat tail or green? Because I found that cutting the cat tail stalk when its green and drying is better. When I have been using stalk from dead cat tail, i have been failing.

Thank You Matthew! I'm glad You like it. :)

I think approximately 20 sec and I see smoke. First I hear squeaky sound and then comes smooth friction with smoke. When You will hear that squeaky sound, You must increase the downward pressure just a little bit and drill fast. Let us know when You manage to get an ember :) good luck mate!

Spamel, when You get an ember with cat tail, please post some pics here :) I will be pleased.

No, I'm No expert. But thank you anyway. I just love fire by friction, especially the hand drill. I'm still learning, experimenting and practising.