Thanks for that
Stuart
I did struggle a bit finding 10 levels... they might need some refinement!
The sale of 1 to 10 doesn't apply to me (I'm simply that good)
Now back in the real world.
The scale still doesn't apply to me, I've never yet been successful with the bow drill, but saying that I have only tried a couple of time, I definitely need more practice.
I have been toying with the Idea of a hand drill with Thumb loop attachment to see if I have any more luck
for all of you you have been successful, what woods have worked the best for you?
Hi there,
Thanks for this interesting discussion. I've been practising with a firebow a couple of times and have run into an issue. It seems that the hearth and bottom of the drill both become brown & smooth, so there's very little friction. I'm using Sycamore for both, and although they're recently cut (few weeks ago), I've dried them out completely on the log burner so they're both very dry.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks
Shave the charred glazed wood off the drill and get back to it! You'll find you'll have to do this for each and every attempt ime.
Hi there,
Thanks for this interesting discussion. I've been practising with a firebow a couple of times and have run into an issue. It seems that the hearth and bottom of the drill both become brown & smooth, so there's very little friction. I'm using Sycamore for both, and although they're recently cut (few weeks ago), I've dried them out completely on the log burner so they're both very dry.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks