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Offline White Falcon

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First bow drill ember
« on: June 11, 2022, 01:19:33 pm »
I had a piece of char clorh under the hearth.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: First bow drill ember
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2022, 04:59:49 pm »
 :OK  Good feeling, ain't it?   8)
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: First bow drill ember
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2022, 01:11:12 am »
Congratulations!  There is hope for the rest of us!
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Offline White Falcon

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Re: First bow drill ember
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2022, 10:31:51 am »
Hearth is a piece of a picket fence, pine.. Spindle is a piece of yucca stalk. Had bearing in block for easy rotation.
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Offline GlisGlis

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Re: First bow drill ember
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2022, 11:13:34 am »
well done  :OK
A piece of bark, a very well dried leaf or cardboard piece under your tablet will help insulate the dust from the cold and humidity of the floor
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Offline White Falcon

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Re: First bow drill ember
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2022, 05:29:25 pm »
I had my board screwed to my work bench. Knees will not let me get on them.
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Offline White Falcon

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Re: First bow drill ember
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2022, 10:37:38 am »
Made another ember today. :)
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