Bushcraft Alternative Bow Drill Friction Fire

Join BlackWater Bushcraft on an adventure where he demonstrates a different take on the bow drill friction fire followed by some chaga tea and a steak on the flames! All materials gathered on the spot using white cedar.

Traditionally you would drill through the grain on the hearth board using the side of the log, but I decided to try drilling with the grain into the top of a very short bucked up log, known as a wood puck. Initially it was hard to keep the puck in position under my foot, but after bowing I found it substantially easier to drill and got an ember on my first try!

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