Bow drill for beginners – my first attempt – MAKING FIRE. Here i try to complete the task!!

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Beginners bow drill
Bow drill for beginners – my first attempt – MAKING FIREOver the years wild camping in the uk and practicing bushcraft, the bow drill is one way of starting a fire that has always appealed to me but I’ve never tried.
Today i put my bushcraft skills to the test and made the bow drill as a total beginner, hence the title bow drill for beginners
Using some dry hazel I cut a spindle around 9inches, an arms length bow ties each end with some 550 paracord. I then used my steel striker as bearing block for the drill.
It took me a around 45 minutes drilling to successfully transfer the ember to the tinder bundle (once the ember went out in the bundle) but eventually I got there.

I now know they on future wild camps or bushcraft days I have another option to start a camp fire!

As always, thanks for watching, stay safe and see you all again soon!

Ash 🏕

A list of a few of the products I use in this video and many other videos, the kit I cary varies from time to time depending what trip I go on:

Therma rest z lite – https://amzn.to/3bBRpw8

DD multicam tarp – https://amzn.to/2Z6ZZAH

Tent – Lanshan 2 – https://amzn.to/2zI3SRG

Bag – Osprey Exos 48 – https://amzn.to/2Z5YOkT

Termarest x-therm sleeping mat – https://amzn.to/3byQ2P4

Gas stove – https://amzn.to/2zI4NBC

Toaks 550ml cup – https://amzn.to/2WC3Unr

Silky folding saw – https://amzn.to/2Zank4j

Bushbox XL titanium wood stove – https://amzn.to/3dG5aeS