My puny bowdrill kit
If I could find a strong enough string for the bow it would be perfect.,, Maybe I can find some flax some where.Steven "follows the Hawk" SaffoldPick up a flat rock, skip it across green river.-...
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You have to stop the spindle every time you switch directions with the bow. Every time you stop the spindle it cools down (just a little). So the longer the bow the hotter your spindle.You dont want a...
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Hey zac,How's it going?Quote:You have to stop the spindle every time you switch directions with the bow. Every time you stop the spindle it cools down (just a little). So the longer the bow the hotter...
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Doc,Im Great, yourself?I appreciate your comments because I can only see through my own eyes. I never considered age in the grand scheme of things!I have never tried the Egyptian technique. But from...
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Hey zac,I'm great as well.Quote:I have never tried the Egyptian technique.I have on a few occasions but I prefer non-Egyptian technique. Probably, it's because I spent a long time learning how to do...
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Hey zac,I'm not sure that you do understand because there is no half hitching involved. It is tied on the close end and wrapped around the forks in different configurations to get the proper tension....
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I guess I dont follow. Maybe you could illustrate the technique (no hurry). If this is too difficult I understand, Im sure sooner or later I will figure it out through trial and error.I think that...
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Clear as mud, no just kidding. I understand. I adjust on the other end by wrapping a few times and half hitching. Then I hold onto the whole mess. I have utilized the fork trick in the past (found...
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Im going to jump into the pond here... You do not need a curved stick for your bow ! It doesnt really matter ! Tho some prefer the bow to be a curved stick.If you look at the artifacts in a museum ,...
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Hey zac,In rereading your post, I'm thinking that maybe you do understand it, just that no half hitch needed. I'll post the picture anyway. See -One of the advantages of this set up, especially if...
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Doc....didnt mean to date you .. And it does , using the egyptian bow , seem like cheating but considering the age of the contraption it is still fair. I got my first coal when I was about 10 years...
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Well, Dude,I got thinking about your post Quote:I do a demo using an 8 inch bow ... an 8 inch spindle...and a one inch wide and 5 inch long hearth. That makes for an easy piece of kit .And takes no...
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A change of subject, I have been diong the bow drill for a while and have gotten into making the quickest strings available, which also means not nessisarily having the best bow. I have also been...
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Sage ...What do mean it doesnt work??? Need more info than that..Please explain "what " doesnt work ??!! Doc>>> OK. Go to a 12 inch bow ...thats still pretty short/small.. Dick Baugh first...
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Dude,The bow wasn't the problem, the size of the drill is. That's not to say I'm not going to solve it - I will, but I appreciate the suggestion.As far as Dick Baugh, I think I saw the original in the...
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Sage,If the problem is the knot, that's slipping (clove hitch), try a double constrictor knot, or drill a hole through the drill and tie the string through it. Doc
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Lads Years ago,when I first learned to use a bow drill,it took me 3 daysto figure it out using the boy scout manual.All those writtings on the subject always leave out those important little details...
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dirtimedude, the hitch doesnt slide. Even if i try it with my hands, maybe I need cordage that will slip better? I have never seen it done so i don't know how it is supposed to work. sorry i can't...
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Sage ...the cordage isnt supposed to slip!...Doc suggested that your clove hitch may be slipping...and he suggested a different knot...Or at about the middle of your spindle drill a hole ...put your...
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Hey Dude,Quote:Doc ...Speaking of Wilderness Way ...Did you see your letter to Christopher in the last issue? Yes I did. I thought he was very generous in his intro considering the nature of my...
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Doc ....I dont think I have ever used poplar but not really sure...just not in my memory bank..But it could be treated if you got it from a building supply..I dont think you are turning the spindle...
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