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Fire plough with indigofera tinctoria
...Ey up firebugs !
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...A bit of fire plough action for this weeks #fireitupfriday with a new material for this technique, indigo (indigofera tinctoria)
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...I came across a dead stalk from a couple of years ago that seamed thick enough to make a fire plough set from.
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...I have had success with this species using a hand drill so I was optimistic & sure enough on the second attempt an ember was coaxed from it.
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...Happy #fireitupfriday everyone !
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...Enjoy your weekend guys, lots of love, stay safe and I'll catch ya all soon.
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..Music : Angel guides by Jesse Gallagher
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#firelighting
#firebyfriction
#fishing
#frictionfire
#frictionfireligting
#foraging
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#handdrill
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How to use nut shells for a bow drill bearing block
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...Ey up firebugs ! . ...Just a follow on from my #toptipsontuesdays this week to show you how I use nut shells or hard seed capsules as bearing blocks. . ...Happy #fireitupfriday everyone ! . ...Enjoy your weekend guys, lots of love, stay safe and I'll catch ya all soon. . . #nutshellbearingblock #alternativefirelighting #bushcraft #bowdrills #campfire #countrycrafts #flames #fire #fireplough ...
Improvised bow drill cord from the hem of a shirt
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...Ey up firebugs ! . ...This week's #toptipsontuesdays is a bow drill tip on how to make an improvised bow drill cord from the hem of your shirt. . ...Just make a small cut above the stitching on the hem then it should just tear off & as I said if you twist it up on the bow it will take some of the stretch out & make it run smoother. . ...Anyway enjoy the week ahead guys, stay safe and I'll ca...
Bow drill with fishing line
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...Ey up firebugs ! . ...This week's #toptipsontuesdays is a bow drill tip on how to make very thin, or weak, cord work for the bow drill if that's all you have. . ...The trick is to multi wrap the cord as many times as you can to give you more grip on the spindle without putting excessive tension on the cord. It might take a bit of trial & error to get set up but once you get it running smooth...
Mulberry fire plough
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...Ey up firebugs ! . ...I'm a tad late for #fireitupfriday this week but here's what I intended to post yesterday. . ...I was getting a bit discouraged with my bow building skills after another failure with with some black mulberry but after seeing @nwprimates recent post showing a bunch of his fails I realised that breaking them is just a part of making them. . ...Anyway I was clearing up & c...
Tips on ember extenders
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...Ey up firebugs ! . ...This week's #toptipsontuesdays is a tip about ember extenders. . ...From a cigarette to coconut husk, fungus, punk wood & countless others ember extenders are great back up insurance & when you're ember has been hard earned & conditions aren't too favorable it can really save the day. . ...Enjoy the week ahead guys, stay safe and I'll catch ya soon . . #straighteningwit...
Hand drill not working ? switch to Bow drill
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...Ey up firebugs ! . ...Off up the mountain trekking again & gathered a few things to try a hand drill on the fly . ...I was getting close but despite my best efforts the materials I'd selected just wouldn't give up an ember. I tried a different hearth but to no avail so rather than give up I switched to bow drill & even then It made me work for it. . ...This is to be expected when trying to g...
Battling with the fire saw
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...Ey up firebugs ! . ...Off up the mountain trekking with some friends & thought I'd have a bash at the reverse fire saw when we stopped for lunch at one of the rangers camps. . ...This just portrays the part when I got it to work but the truth is I had quite a battle to get to that point. The problem was the bamboo was a bit too thick, which means you have to saw more to get through & also it...
Heat straightening seasoned spindles
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...Ey up firebugs ! . ...This week's #toptipsontuesdays is simple tip on how to straighten bent, seasoned spindles, or it could be used to straighten arrow shafts just the same. . ...Anyway, as I mentioned, it's better to heat the side opposite the direction your bending, & take your time just using gentle pressure as seasoned wood is more brittle &, as I demonstrated, its easy to break. . ...E...
Processing Hibiscus sabdariffa fibres from start to finish
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...Ey up firebugs ! . ...Rosella (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is an annual or perenial herb or subshrub That was traditionally grown for its bast fibres to make cordage. The red seed calyces are also used to make a refreshing tea. . ...Here the whole process I use to make super strong, quality cordage. . ...Stay safe guys and I'll catch ya soon . ....Music: Angel guides by Jesse Gallagher . . #natural...
Fire roll with a snail shell accelerant
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...Ey up firebugs ! . ...Here's one I haven't tried before so I thought I'd give it a bash. Powdered snail shells as a fire roll accelerant. . ...I just ground the shell on a rough stone straight on to some coconut husk rolled it up & gave it a roll. . ... It was a bit slow to establish the ember but I think that was partly down to me stopping a little too soon but I saw a whisp of smoke & mana...
Bow drill with a cord made from my own hair
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...Ey up firebugs ! . ...So Here's a project I started quite a few months ago. It always amazed me how much hair falls out every time you comb your hair so I thought I'd save mine & see if I could make a cord from it. . ...I tried before, unsuccessfully, with some of Mrs smoke hair but after being given a few pointers from @arsgarnyam I realised that scrunching it up into a chaotic tangle then ...
Reliable char without making fire
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...Ey up firebugs ! . ...So after discovering that the failed fire roll could be ignited with flint & steel I thought I'd experiment further & see if I could turn this into a reliable way of making char without fire. . ...I soon discovered that you need to get the fire roll well ignite for this to be reliable. Once you get ignition let the ember get well established then it's just a matter of e...
Flint & steel saves failed fire roll
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...Ey up firebugs ! . ...Many times while experimenting with fire rolling I get partial ignition sometimes then it snuffs out due to a lack of oxygen & thats usually it as if if you try to re roll it, it just disintegrates. . ...Anyway on this occasion, where I thought I had ignition, instead of discarding it I thought I'd experiment & see if it would ignite with flint & steel. After all the co...
Lazy mans hearth board
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Lazy mans hearth board
Cacao fire plough
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Cacao fire plough
Cacao fire roll with green galangal leaf binder
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Cacao fire roll with green galangal leaf binder
Fire brace on the mountain
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Fire brace on the mountain
Five strand braid
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Five strand braid
Stinging nettle ( Urtica dioica) fireroll
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Stinging nettle ( Urtica dioica) fireroll
Bow drill tip for flying spindles
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Bow drill tip for flying spindles
More practice with willow herb
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More practice with willow herb
Hand drill with evening primrose
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Hand drill with evening primrose
Hand drill tip
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Hand drill tip
Assisted hand drill
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Assisted hand drill
Wet weather tinder option
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Wet weather tinder option
Fire roll with New Zealand flax
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Fire roll with New Zealand flax
Natural spark tinder with crampball fungus
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Natural spark tinder with crampball fungus
Willowherb (fireweed) hand drill
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Willowherb (fireweed) hand drill
Improvised bow drill cord from lime (tilia) bark
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Improvised bow drill cord from lime (tilia) bark