An Important Friction Fire Hearth Alternative
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- How to make a spindle and hearth board for friction fire when you may not have enough wood for both. You just may have enough wood after all if you know this little tip.
David west on UA-cam was who inspired this idea for this tip that I share here. Check out his channel located here.
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Thanks for the shout out Lonnie! That was a beautiful bow drill Friction Fire.
Lonnie you and david are my favorite to watch thank you both for awsome and I mean awsome videos.
Thank you for the knowledge, your channel has helped me so much, I have no way show you how grateful I'm am, keep up the good work!
Great demo mate and yes I'm already subscribed to David West... great fella with a great channel! Best wishes friend
+Far North Bushcraft And Survival - this is a terrifically informative video! Subbed. Looking forward to looking at your channel. BTW, outstanding beard! d8^)
Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for subbing. Hope you find many many videos here both from the past as well as the future that will interest you. Welcome to the channel.
Great demonstration and excellent knowledge to have as an alternative to use. The more tools in the toolbox, the more flexible and adaptable we become. Thank you for what you share!
You always surprise us, with your new ideas...well done. cheers ;-)
That was pretty cool, never thought of using the end grain I will have to give that a try sometime.
Jason
Works well!
Great tip ,thanks for that Lonnie and David west
If someone watches Lonnie& Connie and the David West Channel they should be able to get themselves out of a really bad situation that requires some survival skills. You two guys have helped hone my skills to the point where I actually may survive now where before I started watching your videos I would have just been another casualty statistic. THANK YOU BOTH!
Great demo, as always Lonnie! Love watching any friction fire alternatives. I am experimenting with different types of material right now for both bow and hand drills. We've had only 3 days without rain in the last 14, and now they day we have 4 more to go starting tomorrow! So, I will be giving an end cut hearth board a try this week! Thanks for the great video my Friend! Atb Sty
Thanks for dropping by my friend. Good luck on the friction fire experiments.
Thanks Lonnie! It would sure help if it would quit raining, lol!
Just subbed to Mr West ' channel a few days ago. As a hobby blacksmith and a Christian, it's important to teach young men to be providers. One important thing is comfort. What better way to demonstrate comfort, than by sharing the holy spirit and building a fire. God bless! 🙏🏼🔥👍
Thanks so much for the tips Lonnie. I have been experimenting with native woods here in Oregon. The same tricks apply. Thanks for the education, and thanks for your hard work making the video's. Your the man! Be well.
@ 7:20 is so cool and then you start the fire. These are among the best amazing techniques you are sharing that can save lives!!!
Hey Lonnie. Never seen a friction that way. thanks for showing us. greetings
Lonnie, you're the Bob Ross of survival. I love your videos and feel like I've won something when I see a new video pop up from you.
Thank you Lonnie!! Another great instructional video! I must admit I have never even considered using the end of a small log for my hearth board. I have learned so much from your channel.
Very informative and thx for sharing! :-)
'mornin, Lonnie-Connie & 'Ole-Friend,Buck; That's what I'm talk'n 'bout More Great Tips. Thanks 4 the link & Video Friends. Safe Journeys ATB Terry God Bless
Fantastic tip Lonnie. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Hahaha, loved the ending where you were "searching" for the link.
That is awesome Lonnie! Jeeze you make that look easy! Thanks for sharing this. I saw it on David West's channel too. Just cool!! ~Dawn
Great Information. I will be trying this.Thank You Very Much. Much Respect
lonnie you are the Bushcraft master. thank you for showing your knowledge. god bless you and your loved ones.
Thanks for sharing this technique. I've always used the standard fireboard method, but your technique is even easier! I'm going to practice this new method. Great video.
Hi There Lonnie... What was that wood you used ? Now I know we can only carry so much stuff, but if you made the cat's butt of a hearthboard and spindle at home ...why would you need to make one in the field please?? Hope you and Connie and pup are well! Regards...Old John
Greetings from Massachusetts.
You make it look so easy...
Our climate is not quite as wet as south central Alaska but your lessons still apply.
I am learning a lot from your videos.
Thanks for sharing.
+farnorthbushcraftandsurvival hey Lonnie great video man thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge with us. I'm subbed to the David west channel which you right in saying is great. I've been working on the fire roll technique (Rudiger roll )get a ember which is a great skill to have and he shows so many different ways it truly is surprising. I have learned a lot and shared with others.
alb Jam
It's always a pleasure seeing you & hearing your voice.
Your gentle heart comes though soft & clear.
I like this one because it's compact, I think I'll cut one to carry with me.
A very nice day to you, sir
Never tried an end-grain hearth-board, but I will now.......when I have a saw with me. Thanks for the tip, Lonnie!
Thank you so much for all the hard work and passing your knowledge !!!
Expertly done sir. I would like to try many of your techniques for bow drill fires. Do you have any videos of natural cordage for the bow?
Hi from NH . !!!
Thanks, Lonnie. Great demonstration. I always appreciate you willingness to share cool stuff. I know it take time and work, so thanks a million.
Any knowledge could help a person in a real case scenario so cheers for this tip Lonnie, atb, Paul.
very good idea my friend i never thought about doing this it would be much easier to use this option over using a piece of wood you harvested with a knife thumbs up brother
Thank you LONNY I Check David dint saw that one And I Nevers think about. It also
Fantastic demo and great video Loniie, will hone my skills this summer
Great stuff!
Thanks - Martin
awesome Lonnie! that was so simple but so brilliant! God bless you brother!
It'll be study!
Thank you very much.
Good points and again a great demonstration, as you say if you keep trying and training it isn't the difficult, thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience my friend, take care and have a great week, Taro
Great video. You can really tell a master from a novice . . . patience. You make it look so easy. Once again another wonderful video from folks who live the life. thanks.
Lonie I REALY like watching you
It inspires me to go further
Would think it would be touchy putting foot pressure down on a piece of crosscut grain . Thanks for sharing it
That is a great tip Lonnie. I doubt many people would have considered using a slice off the end of a small dead log for a hearth board.
I will say that the multiple camera angles is great production value given that it is much more work to produce it.
I love your channel keep it up!!!! Thanks for what you do.
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I never made a fire with a bow but i definitely will start doing it at the rite time anyway i will have to practice i been in the woods all my life 60 yrs lol love camping an fires I'm gonna teach my son also. Your a cool dude Lonnie a very much appreciate your wisdom thanks buddy
dude, if you trimmed about 4 inches off your beard you'd look just like my granny.
Lonnie thats cool ive got some im going to try this on..Peace my freind Pops Bushcraft
Multiple solutions to any survival situation, sits well with me😀👍👍👍
Great tip, Lonnie! Thank You and ATB from Germany, Gereon
Thank You for another tool I can practice to put in my Heads Toolbox.
Very helpful tip to know! Thanks for sharing.
Another great video Lonnie. What a great approach when materials are limited!
Very nice Lonnie! I like ;)) Take care my friend, Sepp
+Waldhandwerk - BushcraftSurvival Thank you Sepp my friend
Excellent and the end grain technique saves on resources- ATB
you are awesome. i've never seen anybody take their time to put the amber in the little bundle and still get it to work thanks for sharing
Great video, Lonnie! Thank you for sharing this!
Stellar info as always, perhaps it's people's perception that you make the technicality of bush-crafting look easy however I believe; it is you LIVING THE LIFE of bushmen. Good for you my friend..few have the stones too experience and enjoy a way of LIFE with nature. I enjoy immensely your videos your bushcraft philosophy. Even though I am confided to my wheelchair and await prosthetics I continue to practice skill sets and knowledge of bushcrafting threw your venues.... of teaching. Thank you for all you do and keep showing the mass's what TRUE LIFE looks like.
+Mark Petsch Thank you very much for the kind and encouraging words. Hope your future prosthetics allow you the freedom of mobility that you are hoping for.
nutter great tip Lonnie!...thanks...woods
Impressive Lonnie, you make it look so easy....
+William Larkham Jr (Bigland Trapper) Thanks my friend.
End grain... makes perfect sense. Like a rope, more open fibers to catch fire on the open end than on it's closed tight sides. Dig all Y'all do. -gilpin 4-19-16
+William Gilpin We are already dealing with end grain on the spindle so adding end grain on the hearth board as well may cause more friction with end grain against end grain. More friction equals more heat which in the case of a friction fire is a good thing.
You make it look so easy and attemptable. Hugs To you and Connie.
Even your beard looks like Usnea moss! Cool video Lonnie, learning a bunch.
Sooo close at getting my first hand drill fire over here. Using a dead sapling branch and a hollow tube bush for spindle i found outdoors, not sure which kind of bush. Looked like raspberry almost, but much ticker. Reminds also of rose, but without thorns. All good, great vid.
If you have Elderberry in your local, that is what I have used for hand drill friction fire as the "spindle/drill."
You're the best man! Thank you, thank you!
Thanks for this one , we will have to try this when out in the swamp where the wood is always damp
Thanks for sharing !! All the best !! Bob
Always a pleasure to watch your videos and learn from your experience Lonnie. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge with us. :)
great vid lonnie havnt thought about this very interesting
Lonnie I just got done watching your video on friction fire I tried this method got an Amber on my first thank you so much for all your excellent information on bushcrafting skills you rock Lonnie👍👍👍👍
+Dave Petro That is awesome Dave. Is that your first friction fire ember ever?
Another great video Lonnie. Thanks for sharing.
Great tip. I will remember and try this. Thanks
A lot of good information. You make it seem so easy. One question: I've noticed in a lot of bow drill videos that you use your boot to stabilize the spindle. Doesn't this wear out your boot from friction? Can't be a lot of shoe stores in the Alaskan bush.... ;)
+Pinche Guarito I never use my boot for stabilizing the spindle. I do place the boot close and there have times in the past when it was too close because I see rub marks on the side of the boot but there is no need to use the boot for stability. The boot probably looks closer than it is to the spindle in the video camera.
I do believe that you could start a fire in the middle of a mud puddle.
I bought several cigarette lighters for a few bucks .. Is it not cool to use these most practical gadgets ... Ok rubbing sticks gets you on youtube , Cigarette lighter fires are probably boring. I have lots of matches also ? still no, hmm ok rub your sticks ?
In case you did not notice, the name of this channel is _"Far North Bushcraft And Survival"_. The purpose of this channel is to help people learn skills that will help them survive when everything is not perfect. learning how to use a Bic lighter is a "no brainer" and is hardly a subject that needs to be taught. You do not need to feel guilty or ashamed for using your lighter to light fires. By far the majority of the fires I light myself are with a Bic type lighter. The question I have for you is WHY did YOU watch this video? If the purpose was not to learn a different method of lighting a fire then I am forced to assume your purpose in coming here was to ridicule and make fun of others. If that fact is true, then indeed it points out a major flaw in you rather than others as you had hoped to achieve.
Do the hearth and spindle need to be different woods?
I'm in northern California, finding a local tree guide for the county is being a royal pain.
As far as friction fires go, what's the difference in use between the hand drill, bow drill, and pump drill in terms of easy use?
No, I typically use the same species of wood as well as from the same piece of wood for most of my friction fires now. In other words, the spindle and the hearth is typically from the same piece of wood.
It is my opinion that the bow drill is the easiest friction fire method of the ones you mention. You may enjoy seeing my series I did on friction fire tutorial revealing quite a few tips/tricks that you don't hear/see elsewhere.
You Can Learn Friction Fire Bowdrill
ua-cam.com/play/PL_fotv96EswfmJappCEw0aRJa1uxn4r66.html
A great resource to discover good friction fire woods local to you. Not my site but potentially extremely helpful.
Relative Usefulness of Friction Fire Woods and Successful Wood Combination for Various Friction Fire Techniques
www.primitiveways.com/Fire%20Making%20Materials.html
Very nice tip !Thanks a lot !!
Darn good alternative...in fact you said it might be better...it looked easier to make...fast results...and using that formula it's dry every time. So my question is why is this the alternative and not the go to method?
+tazmun Once I make a friction fire set, I like to carry it with me for a while and use it. The thin end grain fire board or hearth board is not so durable for continued use including rattling around in the pack. Also because of it's size, it gets used up sooner. It has it's pros and it has it's cons. You may find personally that the end grain fire board suits you the best.
that's a good alternative hearth. I like options.
Thank you Lonnie on this new tip, I have yet to make fire with a bow drill due to the fact that I’m told to use 1 type of wood for the drill and another for the hearth, I don’t know my trees very well. Why can’t any type of tree be used??? Thank you
I usually prefer to get both my spindle as well as my hearth from the same piece of wood. My favorite friction fire woods are poplar and willow. I suggest that you get to know your local trees and be able to identify them.
You are not far from guru status either! Great piece of knowledge to tuck away. Thanks
+akdriller :0) Thanks for the kudos.
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Thank you for sharing, good teaching as always from you Lonnie.
Hoping Connie is still getting stronger. take care because we care Duncan & Rebecca
This is great! Thank you for sharing this with us.
great tip.... I always love having knowledge passed down like this. It definitely gives me more confidence in the woods.
"warm up it's new home" made me grin. :)
thanks for the new insight
atb
steve
How abt here in Louisiana woods are different we got oaks pine Cypress hackberry Ash a assume they would all be suitable to use for fricson fire ? Help me out ole buddy
Below is a link to a website that will help you know which od your local trees are better than others for friction fire.
Friction fire woods and successful wood combinations
www.primitiveways.com/Fire%20Making%20Materials.html
Cheers Lonnie for another great and informative video
That could really come in handy because of me living in the desert where there is seldom enough wood around.
Thanks for sharing and take care.
Yucca stalks are great, one stalk makes everything and a good ember.
nice method I like it and will try this !
👍's up and may the Lord bless you all.
what a great idea! I have learned a lot from you!
Very nice tip! Well done sir
You make it look easier than using a lighter.
So friction fire hearth board is better going with the grain rather than against it, just like splitting wood with the grain rather than against the grain.
This method does not make teh standard friction fire hearth board obsolete. A good standard hearth board works very well and easily produces an ember as well.
You make that look so easy. Great video.
Great information thanks Lonnie..
Take the fake beard and mustache off! Haha