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Not exaggerating, Ive seen probably 50 of these videos, and they are all basically the same. But this one helps you to identify the proper kind of wood, how to process that wood, and how to tie off your bow drill correctly. It isnt rushed and is the most true to life video Ive found. So, well done sir and thank you!
The violin music at 17:35 and Hallelujah Chorus at 21:30 was a genius move. Made me LOL haha!! I'm a big fan of Dave Canterbury so I've seen him do this with tulip poplar, and am well aware of his affinity towards it, and justifiably so. Jon Townsend of Jas. Townsend and Son (Townsends) seems to be a fan as well of this particular tree. BTW you have the best salute on UA-cam. Perfect 45 deg angle and the middle finger touches the eyebrow in the exact right spot. A thing of beauty, pard. Outstanding.
Did the intermediate class this year at the Pathfinder school and CPL and Josh were two of the several instructors there. I highly recommend the school and all of their instructors to anyone wanting to learn and expand their knowledge. Top notch operation from top to bottom there. Josh and CPL had several tips and tricks that helped me be successful with bow drill.
Sweet knife young man. Well done. Best instruction on the description of tulip poplar I've seen! I've watched many other individuals including Dave Canterbury, but in my opinion, your videos are among the best in instructional and visual/camera performance.
Your attention to the details and giving the specifics are what set you above the rest Corporal. Love the fact you explain your actions...like removing the bottom part of the hearth for air flow, filling the cutout with material for the ember to burn. Excellent instruction as always. Thank you!
Over the last few months I've been thinking about doing a bow-drill tutorial. I always support your channel and I thought that this video was excellent! Huge thumbs-up from me my friend. Hopefully I'll get to the Pathfinder school someday! I'd love to join the group. I've already completed phase 1! Thank you for sharing brotha!!
Great tutorial for those of us who may have forgotten some if the finer points of a bow drill fire. Nice knife, Kephart knew what he was carrying. Thank you for the video, Shawn
Thanks for the info I live in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and am a disabled veteran and love to teach the kids things to use when in the woods since it’s harder for me to get out like I used to but this way I know when they go out hunting I’m confident that they are ok and if they get into a situation where they have to spend the night they will be ok. I started with my son when he was 6 and by 7 if something would happen to me he could make a shelter and start a fire with a lighter and even drive out of the woods to get help. Now that he is 19 he teaches his friends that live in town and will only go in the woods with him. Living here in my opinion parents should teach there kids how to survive in the woods since most of the area is very rural and wooded and teaching them survival for summer and winter is important.
Outstanding Cpl. Kelly, outstanding! In my younger days you could have plunked me on nearly any land mass on the planet with a good knife & cordage and I would have thrived.
As I near 60, it would be more taxing, but the skills remain... I recently did a 15 day suburban challenge, where I only ate resources I foraged, hunted, fished or trapped here in Gurnee, a northern suburb of Chicago... I GAINED three pounds due to all the wild berries, fish and small game I consumed. Easy to do without competition for resources..
Your videos are always spot on and this one is no exception, an idea for an upgrade to your knife. In the handle put a small divot in the handle and inlay a small piece of concave metal to act as the hand piece for the bow drill. Like you said, there are ways to increase your chances to be successful, just a thought. :-)
Dog-Gone-It Corporal, You taught this 0l' man something in this video. I have to try out. "The bottom of your Amber Board" You cut-in that sorta of a "Counter Sink" in it. I HAVE TO TRY THAT❕ I can see that would help out when making an Amber. Man, I LOVE your New Knife. And, it make some Great Feathers too. I'll check out Josh's channel also. THANK's for some of the GREATEST Video's. I Salute You back👌🏻
Sorry Cpl. I zoned out after I saw that beautiful forever knive will have to watch the video again! My wife says I can't get another knife or she'll leave me HaHa .at least I'll have a new knife! Thanks Brother keep the videos coming!!!
When I was in the desert, the number one go-to fire material was Cheat Grass. It would take a flintsteel spark. It will also catch fire from contact with a catalytic converter on truck exhaust.
Great video.. in Eastern Texas, Oklahoma we have a poplar tree that in the spring has a “cotton” like flower and when it blooms... EVERYONE gets poplar fever.... runny nose, swelling in eyes, etc. great way to locate this type of tree. Great stuff this video.. thanks for posting this video!
Love how you added in the violin music hahaha nice job getting that ember. Its good to learn the skills you already know in different environments n i like that about you that you will work towards getting it in those environments. Great video as always
I have seen many of these videos and have referred people to them, yours will now be the one that I refer people to. There are a couple of questions that I get asked by those, that view these videos, that have never used primative fire starting methods, that no one ever covers in their videos: #1) Do you have to make a new board for each use? I let them know that once a notch is used up, just make new ones until the board is used up. #2) What do you catch the ember on? I tell them that anything will do ( bark, flat rock, ect). I just thought that I would pass this along for future reference. As usual another excellent video. Thanks.
Didn’t know that you are an artist as well - I haven’t heard such a beautiful music coming out of a bow drill set before... 👏😃 Congrats on your new knife, really bad ass!
I'll never look at a violin at same. Thanks for showing the finer points of the process and the reasons behind them, like the tapering of the notch (16:54)
@23:29 I’m glad it’s not just me that was thinking that the bow drill wasn’t all that great. I’ve been practicing the bow drill over the past couple of days now, and while I’ve come closer to getting it to work these past couple of days than I ever have, part of me was getting soured to the idea of it. I thought it was it was just because I needed more practice with it.
Great demonstration as always and I love the new knife! You did a great job with that bro! No doubt Joshua is the real deal as well. He is a great addition to the school for sure. Take care.
I have tried to make bow drill fire from Tulip Poplar from scratch but never could get an ember, I need to start practicing again. I have a PF knife kit that I've had for over a year and still haven't put it together but need to soon. Great video and tips, thanks for sharing.
Ok a question... my brother & I have been practicing our camping skills... we are in the charleston area of SC. Humidity is always high. Higher than you mentioned. We can’t seem to get a good ember with a bow drill. How can we overcome this? We get smoke for days!
Thanks for a great tutorial on bow drills! You continue to prove why you're one of my favorite channels on UA-cam! Out of curiosity, how many fires do you think you could get out of one bow drill set like that one?
Thanks for the video Shawn, very good tips and great explanation of the correct way to do it , bowdrill is one of the hardest fire making methods I have tried and I have never been successful but I see some things I've been doing wrong, I have both cottonwood and tulip popular here in western Kentucky so I am going to keep on trying ! Thanks again for the great video . ATB
YES! I have a lot of tulip poplars in my woods. Are maple or oak any good for bow drills? The main trees in my woods are maple, oaks, beach, tulip poplars, and hemlock.
Nicely done bow drill. The wind was determined not to cooperate. I found the divots in your knife curious. Do they have a function or are they just decorative?
Great video as usual Cpl. Biggest take away for me was when you ajusted the camera. There is no need to rush and screw something up, once you get the ember... relax a little. take your time...
Great video as I live in Eastern Pennsylvania and have Tulip Popular Have always loved Kephart styles knives could never find one of authentic design or quality
I hope to someday attend a double c seminar and it would be even more awesome to take it in Alabama. And wishful thinking with john Campbell although i think he retired. Definitely on my bucketlist learn off of double c
Another great video! Your vids are sooo great as we go into Scout season here in BJ. I’m looking forward to trying some of these with the boys in the field this season. Thanks a million!
Just received my Kephart style knife from PKS, awesome knife, a lot better than the Kephart from Condor.Haven’t taken it out and used it yet.Will soon as I have a hunting camp work detail in Blackwell Tioga county Pennsylvania in October Well done Corporal, what do you use to keep and edge on your PKS Kephart
I learn so much from you. Good to hear you also continue your education. The more we know, the more there is to know. Right? I didn't see you put that small piece of wood on top of your bandanna to catch the ember. I was worried about it. LOL
Really nice knife. Did you record yourself making it? It would be a neat video. I guess your caution about bow drills is why you say to carry different ways to make a fire. Great video as always. Wish I had a chance to go to the Pathfinder school.
Superb as always. Request: On future bow-drill video, can you include a close up of the notch as it fills with dust then heats to ember? Maybe a picture-in-picture while you fiddle? I think that'd help with knowing when to "give 'er hell". Still, your videos are always a pleasure to watch. I'm glad you hooked up with Dave C. too. He is AWESOME. Stay hard. Oooh-Rah. (YAT-YAS 1833 from 1991-1995)
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Semper Fi Corporal Kelly, outstanding job. Really like you video layouts. Keep up the great work and don’t change that sign it good to go.
Absolutely textbook. Nice, clear instruction. Success to effort ratio is very good. Granted, perfectly dry wood is key, but your skills are spot on.
Not exaggerating, Ive seen probably 50 of these videos, and they are all basically the same. But this one helps you to identify the proper kind of wood, how to process that wood, and how to tie off your bow drill correctly. It isnt rushed and is the most true to life video Ive found. So, well done sir and thank you!
The violin music at 17:35 and Hallelujah Chorus at 21:30 was a genius move. Made me LOL haha!!
I'm a big fan of Dave Canterbury so I've seen him do this with tulip poplar, and am well aware of his affinity towards it, and justifiably so. Jon Townsend of Jas. Townsend and Son (Townsends) seems to be a fan as well of this particular tree.
BTW you have the best salute on UA-cam. Perfect 45 deg angle and the middle finger touches the eyebrow in the exact right spot. A thing of beauty, pard. Outstanding.
Did the intermediate class this year at the Pathfinder school and CPL and Josh were two of the several instructors there. I highly recommend the school and all of their instructors to anyone wanting to learn and expand their knowledge. Top notch operation from top to bottom there. Josh and CPL had several tips and tricks that helped me be successful with bow drill.
Good info as always! I really like your new knife. Going to go check out Josh's channel. Thanks for the heads up!
Sweet knife young man. Well done. Best instruction on the description of tulip poplar I've seen! I've watched many other individuals including Dave Canterbury, but in my opinion, your videos are among the best in instructional and visual/camera performance.
I know i'm repeating myself but you are a great teacher.....outstanding ;)
OUTSTANDING! THE BEST BOW DRILL VIDEO I HAVE EVER SEEN AND I HAVE SEEN 100'S. EXCELLENT JOB.
I'm so glad I found your channel I really like how informative you are. I learn so much from you because you explain everything. Thank you so much
Being former Army,I never cared to much for Marines, but you are OUTSTANDING! thank you again for your service and or another great video!
Your attention to the details and giving the specifics are what set you above the rest Corporal. Love the fact you explain your actions...like removing the bottom part of the hearth for air flow, filling the cutout with material for the ember to burn. Excellent instruction as always. Thank you!
👍🏻 thumbs up before I even watch it! OUTSTANDING!! No pressure.
I love all the information that you show in your videos. Please keep putting out more videos I love watching them.
Great video, and thank you for the shout out, brother!
Over the last few months I've been thinking about doing a bow-drill tutorial. I always support your channel and I thought that this video was excellent! Huge thumbs-up from me my friend. Hopefully I'll get to the Pathfinder school someday! I'd love to join the group. I've already completed phase 1! Thank you for sharing brotha!!
Outstanding loved the violin 🎻 nice touch lol 👍🇦🇺✌️
Michael Ferry I'm a play Lindsey Stirling when I try this, love this guys style.
Your word placement and the way you explain things is excellent AF...
Great tutorial for those of us who may have forgotten some if the finer points of a bow drill fire. Nice knife, Kephart knew what he was carrying. Thank you for the video, Shawn
too funny with the Hallelujah Chorus... great information, great demonstration! Outstanding video CPL Kelly... thanks for sharing
Very nice instructional video. You hit all the important points when trying a bow drill fire. Great.
Thanks for the info I live in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and am a disabled veteran and love to teach the kids things to use when in the woods since it’s harder for me to get out like I used to but this way I know when they go out hunting I’m confident that they are ok and if they get into a situation where they have to spend the night they will be ok. I started with my son when he was 6 and by 7 if something would happen to me he could make a shelter and start a fire with a lighter and even drive out of the woods to get help. Now that he is 19 he teaches his friends that live in town and will only go in the woods with him. Living here in my opinion parents should teach there kids how to survive in the woods since most of the area is very rural and wooded and teaching them survival for summer and winter is important.
Thank You. I am former U.S.Army" combat actions ( Somalia, Africa). I enjoy all of your programs. Keep it Going Sir.
Outstanding Cpl. Kelly, outstanding! In my younger days you could have plunked me on nearly any land mass on the planet with a good knife & cordage and I would have thrived.
As I near 60, it would be more taxing, but the skills remain... I recently did a 15 day suburban challenge, where I only ate resources I foraged, hunted, fished or trapped here in Gurnee, a northern suburb of Chicago... I GAINED three pounds due to all the wild berries, fish and small game I consumed. Easy to do without competition for resources..
I really like how you stage the tools and equipment at the end of your videos. Great presentation
Your videos are always spot on and this one is no exception, an idea for an upgrade to your knife. In the handle put a small divot in the handle and inlay a small piece of concave metal to act as the hand piece for the bow drill. Like you said, there are ways to increase your chances to be successful, just a thought. :-)
Dog-Gone-It Corporal, You taught this 0l' man something in this video. I have to try out. "The bottom of your Amber Board" You cut-in that sorta of a "Counter Sink" in it. I HAVE TO TRY THAT❕ I can see that would help out when making an Amber. Man, I LOVE your New Knife. And, it make some Great Feathers too. I'll check out Josh's channel also. THANK's for some of the GREATEST Video's. I Salute You back👌🏻
i love watching your videos at night love your work please dont stop
Love your videos, not just that you explain everything you do, but why you do it. It really helps me retain the knowledge! Keep up this amazing work!
Outstanding. Perhaps the best bow drill video I've ever seen. Well done.
And, I will check out Josh's channels as well. Thanks for the info.
Love the violin music cpl. keep up the great work. Thank you for your service.
One good looking knife. Nice tutorial. Us guys in California wet down our woods for practice. Semper Fi
Sorry Cpl. I zoned out after I saw that beautiful forever knive will have to watch the video again! My wife says I can't get another knife or she'll leave me HaHa .at least I'll have a new knife! Thanks Brother keep the videos coming!!!
The struggle is real! I'm a sucker for good sturdy fixed blade.
I didn't know you could make a bowdrill sound so beautiful lol! Nice vid! Keep um comming. Thanks.
Wow Awesome, That knife is amazing love it.Great information as always . You Rock
......thorough , well presented , thanks GRIZZ
Great video. I think I learned more tips and tricks from this video than any other I've seen on the subject. Great looking knife too!
When I was in the desert, the number one go-to fire material was Cheat Grass. It would take a flintsteel spark. It will also catch fire from contact with a catalytic converter on truck exhaust.
Nice Corporal's Corner violin solo. :)
Great video.. in Eastern Texas, Oklahoma we have a poplar tree that in the spring has a “cotton” like flower and when it blooms... EVERYONE gets poplar fever.... runny nose, swelling in eyes, etc. great way to locate this type of tree. Great stuff this video.. thanks for posting this video!
Love how you added in the violin music hahaha nice job getting that ember. Its good to learn the skills you already know in different environments n i like that about you that you will work towards getting it in those environments. Great video as always
Nice work, nice knife and thanks for the heads up about Josh.
Great video my friend! Thanks for sharing! That Blade looks like a winner!Keep up the awesome vids!
Blessings
Thank you for the demonstration.i always enjoy your videos.
Outstanding video. Top shelf instruction.
I have seen many of these videos and have referred people to them, yours will now be the one that I refer people to. There are a couple of questions that I get asked by those, that view these videos, that have never used primative fire starting methods, that no one ever covers in their videos: #1) Do you have to make a new board for each use? I let them know that once a notch is used up, just make new ones until the board is used up. #2) What do you catch the ember on? I tell them that anything will do ( bark, flat rock, ect). I just thought that I would pass this along for future reference. As usual another excellent video. Thanks.
Thank you and thanks for watching
Didn’t know that you are an artist as well - I haven’t heard such a beautiful music coming out of a bow drill set before... 👏😃
Congrats on your new knife, really bad ass!
Great video sir, look forward to the next one!
I'll never look at a violin at same.
Thanks for showing the finer points of the process and the reasons behind them, like the tapering of the notch (16:54)
Very nice, great job thanks again for you teaching 😎
@23:29 I’m glad it’s not just me that was thinking that the bow drill wasn’t all that great. I’ve been practicing the bow drill over the past couple of days now, and while I’ve come closer to getting it to work these past couple of days than I ever have, part of me was getting soured to the idea of it. I thought it was it was just because I needed more practice with it.
Great demonstration as always and I love the new knife! You did a great job with that bro! No doubt Joshua is the real deal as well. He is a great addition to the school for sure. Take care.
LMAO, the violin music was hilarious and perfect at 17:45. Thanks for your videos man you're a great teacher!
Great video! I've been thinking about trying my hand with a bow drill. With any luck I'll be getting a red amber. Thanks for all your help!
Always look forward to your outstanding videos...could watch them all day if I wasn't out practicing.keep it up...
Thanks for sharing cpl. Always great information. Had some great feather sticks going in the process . The violin music was aprapos !
Very well done. Going to use this next time I'm in the field... Living in Georgia has it's downsides when it comes to fire making from scratch 😐
Ty for the video.
I have tried to make bow drill fire from Tulip Poplar from scratch but never could get an ember, I need to start practicing again. I have a PF knife kit that I've had for over a year and still haven't put it together but need to soon. Great video and tips, thanks for sharing.
Ok a question... my brother & I have been practicing our camping skills... we are in the charleston area of SC. Humidity is always high. Higher than you mentioned. We can’t seem to get a good ember with a bow drill. How can we overcome this? We get smoke for days!
Great learning video. Good job on the knife nice size. Appreciate the hard work you put into the videos.
Thanks for a great tutorial on bow drills! You continue to prove why you're one of my favorite channels on UA-cam!
Out of curiosity, how many fires do you think you could get out of one bow drill set like that one?
Thank you for your expert know how and sharing
Like the music on this one! Good choice!
Outstanding CPL. Nice knife , job well done, Rrrahh 0311 S/F...
I like the hand made knife great job!
Wonderful and practical information.
Great job on that knife! 👍🏼
grazie per i tuoi insegnamenti preziosi che metti a disposizione di tutti grazie
Nice looking knife. Well done.
Thanks for the video Shawn, very good tips and great explanation of the correct way to do it , bowdrill is one of the hardest fire making methods I have tried and I have never been successful but I see some things I've been doing wrong, I have both cottonwood and tulip popular here in western Kentucky so I am going to keep on trying ! Thanks again for the great video . ATB
Nice knife brother. Keep up the informative vids im learnin a lot. Thank you.
YES! I have a lot of tulip poplars in my woods. Are maple or oak any good for bow drills? The main trees in my woods are maple, oaks, beach, tulip poplars, and hemlock.
Thanks for great Channel and great content.
Nicely done bow drill. The wind was determined not to cooperate. I found the divots in your knife curious. Do they have a function or are they just decorative?
Great video as usual Cpl.
Biggest take away for me was when you ajusted the camera. There is no need to rush and screw something up, once you get the ember... relax a little. take your time...
Great video as I live in Eastern Pennsylvania and have Tulip Popular
Have always loved Kephart styles knives could never find one of authentic design or quality
Outstanding job thank you again
That was great thankyou. Darn that fly, it was disrupting the air flow.
I hope to someday attend a double c seminar and it would be even more awesome to take it in Alabama. And wishful thinking with john Campbell although i think he retired. Definitely on my bucketlist learn off of double c
Great tutorial video....!!! Step by step...!!
great job .love the knife
Thanks again Corporal
We are going through monsoon season here in Arizona! Lots of rain in northern AZ so far!
Another great video! Your vids are sooo great as we go into Scout season here in BJ. I’m looking forward to trying some of these with the boys in the field this season. Thanks a million!
Great video, good information.
Corporal, Great Video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just received my Kephart style knife from PKS, awesome knife, a lot better than the Kephart from Condor.Haven’t taken it out and used it yet.Will soon as I have a hunting camp work detail in Blackwell Tioga county Pennsylvania in October
Well done Corporal, what do you use to keep and edge on your PKS Kephart
Can you use cedar instead of tulip poplar?
I love your videos.
Straight forward skills
Very informative, Sir, and thank you!! Is the chittery noise in the background Cicadas? Just wondering!
Awesome video as usual. Will you show us how you made that knife? It is a nice one. Also, what is it made out of?
I learn so much from you. Good to hear you also continue your education. The more we know, the more there is to know. Right? I didn't see you put that small piece of wood on top of your bandanna to catch the ember. I was worried about it. LOL
Really nice knife. Did you record yourself making it? It would be a neat video. I guess your caution about bow drills is why you say to carry different ways to make a fire. Great video as always. Wish I had a chance to go to the Pathfinder school.
We don't have tulip popular in northern California. What should I look for?
How long does a bow drill last?
Great video. Thank you.
Corporal, can you do one of these bow drills with any dry wood? Does it have to be certain types?
Superb as always. Request: On future bow-drill video, can you include a close up of the notch as it fills with dust then heats to ember? Maybe a picture-in-picture while you fiddle? I think that'd help with knowing when to "give 'er hell". Still, your videos are always a pleasure to watch. I'm glad you hooked up with Dave C. too. He is AWESOME. Stay hard. Oooh-Rah. (YAT-YAS 1833 from 1991-1995)
Great job, thanks for sharing. What class were you taking and I ordered the kephart dirty by design from PKS 2 days ago! God bless
Nice
one thing i noticed is that you dont remove the fire hardened material from the board , will it work if you were to remove it ??