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#104596 - 09/04/07 06:59 PM Re: bow drill fire making [Re: ]
Frank2135 Offline
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Originally Posted By: IzzyJG99
I did a bow drill once in my backyard. I wasn't too good at it. The conclusion I came with is...make sure I have more than one fire starting method. Lol.


You said it.

By the way, is it cheating to use my Makita cordless drill instead of a bow? I find if I put a 1/4-inch maple dowel in the chuck and really bear down on some nice hardwood while running it at top revs, I can get a nice ember going...

Frank2135


Edited by Frank2135 (09/04/07 07:01 PM)
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#104627 - 09/04/07 09:42 PM Re: bow drill fire making [Re: Frank2135]
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Originally Posted By: Frank2135
By the way, is it cheating to use my Makita cordless drill instead of a bow? I find if I put a 1/4-inch maple dowel in the chuck and really bear down on some nice hardwood while running it at top revs, I can get a nice ember going...

Frank2135


I guess it's only cheating if you call it the Bow Drill. In the above case you could call it the Drill Drill. grin


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