Originally Posted By: ironraven
Another possibility with an ember is that you might have it too open. It might not be able to get "critical mass", it isn't dense enough for the fire to become self sustaining. *shrugs*


Yeah, each time it looked like it was just about to catch (smoking like a fiend and even the cotton fibers glowing red) but it just couldn't make over the edge and ignite.

I'll keep playing with it with different materials until I get it, then I'll move on to learn how to make an ember with a bow-drill.

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