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[[File:PSM V10 D029 Ancient fire making methods (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|A hand drill with a hearthboard, used as a fire drill.]] | [[File:PSM V10 D029 Ancient fire making methods (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|A hand drill with a hearthboard, used as a fire drill.]] | ||
The '''hand drill''' is one of the simplest [[Fire#Production Techniques|fire making]] methods | The '''hand drill''' is one of the simplest [[Fire#Production Techniques|fire making]] methods. | ||
== Method == | |||
The method is characterized by the use of a thin, straightened wooden shaft or reed to be spun with the hands, grinding within a notch against the soft wooden base of a fire board (a wooden board with a carved notch in which to catch heated wood fibers created by friction). This repeated spinning and downward pressure causes black dust to form in the notch of the fireboard, eventually creating a hot, glowing coal. The coal is then carefully placed among dense, fine tinder, which is pressed against it as one blows directly onto the coal until the tinder begins burning and eventually catches into flame. The advantage of the hand drill technique over other methods is that it requires no [[rope]]. | |||
== Dependencies == | |||
* [[Stick]] | |||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 15:55, 19 December 2022
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The hand drill is one of the simplest fire making methods.
Method
The method is characterized by the use of a thin, straightened wooden shaft or reed to be spun with the hands, grinding within a notch against the soft wooden base of a fire board (a wooden board with a carved notch in which to catch heated wood fibers created by friction). This repeated spinning and downward pressure causes black dust to form in the notch of the fireboard, eventually creating a hot, glowing coal. The coal is then carefully placed among dense, fine tinder, which is pressed against it as one blows directly onto the coal until the tinder begins burning and eventually catches into flame. The advantage of the hand drill technique over other methods is that it requires no rope.
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