fire making kit
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i_am_jim
fire making kit
i came across this whilst browsing. a very useful kit to have i thought. http://www.a-finlay-primitive-crafts.co ... l_kit.html . think i may well have to get one as i have tried to make fire in this way and failed. using wrong wood etc. at least with the proper kit with practice i should be able to do it.
Re: fire making kit
Wood wise,I have done hazel on willow, willow on willow, willow on clematis. hazel on clematis, hazel on ivy.
It took me over a year from my first attempt to actually getting an ember blown to flame.
Don't give up, it is worth it in the end.
It's a bit like spinal taps for doctors - watch one, do one, teach one.......
As for flint and steel that can be a bu**er too
if your charcloth is damp it's a non starter 
It took me over a year from my first attempt to actually getting an ember blown to flame.
Don't give up, it is worth it in the end.
It's a bit like spinal taps for doctors - watch one, do one, teach one.......
As for flint and steel that can be a bu**er too
if your charcloth is damp it's a non starter Two is one and one is none, but three is even better.
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Carrot Cruncher
Re: fire making kit
I've never managed it yet either. What wood(s) would you recommend for the beginner to give them the best chance of success ?
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Those mentioned above will all work as spindle and hearthboard. Make sure the bearing block is a harder wood than those stated.Carrot Cruncher wrote:I've never managed it yet either. What wood(s) would you recommend for the beginner to give them the best chance of success ?
Two is one and one is none, but three is even better.
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the-gnole
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I'll have to find the other pictures that went with this one
Brigit Strawbridge lit a fire using a "flint" ferro rod and natural materials a few years back.
Brigit Strawbridge lit a fire using a "flint" ferro rod and natural materials a few years back.
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