An Important Friction Fire Hearth Alternative

How to make a spindle and hearth board for friction fire when you may not have enough wood for both. You just may have enough wood after all if you know this little tip.
David west on KZbin was who inspired this idea for this tip that I share here. Check out his channel located here.
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[@drason69]

Just subbed to Mr West ' channel a few days ago. As a hobby blacksmith and a Christian, it's important to teach young men to be providers. One important thing is comfort. What better way to demonstrate comfort, than by sharing the holy spirit and building a fire. God bless! 🙏🏼🔥👍

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks for the shout out Lonnie! That was a beautiful bow drill Friction Fire.

[@robertsrbell7811]

Lonnie you and david are my favorite to watch thank you both for awsome and I mean awsome videos.

[@northwindhomestead907]

I always love that moment when the flame jumps up. It makes me feel like a wizard. Nice cinematography.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Northwind Homestead I have performed friction fire countless times but it still has a bit of a mysterious feel to it for me as well. Thanks my friend

[@commonweakness9060]

Great video. You can really tell a master from a novice . . . patience. You make it look so easy. Once again another wonderful video from folks who live the life. thanks.

[@JustinoFundido]

Lonnie, you're the Bob Ross of survival. I love your videos and feel like I've won something when I see a new video pop up from you.

[@blackhatbushcraft]

Great demonstration and excellent knowledge to have as an alternative to use. The more tools in the toolbox, the more flexible and adaptable we become. Thank you for what you share!

[@Carlos-hs8zo]

If someone watches Lonnie& Connie and the David West Channel they should be able to get themselves out of a really bad situation that requires some survival skills. You two guys have helped hone my skills to the point where I actually may survive now where before I started watching your videos I would have just been another casualty statistic. THANK YOU BOTH!

[@paganoutdoors3193]

Great tip ,thanks for that Lonnie and David west

[@danaclark1304]

Greetings from Massachusetts. You make it look so easy... Our climate is not quite as wet as south central Alaska but your lessons still apply. I am learning a lot from your videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@maineoutdoors9814]

Thank you Lonnie!! Another great instructional video! I must admit I have never even considered using the end of a small log for my hearth board. I have learned so much from your channel.

[@wallyortizjr71]

you are awesome. i've never seen anybody take their time to put the amber in the little bundle and still get it to work thanks for sharing

[@sportonmoto617]

Thank you for the knowledge, your channel has helped me so much, I have no way show you how grateful I'm am, keep up the good work!

[@utetrahemicon]

It's always a pleasure seeing you & hearing your voice. Your gentle heart comes though soft & clear. I like this one because it's compact, I think I'll cut one to carry with me. A very nice day to you, sir

[@UDoIt2]

@ 7:20 is so cool and then you start the fire. These are among the best amazing techniques you are sharing that can save lives!!!

[@pacificbushcraftandfirecra6358]

Thanks so much for the tips Lonnie. I have been experimenting with native woods here in Oregon. The same tricks apply. Thanks for the education, and thanks for your hard work making the video's. Your the man! Be well.

[@bwillan]

That is a great tip Lonnie. I doubt many people would have considered using a slice off the end of a small dead log for a hearth board. I will say that the multiple camera angles is great production value given that it is much more work to produce it.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

Hahaha, loved the ending where you were "searching" for the link.

[@ThomasSecrest]

Thanks, Lonnie. Great demonstration. I always appreciate you willingness to share cool stuff. I know it take time and work, so thanks a million.

[@phillipnichols4125]

Another great video Lonnie. What a great approach when materials are limited!

[@neitzsche5150]

Thanks for sharing this technique. I've always used the standard fireboard method, but your technique is even easier! I'm going to practice this new method. Great video.

[@alfredosuarez7451]

lonnie you are the Bushcraft master. thank you for showing your knowledge. god bless you and your loved ones.

[@akdriller8806]

You are not far from guru status either! Great piece of knowledge to tuck away. Thanks

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+akdriller :0) Thanks for the kudos.

[@peschoanvi]

Hey Lonnie. Never seen a friction that way. thanks for showing us. greetings

[@craigoldsen1667]

Never tried an end-grain hearth-board, but I will now.......when I have a saw with me. Thanks for the tip, Lonnie!

[@davepetro9170]

Lonnie I just got done watching your video on friction fire I tried this method got an Amber on my first thank you so much for all your excellent information on bushcrafting skills you rock Lonnie👍👍👍👍

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Dave Petro That is awesome Dave. Is that your first friction fire ember ever?

[@kengamble8595]

That could really come in handy because of me living in the desert where there is seldom enough wood around. Thanks for sharing and take care.

[@oneskydog4401]

Yucca stalks are great, one stalk makes everything and a good ember.

[@MadDogSurvival]

Great demo mate and yes I'm already subscribed to David West... great fella with a great channel! Best wishes friend

[@Hylanda11800]

Thank you for sharing, good teaching as always from you Lonnie. Hoping Connie is still getting stronger. take care because we care Duncan & Rebecca

[@timmynormand8082]

I never made a fire with a bow but i definitely will start doing it at the rite time anyway i will have to practice i been in the woods all my life 60 yrs lol love camping an fires I'm gonna teach my son also. Your a cool dude Lonnie a very much appreciate your wisdom thanks buddy

[@avsn]

"warm up it's new home" made me grin. :)

[@PrimalOutdoors]

That was pretty cool, never thought of using the end grain I will have to give that a try sometime. Jason

[@bridgettebrown6689]

You make it look so easy and attemptable. Hugs To you and Connie.

[@jamesfishfish9099]

Lonie I REALY like watching you It inspires me to go further

[@jimlahey8919]

Multiple solutions to any survival situation, sits well with me😀👍👍👍

[@3101010]

great tip.... I always love having knowledge passed down like this. It definitely gives me more confidence in the woods.

[@southpawbushcraft7522]

That is awesome Lonnie! Jeeze you make that look easy! Thanks for sharing this. I saw it on David West's channel too. Just cool!! ~Dawn

[@savedmonkoutdoorschannel8930]

awesome Lonnie! that was so simple but so brilliant! God bless you brother!

[@neanderthaloutdoors9202]

Any knowledge could help a person in a real case scenario so cheers for this tip Lonnie, atb, Paul.

[@MichaelTravis12c27]

Fantastic tip Lonnie. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@markpetsch354]

Stellar info as always, perhaps it's people's perception that you make the technicality of bush-crafting look easy however I believe; it is you LIVING THE LIFE of bushmen. Good for you my friend..few have the stones too experience and enjoy a way of LIFE with nature. I enjoy immensely your videos your bushcraft philosophy. Even though I am confided to my wheelchair and await prosthetics I continue to practice skill sets and knowledge of bushcrafting threw your venues.... of teaching. Thank you for all you do and keep showing the mass's what TRUE LIFE looks like.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Mark Petsch Thank you very much for the kind and encouraging words. Hope your future prosthetics allow you the freedom of mobility that you are hoping for.

[@saraskold9631]

Thanks for this one , we will have to try this when out in the swamp where the wood is always damp

[@brianspencer4220]

Hi Lonnie: I want to say thanks for all your videos Almost without exception I take away something new or something of a variation to what I normally do. Off to the woods this afternoon, with my 2 youngest grand kids for a camp fire, cookout & some wood craft. Brian nearing 76

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Brian Spencer Hello my friend. Hope your grandkids had a great day with their grandad

[@brianspencer4220]

+Far North Bushcraft And Survival Yes they did ; my 9 year old grandson said it was great & was glad I didn't sit in an apartment waiting for him to visit like other grand parents in their 70's Thanks for the thought Brian nearing 76

[@flatbrokefrank6482]

Excellent and the end grain technique saves on resources- ATB

[@StyNorth]

Great demo, as always Lonnie! Love watching any friction fire alternatives. I am experimenting with different types of material right now for both bow and hand drills. We've had only 3 days without rain in the last 14, and now they day we have 4 more to go starting tomorrow! So, I will be giving an end cut hearth board a try this week! Thanks for the great video my Friend! Atb Sty

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

Thanks for dropping by my friend. Good luck on the friction fire experiments.

[@StyNorth]

Thanks Lonnie! It would sure help if it would quit raining, lol!

[@kan-zee]

You always surprise us, with your new ideas...well done. cheers ;-)

[@Taromovies]

Good points and again a great demonstration, as you say if you keep trying and training it isn't the difficult, thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience my friend, take care and have a great week, Taro

[@copiercer]

Thank you so much for all the hard work and passing your knowledge !!!

[@davidheritage7885]

thank you for your videos would love to see more of them at your little cabin out in the wilderness

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+David Heritage Because of the remoteness of the cabin we do not get to go there as often as we would like to. During the summer we have to charter a bush plane to a nearby lake and then hike the couple of miles to the cabin. That is very expensive for us. During the last few winters, the weather has been too warm and the ice forms late on the rivers, pond, lakes and creeks. This fact hampers us as well as the lack of snow early in the season. I have heard a rumor lately though that this coming winter will turn the corner and we will have more traditional winters again. Time will tell whether that fact pans out or not. Anyway we do not get to video out there near as much as we would like to. Maybe the future will be kinder to us in that regard. Keep your fingers crossed for us. :0)

[@19ghost73]

Great tip, Lonnie! Thank You and ATB from Germany, Gereon

[@Headwind-sw9eh]

Great video, Lonnie! Thank you for sharing this!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Works well!

[@tomstrickland2142]

This is great! Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@johnyeller]

Another great video Lonnie. Thanks for sharing.

[@VE3FAL1Fred]

Fantastic demo and great video Loniie, will hone my skills this summer

[@Chungustav]

Very helpful tip to know! Thanks for sharing.

[@eddywiggins620]

Cheers Lonnie for another great and informative video

[@fullpfts]

You make that look so easy. Great video.

[@artistben7]

Always a pleasure to watch your videos and learn from your experience Lonnie. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge with us. :)

[@scottmcintosh2988]

Hi from NH . !!!

[@daltonvickers7977]

Great tip. I will remember and try this. Thanks

[@johnsokirka4747]

Thank You for another tool I can practice to put in my Heads Toolbox.

[@nativeamericanwander]

Great Information. I will be trying this.Thank You Very Much. Much Respect

[@tonyveroeven]

You make this look effortless!

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

It really does not take much effort if done correctly. With good wood, good body positioning and good execution, it should be quite easy to accomplish. Thanks for watching.

[@Ddabig40mac]

that's a good alternative hearth. I like options.

[@Biglandtrapper]

Impressive Lonnie, you make it look so easy....

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+William Larkham Jr (Bigland Trapper) Thanks my friend.

[@retiredafce3373]

Great video and good seeing you again.

[@coydogoutdoors]

very good idea my friend i never thought about doing this it would be much easier to use this option over using a piece of wood you harvested with a knife thumbs up brother

[@bushcraft_guy_]

Thanks for sharing !! All the best !! Bob

[@docholiday8618]

Great idea, thanks Lonnie!

[@john-waxerone6972]

Very neat alternative!

[@juanmatos420]

what a great idea! I have learned a lot from you!

[@redbeard6606]

Great idea Lonnie Thank you.

[@micheloff-grid4248]

Thank you LONNY I Check David dint saw that one And I Nevers think about. It also

[@Mr1SUPERdoodle]

YOU THE MAN LONNIE

[@hobbexp]

always nice to see you with the bow drill

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+hobbexp Thanks my friend.

[@TuckerSP2011]

Very good Lonnie!

[@all4180]

You're the best man! Thank you, thank you!

[@NorwegianWoods]

Great stuff! Thanks - Martin

[@MrJoeyBoombotz]

Wonderful video, Lonnie.

[@kaede-tree]

It'll be study! Thank you very much.

[@themoodybobby1]

Very nice tip! Well done sir

[@paulliane49]

I love your channel keep it up!!!! Thanks for what you do. ,

[@Waldhandwerk]

Very nice Lonnie! I like ;)) Take care my friend, Sepp

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Waldhandwerk - BushcraftSurvival Thank you Sepp my friend

[@jeffseaton5193]

Great idea using the disk!

[@nomadichunter2818]

Even your beard looks like Usnea moss! Cool video Lonnie, learning a bunch. Sooo close at getting my first hand drill fire over here. Using a dead sapling branch and a hollow tube bush for spindle i found outdoors, not sure which kind of bush. Looked like raspberry almost, but much ticker. Reminds also of rose, but without thorns. All good, great vid.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

If you have Elderberry in your local, that is what I have used for hand drill friction fire as the "spindle/drill."

[@Veldvaardigheden]

Very nice tip !Thanks a lot !!

[@chrisfoerster3258]

Thank you Cut Chemist!

[@sasquatchlifenotrace8024]

Expertly done sir. I would like to try many of your techniques for bow drill fires. Do you have any videos of natural cordage for the bow?

[@wildparang]

Thanks Mr. Lonnie awesome.

[@williamconfer9784]

Great information thanks Lonnie..

[@2arrowknives]

great vid lonnie havnt thought about this very interesting

[@kurtbaier6122]

Great idea

[@paulhenry7122]

Lonnie thats cool ive got some im going to try this on..Peace my freind Pops Bushcraft

[@sosteve9113]

thanks for the new insight atb steve

[@TonchyShultz]

Very informative and thx for sharing! :-)

[@michaelmaccalla6701]

Good method! Thanks!

[@MTwoodsrunner]

nutter great tip Lonnie!...thanks...woods

[@randyparker8009]

👍's up and may the Lord bless you all.

[@tallcedars2310]

Yes, lol, I still can't get an ember and now look forward to trying this method. Am able to get lots of smoke but no embers for some reason. Although am still enjoying making the attempts and will be trying this tomorrow, all the best.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Tall Cedars I am thinking of doing a bow and drill how to video in the near future. I have learned a few things over the years that make a difference in whether getting an ember is difficult or hard or even impossible. Unfortunately, friction fire videos do not seem to be very popular. I personally enjoy friction fire and since this is my channel I get to choose what videos I do. lol :0)

[@tallcedars2310]

Hi Lonnie, the bow drill how to video would be wonderful as am not sure how many times bow drilling can be successful/unsuccessful and what techniques could help at the time. Even my husband has times where bow drilling doesn't work when we think it should. He went to his Rangers meeting where they practiced fire techniques and of course it didn't catch. He is pretty good compared to me, so we wonder why it didn't catch. Many many factors involved it seems and when you think it should go, it doesn't, lol. Sure keeps the mind going that's for sure! are you sitting down, I obtained an ember on my first try with your latest method, thank you for the info! It worked great the first time, although I couldn't get it after that as I still tire easily. Tried it today and had smoke and no ember as the wind is blowing a gale and embers were not staying put.Tomorrow's another day and bow drilling is on the list:) Ha ha, yes, I'm sure glad you enjoy friction fire methods too. I've learned a lot from your videos. It's a fun personal challenge to be able to get an ember and then keep trying to perfect the skill. I'm still at entry level but have creeped up a wee bit now, although there's so many materials and factors involved I can see how it can be a long term project for you. I'll keep my fingers crossed you are able to make your video soon. Yikes, I see I'm getting long winded, will sign off for now, all the best to you and Connie. carol P.S. Your hot tent tipi stood up to the gale force winds today!

[@utetrahemicon]

+Far North Bushcraft And Survival Please do a video for us of your top three friction fire methods, or as many as you would care to. I didn't try FF until I was in my 30's, and had success the first time without a bow, just by hand, using a piece of AZ dessert Yucca flower stalk because I had read that was one of the best species. I had my 10 year old nephew watching me. It was a memorable accomplishment, so much so, that I still have that hearth after 25 years and a move that brought me down to three bags for all my worldly possessions. If I were a teacher, I'd require my students to at least try a friction fire, no matter what subject I taught.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

+Tall Cedars That is really awesome to hear that you succeeded with friction fire. That is such an awesome exhilarating feeling when you actually perform your first successful friction fire and go on to reach a level where you feel confident in your skills. I am excited for you. You said your husband went to a "Rangers" meeting. Is that by chance the "Royal Rangers" program for boys?

[@CatalinaThePirate]

+Far North Bushcraft And Survival - this is a terrifically informative video! Subbed. Looking forward to looking at your channel. BTW, outstanding beard! d8^)

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for subbing. Hope you find many many videos here both from the past as well as the future that will interest you. Welcome to the channel.