Bow Drill Friction Fire 🔥

[@dacookiemasta]

and here i am with 30 matches, fat wood, lighter fluid, literal dead wood with not a drop of moisture in it, still can barely get a fire going in my fire pit

[@rahule.s7456]

Relatable 100%😂

[@mannihh5274]

"not a drop of moisture in it"? You then kept it in an oven at 200°F the last 24 hours. "Dry wood" outdoors contains at least 20% moisture, that's a cup of water every 2lbs of wood. But if you split it into really fine kindling (2x2mm) it will burn - if not, drain your fire pit.

[@bacn_]

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[@mrinsanity9482]

​@@mannihh5274 The average redditor

[@ericsilver9401]

@@mannihh5274 you don’t have a very enjoyable life do you?

[@keyboardwarrior1375]

Best one ive seen so far

[@jakemandude7974]

Jesus loves you and He died for your sins

[@DieselDrinker45.]

​@@jakemandude7974imagine forcing your religion on others in a comment section

[@_.RandomPerson._]

@@DieselDrinker45. he isn’t really *forcing* the religion, just saying that Jesus loves you, maybe as a joke or smth

[@DieselDrinker45.]

@@_.RandomPerson._ read his other comments, almost all of them are bible verses or the comment above

[@_.RandomPerson._]

@@DieselDrinker45. ok, so it isn't a joke

[@worldtraveler930]

Putting a notch in a divet, that's the pertinent bit of information that I've been looking for for years!!! 🔥🤠👍

[@timloubser8771]

So true

[@dylanbisson9780]

Gotta let the punk out

[@bewtnewt]

@@dylanbisson9780?

[@TheReagorBrothers]

That’s funny, I went 6 months before I figured that part out. Once I figured it out it was easy.

[@davidwilliam6331]

Very good explanation, in chronological order. Especially when the divot is cut for the spindle stick and when to cut the notch for the dust to escape, so an ember could form. Very good, informative and concise video.

[@Justin.Franks]

Why can't you just cut the notch right after making the divot?

[@thegurw1994]

​@@Justin.Franksyou want to char the wood to ensure you have as dry of wood as possible before trying to get the ember. Also smoothes out the divot and spindle, which ensures your divot matches the spindle so the spindle doesn't catch on the notch and create sudden sharp resistance.

[@nicholascecil6733]

Instructions unclear. Used crushed leaves as lubricant and now my wife is mad and itchy

[@1likeyoumeanit]

Ah you must've forgot the river rock then

[@MikehMike01]

women are like that

[@Lai43]

Spin it hard

[@mannihh5274]

Don't take poison ivy to lubricate

[@marvinmurakami8828]

I bet both of you are.

[@BobbyFlay14]

Honestly. This is the best short I’ve seen. Everything I needed to know. Zero time wasted

[@Thaldor_]

I think it's worth mentioning what type of wood each element here is.

[@rollin60z]

It's obvious 🤦

[@hamallama4517]

​@@rollin60zplease don't put others down for not knowing something you do :)

[@Ezzero07]

​@@hamallama4517I don't know :(

[@TheRealDanTheManYT]

​@@rollin60zKermit sewer slide, nobody likes a know-it-all

[@CuchulainAD]

Willow and Hazel work well. Stay away from the hard woods like oak.

[@ogi22]

There is one tip about this setup. Rubbing wax on the string (bees wax!) will increase friction and reduce chance of slipping of the rope on the spindle. Please forgive me whoever made that tip, i forgot. But your clip is hidden somewhere in my favourites :D

[@panicpills1777]

Honestly one of the best outdoorsman video maker out there

[@jukkavv]

I agree!

[@Bobbyhiddn]

Seriously! I have used more than one of his tricks, which is at least twice as many as everyone else!

[@eetoved1758]

Agreed. Very impressive

[@TheTwentyFour]

Just a heads up this will not work with just any wood. Cottonwood, cedar, and yucca work well. Redwood bark works well for the tinder fluff.

[@Relax0kay]

Allright sounds clear to me

[@antimatteranon]

damn i can't find any cottonwood or yucca. maybe cedar tho.

[@tobybigham4196]

Pine works extremely well, Birch bark makes for great tinder. Also Red Alder, Poplar, Aspen, Basswood, Eastern Cottonwood, Willow, Sycamore, Sotol, Elderberry (Not just good for wine), Mullein, and oddly enough I have had good luck with dried out Australian Pepper tree. I absolutely agree with your choices as well! But the most important thing to understand is the wood needs to be dried the hell out! This isn't something that can be done with stuff found on the ground usually, unless the area is very dry or in drought conditions.

[@tobybigham4196]

@@antimatteranon Cedar is all over America in various forms, and realize that it burns super hot and fast. Yucca is a common desert tree, but because of it's ornamental nature you can find it in civilized areas. Something to consider when mankind is wiped out. lol Also Yucca leaves can be woven into cordage.

[@jarcadipane2849]

@@tobybigham4196 I was just going to ask about PINE ..

[@stevenl378]

Ya know this legend makes it look much easier than it actually is 👍 also don't forget the kind of wood you use for a spindle is important

[@joyeverlasting6124]

Thank you my dear. This dude I swear was born with a natural woodsman ability. LOOKS easy when he does it. Me? I was imagining how many times I would swear attempting this

[@dido1803]

What type of wood is good for spindle?

[@ShadeSlayer1911]

I'm terrible when it comes to identifying trees, and knowing the different properties of their woods, so that would probably the thing that makes this hard for me.

[@stevenl378]

@ShadeSlayer1911 you can use juniper and if you live out west like I do you can use sage I have found success using sage on sage and an old bone

[@stevenl378]

@dido1803 juniper and sage I'm sure there are others out there but I've only done it using sage on sage because that's what's avaliable to me

[@alanz90]

I'm glad he said he's gonna make a fire by rubbing some sticks and not by rubbing some wood

[@SonOfLiberty82]

You get... sap.. from rubbing wood too long

[@Tari004]

Best video on the subject. I never got how the rotation made an ember. I now know about the notch. Thank you!!!

[@brox2153]

This dude made this look easy. Well done

[@thinkforyourself2109]

Reminds me of the scene from Quest for Fire where the hero cries watching another man make fire. Learning how to do this was survival for our ancestors.

[@PhetaFox]

Making a bowdrill fire was how we 'became a man' when I was growing up

[@ljd8520]

I need to practice this.

[@stephenballard3759]

Go for it, it's fun and satisfying.

[@michaelzamoraii2161]

Same. I'm my head I can do it this easy but inna real life situation I'd probably be screwed.

[@onarf]

Love your work mate. Love from Poland 🇵🇱

[@mrdudelydude2643]

Holy crap this dude is a legend. So well explained and it seems so easy. Do you have a book or something with all these tips?

[@michaelzamoraii2161]

He definitely would make a lot of money if he did.

[@christinawarrington3192]

2 questions; 1- what is the material used for the bow? Fishing line? 2- appropriate woods? Thanks, so helpful!

[@user-zr9hu3tf1y]

im admittedly a complete know-nothing, but would fishing line be strong enough? Hmm, maybe it's stronger than Im imagining it is. Or would it like, be slippery? Do you know the old 2000s discovery channel show survivorman? I swear I remember when the host did this technique on there, he used his bootlace. Maybe this guy is doing that here? Idk lol

[@ML_MALATJI]

Take Note! Depending on your level of experience doing this, this may take 30 minutes to several hours. If you have never done it before your hands will give way before you even see a single amber. If this is your only option for survival I suggest finding a water source first.

[@user-zr9hu3tf1y]

dude I was just thinking about this, but did you ever watch the old 2000s show survivorman? The guy on that, Les Stroud, was such a badass. He did the fire bow thing just like this on there. He was this extremely experienced, capable survivalist, but he said like 3 hours had passed, you could it was getting dark outside, the wood he was drilling into had like 4 notches cause he kept failing get embers, he was aching in his arms and hands from the effort and he was talking about like how much it sucked. I think that was the time starting a fire that he screamed from joy when the ember caught the tinder, cause he worked so hard to achieve that. I just loved watching that as a kid and how he kept all of that struggle in the episode, he was always keeping it so real

[@ML_MALATJI]

@@user-zr9hu3tf1y Oh yeah I once followed him religiously during my youth and I have done survival training work purposes. So I am glad you share my opinion.

[@1001CP]

This is a tried/true method for centuries- the DELUXE model up from just rubbing sticks together. I had a faulty one once where the rock caught fire instead of the ember. It was a cheap knock off.

[@fruitytarian]

I always hate when the rock catches fire 😂

[@jakemandude7974]

Jesus loves you and He died for your sins

[@jakemandude7974]

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[@akun10years10]

​@@jakemandude7974is Jesus an alien?

[@jakemandude7974]

@@akun10years10 no why do you think that

[@Tom-jq8kf]

Brother this is one of the coolest things a man can learn! Thank you

[@Cain779]

This guy’s 60th great grandfather never went to bed without an appreciative cave woman.

[@davedbear]

This is the best demonstration of this I’ve ever seen. Short, concise, and thorough.

[@skinnyshoes11halfAA]

Chuck Norris can start a fire by rubbing two ice cubes together.

[@Garrus.Vakarian]

Amazing to think that everything that we have created as a species all stems from this.

[@JoshdaKnight]

The crushed leaf lube is something I have not heard anywhere else and makes so much sense

[@Velvet.Unicorn]

You Actually Just UnLocked A Lovely Memory For Me, Thank You 🖤 When I Was A YoungLing I Used To Spend _Hours_ At A Time Finding Different Materials In My SubUrban Yard And Making "Functional" Bows And Arrows

[@johnstevens9803]

See videos on this often but love how easily you make this simple and straight forward. Too many add extra or do it out of order. Thanks for great content!

[@salahmohidine9579]

This one is a specialist in lighting fires in places outside cities !

[@Salty_Suds]

"Lubricated" "I want it to be nice and tight" "Pushing my bow back and forth" "Starting out slow and steady" 💀

[@blackly999]

Effin cool

[@selah71]

Thank you. I enjoy learning from your videos.

[@1joshjosh1]

Yahhh. I'll just bring a Bic lighter with me

[@SonOfLiberty82]

Best video yet. And that's saying something. Lots of great videos to choose from

[@DORC101]

I knew I was finally about to see this method be done excellently 💯

[@scottttttt666]

Your teaching skills are off the chart!!!

[@eetoved1758]

I love your channel. I was walking around shopping today thinking about the grapevine water vid. 😂 Maybe I have no life, or maybe your vids are just Chock full of info. Great work sir.

[@WeirdBarbiesBoyfriend]

Beautifully done. Thank you for showing us this excellent technique!

[@Laarye]

I saw a Green Beret start the fire in 2 strokes. It took me 40 minutes...

[@user-vq6yv3ok3z]

Thanks very much somethin I learnt as a kid but forgot over many years

[@rickcoona]

Making Fire this way is like tapping into some ancient Primal Magick it Never fails to impress the 'tribe'

[@suzanneanderson582]

He makes this look so easy. He has probably been doing it since he was a Cub Scout. Things are easy when you do them a lot and you know the subtle nuances that make it work. Good video though, but i might have to start dinner a few hours early if i didn’t want to be eating at midnight.

[@rickcoona]

@@suzanneanderson582 this is true and one of the core survival techniques EVERYONE needs to master practice in your back yard at least a few times a week then as the year progresses keep at it in all kinds if Inclimate weather rain may be your most challenging for that i would suggest a rain fly or some sort of cover to keep the rain off tel the fire establishes itself ( and don't burn down your tarpaulin!)☠

[@R-C.]

Every short is a blast of cool info great channel

[@Vazic-.-]

I’ve seen a man use just 2 sticks to start a fire in under 30 seconds, he’s OP, didn’t use a rock or a bow, just is a beast of a man.

[@nishidohellhillsruler6731]

I've been trying that for 10 years. Only know I find out about the darn leaf! Thanks!

[@michaelzamoraii2161]

This guy needs to make a survival book and become rich already. His following of people seem to love him. He's great at direction, I'd definitely buy one.

[@BigAneesRaja]

This guy makes it look easy. Those who have gone in their back garden to try this will know😂😂😂 I couldn’t even get it to spin

[@ryanbuckley8243]

Excellent top rock for a bow drill set up, I always keep them when I see them. Using hard wood to hold the spindle makes it so much harder on yourself. Anyone out there trying this at home, the notch width is where I see most people fail, either too wide or not wide enough to allow the punk to build up

[@siyaneliswashozi6384]

I am definitely saving his videos to survive the coming zombie apocalypse

[@michaelboyer9429]

Thanks this was very informative even though I knew about the bow I had forgotten or did not remember the river rock. Good info.

[@agustingonzalez3878]

Oh, you make that look sooo easy! Remember, practice, practice, practice! You don't want to learn while trying to survive.

[@haydentravis3348]

The big thing with muscle powered solutions like this is: It's a marathon, not a sprint. You are the fuel and the motor, don't burn out before you finish the race.

[@MichaelBranson6]

I've watched a lot of your videos, and feel like I can do every single one of them. Except this one lol

[@evanf1443]

Nice and concise, you make it look easy

[@gardnerhill9073]

"Why is it that a burnt-out cigarette in a rainforest causes a conflagration when I can't get anything going in my hibachi with kerosene and hand grenades?" - Gallagher

[@tobybigham4196]

As long as there are railroads quite literally everywhere. I will never be short on Flint!

[@deletedaccount175]

I will never forget this knowledge Thank you forest man

[@MinistryofMen]

You should also do a video about your wood selection.

[@BzBellini]

Where are the women on this one? 😂

[@MinistryofMen]

@@BzBellini exactly, twiddling their thumbs, they don't even care. Wait till they're lost in the woods, they'll care then.

[@Briayawna]

@@MinistryofMenI just know y’all are sexually frustrated 💀💀💀

[@SnailHatan]

@@MinistryofMenimagine actually typing that whiny comment out. Clearly you suck with women. Tired of your hand, are ya?

[@iRossco]

Use your wood and both hands rubbing back & forward fast motion generating lots of friction at point of contact until heat is overwhelming & sets it on flaming fire! ...oh my I'm exhausted & got blisters! 🤣

[@galenmullenax4039]

Well flip my Bic!! Seriously you make it look so easy! Thanks man!!

[@bossman1974]

I was taught how to do this when I was a Boy Scout 😊

[@AlaskaWild]

The stick you are using with the bow looks TOO perfect. Won’t find that out in the wild.

[@RaspberryTurtle]

I have a class in school that teaches us this, we use two people though, one holds the bow drill the other one holds the rock (in our case a wooden circle with a hole in it) we managed to make a small fire, bow drill is the easy job in my opinion.

[@josebernal4705]

Thats wat is needed the bundle or u can use cotton with cooking oil dipped so it can catch on fire wen the smoke starts coming out many people dont understand how to make fire this way but the key points is the rock has a small indenture or hole the wood plank has a indenture also and he modified by making a sidecut to help start heating faster using oxygen wen friction is applied by spinning the stick...God bless him forever...

[@herrkonghmongvue8108]

Cool, never thought of a rock 🪨

[@iRossco]

I have done it just by hand, by the book. Classic 2 hands & a stick no cutting notches just friction & some fine kindling.

[@graceamerican3558]

Thank you. I’ve never seen that work.

[@Jay931]

Made it look easy and people on naked and afraid always struggled with this method

[@monkchompa]

My man got that barbarian fire making down

[@earlfreimuth5799]

Thank you for giving complete details

[@moebie]

I wish you were my big brother so I could just follow you around and learn cool stuff.. but KZbin shorts work too 😅 thanks for the cool content

[@truspirit1925]

Awesome great video and info, thanks

[@kisaknight626]

"Hot Embers are waiting in your area"

[@capribreezee]

My first time doing this took me 2hrs, but was awesome when I got the fire going

[@tboatrig]

It's amazing that we call the humans that came up with this primitive.

[@ismewhat1234]

Nice job 👍🏼

[@WoodsboundOutdoors]

Thanks 👍

[@daliggy4503]

Wow you're gonna go far on KZbin. Nice video

[@samaradragonhart5719]

I was hoping there would be one about making fire :). I've heard of the bow method for years, but it was always missing a few steps.

[@llorylloyd]

Love the rock as the bearing

[@wolfofdarkness94]

absolutely brilliant, this can be used in an actual survival situation, the knife can be replaced with a rock if you throw it against another and create a sharpened edge, knowing about contructing a good looking shack is great to know but when you use a hammer and nails and an axe, something you simply wouldnt have if you suddenly found yourself lost in the wilderness, is pointless without the tools needed

[@toddburgess5056]

Well done, by the book!

[@WoodsboundOutdoors]

Thank you👍

[@fredericksharon7494]

EXCELLENT Documentation...

[@robertturner2770]

Tom Hanks needed you in Castaway!😊

[@monolito8556]

Beautiful, thanks bro

[@reignman2103]

One day, I'm gonna attempt to make a fire. I've never done it before. Bucket list at the very least!

[@user-ps1ft1hy4j]

Equally sudden appearance and disappearance of the rock.

[@syedabid9767]

I still remember this from an episode of man vs wild

[@conturock]

Good shit ❤❤❤

[@rd7709]

Bro I love your videos

[@shanebrennan9874]

New sub 🙌

[@TrinityBookmaster]

I love this guy:-)

[@Flyguy9]

THE AIR GOT TO IT WILSON

[@Bcal2724]

You want to have a hard wood like Oak for your thunder head or what he used a rock for, the spindle and floorboard made of the same type of medium wood like red cedar. And a light and flexible bow like Paw Paw. Having some leather under the notch to help catch spark helps. Pressure is more important than speed but using both is best!! Good luck with your fire by friction everyone!

[@loren9194]

“Rubbing sticks together” 🗿

[@tutgut333]

Which material is the string made of? Man i love your videos! Keep up the work! ❤

[@jacquelineremillard2400]

Best ive seen thanks

[@tmsact]

Wish this dude was my friend in real life.

[@adotintheshark4848]

"Today I'm going to make a fire by striking a match"

[@holisticheritagehomestead]

Awesome! Well done. Be well.

[@pelvispresley4442]

Wish you talked about the tinder pile sooner, I’m out here in the woods doing all those steps and you only told me about the tinder at the end. I had to start from the beginning