Fire by friction hand drill from scratch in the snow.wmv

[@IHatchetJack]

The only problem with watching your videos is that about half way through I always go grab my hand drill set and practice and end up forgetting to finish watching. Great motivation!

[@EconoChallenge]

Burdock. Burdock! That is a new material for me. I am really glad that you shared this with us. Anyone else and I would have bet against it. We have lots of Burdock around these parts and it is on my list for my next outing. Merry Christmas you friction fire genius you!

[@IHatchetJack]

Also...I absolutely love to see a challenge properly answered!

[@ethanjamesgarcia3914]

The hand drill is the hardest friction fire in my opinion. Respect

[@frankgon4]

Who did not like this? Great job to show what can be done when needed.

[@Waldhandwerk]

Very, very cool, or better HOT, great. Thanks for showing. All the best and Merry Christmas Sepp

[@Colhane]

Excellent video. That was a good bit of bushcraft. I'm still working on this skill here in Brazil. I have gone into the jungle and made a bow drill coal but hadn't collected the tinder to make it into flame that time. You really don't own this skill until you can make it work under adverse field conditions like you did here. Good stuff.

[@ArtisanTony]

I agree with fredde, the best hand drill I have seen

[@SKwoodsman]

I'll second what fredde said. The best hand drill video on youtube! Great job Dale! ATB matt

[@remowo_]

Thank you sir for sharing your technique. Skillfully done.

[@hobbexp]

dam,, you really make it look easy. this is the best hand drill video on youtube, fredde

[@hiddenflorida]

Thanks for the excellent information while you went through the process. I hope to get my first coal this week.

[@Wintertrekker]

Well done! I will now be looking for burdock.

[@sutrar]

Well, I hope I get halfway as good as you on the floating technique - your primary hand drill video was the thing that got me started on hand drill, because before learning about the existence of the floating technique from you, I considered hand drill rather impractical due to the shortage of straight long enough drill sticks for the classical technique and to make a drill composed of a drill bit from convenient wood attached to a straight stick of whatever is too time and nerve expensive.

[@andydragonfisher6900]

Great job and I really enjoy your easy manner - I'm sure you're a really decent instructor - thanks for sharing :)

[@TJackSurvival]

And with that you earned yourself a subscription!

[@bowdrillaz]

This ones my favourite video on YT! Absolutely cracking skills!

[@TJackSurvival]

Mad skills!

[@tsnakes1]

Outstanding! You made that look easy.

[@fishmonkey74]

WTF This guy is a fire making NiNjA. Good job sir. reSPecT!!!

[@sirstratocaster]

Very cool. You know what you're doing.

[@waikarimoana]

Good on you mate,well done.

[@wild_outdoors_uk2016]

Great Video going to find these woods to practice this hand drill skill👍🏻

[@bushblade]

very impressive, love your technique

[@fjellboi2391]

You are truely a master of this technique. I am really not able to start a fire with burdock, its to thick for my taste and the spindles are too short and i really suck at floating... But burdock is such an available resource in my area so i have to learn to deal with it. As in my area you wont find any stalks of mullein anymore :D

[@joe2trees]

Totally awesome skills you have ! I will definitly try this.

[@Im-just-Stardust]

great skill there, amazing

[@ericjeffthecleric]

great job, you've done a great job explaining this. thanks for the info

[@steintanz]

Burdock? ... brilliant!

[@Wh33ls]

Well done! I tip my hat to you.

[@nextexhale]

Wow, awesome vid. Thanks for posting it.

[@Prepare2Survive]

fantastic job

[@krait44]

Seriously impressive!!!!!

[@MrKevtmiller]

Very impressive..., well done!

[@OtziTheSurvivalist]

Great job and very inspirational!

[@enoughwiththebsalready5518]

theres a technique used where the palm of the hand coming back towards you lifts up slightly allowing you to put downward pressure without your hands moving down the stick, i havent personally tried it, but theres a video called "Best Hand Drill Demo Ever" that illustrates the technique and looks to be the same one shown here

[@drumgodtim]

Mad skills sir!!!! How do you keep your hands from slipping down the dowel??? Thanks for making such a solid/informative vid.

[@NoTraceSurvival]

Great video

[@LearnBushcraft]

@andyroid99 Hi Andy... a bit of sticky douglas fir resin can do wonders.. but can also cause blisters really quickly. A good scrub in clean water helps too, I often use bracken to scrub them with. Also things like elder leaves, and bluebell leaves can give some adhesion... but they are toxic so be careful. You'll find the weather conditions change how your grip is affected... also how often you do it helps.. the more often the better your grip gets.

[@flamefinger1989]

yet again great video dale i have found mugwort to be one of my best drills have yo had a go with it??? darren

[@Shaunmcdonogh-shaunsurfing]

Mate - amazing!!

[@LearnBushcraft]

Sorry for delay... Yes I think the axes are... look for (wont let me type the name of the axe for some reaosn), very sharp and good quality. The coat, however, is one I got from a budget outdoors store 13 years ago... and it's still going strong yet cost only £40! Never seen another like it although it's called a Norwegian hunters coat...hope that helps

[@bobpavo7005]

lost comments a bit ago. great video. to cold for for me to learn for first time. is your ax and coat available in the states? again, incredible for skill (and WEATHER).

[@TomsBackwoods]

AWESOME!!! Very cool!!

[@mr0bear]

Hi LearnBushcraft! I enjoyed this video immensely! I live in Sydney and when i first got into the hand drill method around 3 years ago, i went to a local hardware store with my dad and bought a processed spindle and some construction timber. I then did everything that i could to try and get ember but the outcome is obvious. I did not get it =( I dont think you can get any good materials here in sydney... I can do the floating method too! And would probably get ember with right materials..

[@foopadr9076]

Excellenté

[@LearnBushcraft]

@andyroid99 Hi Andy, sorry for the delay in replying to your other messages, been very busy, it's that time of year when the courses kick off. I don't have time to make a vid yet, but will say that willow as a hearth for the handrill is fickle... in one spot it'll work brilliantly, then even the same notch will just stop working, also if you carve a new one right next to it there's no certainty it'll work. Make sure the board is no thicker than your finger, dont want the meber falling too far

[@shonuffisthemaster]

wow! verry impressive.

[@nonames364]

thanks great video

[@cmoore7780]

Outstanding! Hey you've done that before haven't you?...subbed

[@janusnri56]

brilliant!

[@LearnBushcraft]

Thanks... it seriously wouldn't let me put that.. in any combo... :-)

[@richarddvll]

never knew burdock would make good hand drill thanks although you do have to be good at floating or know how to cheat with a bit of cord it looks like it would be hard to find a long one thats straight

[@jmg1957]

well done

[@ccrunnerboy613]

Awesome Vid!! Where was this filmed?

[@faron27]

nice brother

[@SandyButtmunch]

Not a problem, it's a nice little axe.... Shame I can't throw it for the life of me!

[@scarz1951]

How do you keep your hands from sliding down the drill? Even when I try the floating method my hands want to slide down the spindle just like the spindle is made of glass and my hands are greased. Spit dries and my hands get slippery. I have no clue as how to proceed and I'd really like to be able to do this.

[@jeffwells641]

I'm not sure but I think he's actually got the tip of the spindle partway down his palm (hands nearly halfway off the end of the spindle, in other words). I've done something similar practicing my floating technique on pencils, which are painted and a bit slipperier than bare wood.

[@richarddvll]

have you tried a small length of cord with a loop in each end cut a notch in the top of your spindle and then put the loops over your thumbs and the center of the cord in the notch in your spindle and you can drill all day long without going down the spindle

[@enoughwiththebsalready5518]

i like this vid, im very bothered by the fact the almost all fire drill videos on youtube are ones where the guy is pulling an already notched board and charred stick drill out of their bag, give me a break, you dont try and teach a kid how to pitch a curveball if the kid doesnt even know how to throw yet, even though its not real difficult to make, thanks for showing the process from the begining

[@danielmalayko4438]

anybody catch what type of wood is the fireboard?

[@devexifies248]

Willow

[@TheAngryPlrate]

Axe is grans.....fors minus the dots :-)

[@suaverider]

You da man ;-)

[@LearnBushcraft]

Well I replied but this silly youtube site wont let put any names of any products in a reply.. even though there isn't a link... email me on the website if you want to know

[@KonstantinKuehn]

your really too good at this... its not fair.. makes me wanna kick you ;D

[@RavenBlaze]

@frankgon4 maybe a neanderthal (not as an insult an actual caveman like in the Geico commercials) that things he is doing it wrong?

[@LearnBushcraft]

Ha ha... no.. worse I'm kissing it! Testing for dryness with lips.. they're sensitive and can detect the heat being reflected slightly if the wood is dry. Obviously not with poisonous species!

[@max465t]

but then you dont have the skills and experience. plus once you know how to make primitive fire, making fire with conventional tools is so much easier

[@LearnBushcraft]

Hi Albert, go check out my channel.. look at the vid 'Bushcraft Floating Hand drill'.. that explains it all! :-)