Best hand drill tutorial I have ever seen, 45 years of bushcraft and I just learned my technique was wrong, see an old dog can learn new tricks thank you very much for sharing cheers
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
If it works, it aint wrong! I just found this way much easier.
@brutalbrital10 жыл бұрын
I went out and tried your way mate and it was much easier thank you
@futuresonex10 жыл бұрын
That was easily the best hand drill how-to video I've ever seen, no contest. A concise, detailed explanation combined with a superb demonstration and excellent camera work, very well done! Hand drills are a technique that I've never quite mastered myself; this will help I think. One thing I might add just as general advice to anyone who's just learning this stuff is that there is a common mistake that I have seen other people make and have even made myself with friction fires of all kinds-hand drill, bow drill & pump drill. We sometimes don't seem to realize that the coal will usually last quite some time before going out, get too excited at successfully making the coal, and then get in way too big of a rush to get it into the tinder bundle. More than once I've seen people accidentally kick the fire board while trying to get up too fast (I've done it too...once) or lift the fire board too fast & throw the coal away in the process (never done that one though). Either way it means having to do it again.
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
Or blow the cherry all over the forest floor. I've done that!
@adams96049 жыл бұрын
By far, one of the most mature, prepared, deliberate, thoughtful, and comprehensive bushcraft (or any) tutorials I've ever seen. Not all teachers can teach (and not all youtube video creators can keep the camera still and everything in frame), but you are superb in every category. Dude, open a school - start small and slowly, but if you love this do it - you will be really good at it. Thanks for the work. I live in Manhattan, but I'm going to work on this this weekend in the Catskills.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up* Thanks for the comment Sid! Glad you liked the video
@feuerbussard8 жыл бұрын
Simply the best hand drill tutorial I have ever seen, thank you!
@innerbarkoutdoors8 жыл бұрын
+BirdmannTutorials / Feuerbussard Glad you find the information useful. Hope it helps!
@skytan43949 ай бұрын
What a great tutorial, other bushcraft KZbinrs aren't as precise.
@innerbarkoutdoors7 ай бұрын
Thanks!!
@jksurvivalbushcraft Жыл бұрын
The best instructional video on hand drill … ever… well done, great job!
@smith95110 жыл бұрын
super well done. it is refreshing to see someone who actually knows what he is talking about. I learned a lot
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
Glad you were able to take good info from it. Take care out there- Andy
@futuresonex8 жыл бұрын
Still by far the best hand drill instruction video I've ever seen!
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
Thanks brother!!
@OutdoorAlchemy10 жыл бұрын
Dude I am stoked! After watching your video I tried it with a yucca set. I almost had it! I knocked the cherry off when I took my foot away. Thank you for your video!
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
Awesome, Tom! You'll be making cherries with ease in no time.
@Borat71110 жыл бұрын
First video I have seen that actually explains how to prepare the board. Thank you!
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@zoltanvonsomogyi72726 жыл бұрын
Thanks to your excellent instruction, I have mastered the hand drill. Cutting the hollow in the end of the spindle is very important for success!
@innerbarkoutdoors5 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@scarz19519 жыл бұрын
I went out the other day to find some mullein to use as spindles. I found some along with horseweed and teasel. Was using a yucca hearth and it worked like a charm. When I first started learning I could not get enough downward pressure to do much. Now I have to be careful because I'm breaking spindles. Looks like learned how to get the pressure I needed. Teasel works like a charm too.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@ADKwarriors10 жыл бұрын
This is the single best hand drill video I have ever seen. Amazing job with this tutorial. Thank you.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@slowrydelong47708 жыл бұрын
Hand drill Hey Andy, went outside today and all I could find was a 15 inch stalk of an unidentified plant 1/4 inch in diameter ( had a pith ) and used a shim like you buy from Home Depot for a hearth board. About as downsized as you can get, lol. Managed to get a fairly good sized dust pile and smoke, considering what I was using, so needless to say my confidence level is through the roof. I managed to find some pine crystals too and that made it possible to work that skinny drill. You helped make a great day for me...so thank you for sharing your knowledge. I now understand about the bruising. Greg
@innerbarkoutdoors8 жыл бұрын
+Greg Long Awesome Greg, glad our little chat helped you out. It took me a long time to dial this technique in, so keep at it :)
@Cavemantraining3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting Andy.
@innerbarkoutdoors3 жыл бұрын
Hope it helped!
@dylanm.98592 жыл бұрын
That was absolutely incredible. What an awesome and informative tutorial.
@innerbarkoutdoors2 жыл бұрын
Go forth and light things on fire 🔥
@foopadr90762 жыл бұрын
I got it. Your technique of standing on one knee helped because it helps you put more weight into it without getting exausted rather than sitting down. nice vid.
@innerbarkoutdoors2 жыл бұрын
I'm no cardio guy so I make it work the best way I can
@foopadr90762 жыл бұрын
@@innerbarkoutdoors same bro same.
@joelking75092 жыл бұрын
This is, hands down, the best hand drill friction fire video tutorial I have ever seen.
@innerbarkoutdoors2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed Joel, thanks for the sub!
@jdryak6 жыл бұрын
Excellent, intelligently conceived videos! Thanks so much!
@innerbarkoutdoors5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Hope you stuck around
@kastone197610 жыл бұрын
Pine pitch idea was new for me, thanks.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@kennethstanley91469 жыл бұрын
I tried to do it for a while and finally it worked your awsome.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@bluehill127510 жыл бұрын
This is far and away, the very best tutorial that I have ever seen on this subject. Cinematography and sound were top notch, as is the explanation. I can see now where I was going wrong. Thanks a TON!
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@mesijania10 жыл бұрын
Awesome...this has given me a lot of confidence. I made fire with a bow drill last week and now i am looking forward to perfecting this technique as well. Thank you. x
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
Sweet, share the skill with anyone willing to learn :)
@iruwild2 жыл бұрын
dane, you are a true master.. very good video of hand drill, and some very good pointers on adding pine pitch..aka rosin.
@innerbarkoutdoors2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@markc33149 жыл бұрын
i wish this was the first hand drill video i ever watched it would've saved me from watching a dozen pointless ones. this guy is good and this video showed me all the tiny details every other video left that are equally important to know. now i know why i was never successful
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@nutthrower10 жыл бұрын
well done - and was nice to see the Tahoma being used, looked right at home it did
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@WanderingTheWild10 жыл бұрын
Great video! This just helped me to improve my technique and get my first ember with the hand drill! Bill
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
Congrats! Glad the video helped :)
@gmonkey8089 жыл бұрын
I domed / rounded the tip of my spindle. This guy says the edges do most work so thats where I think I went wrong. Good video.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@MuvoTX10 жыл бұрын
Wow... You make it look so easy.thanks for sharing this knowledge.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
haha thanks!
@brucerestrepo92069 жыл бұрын
I found your quality of explanation and demonstration to be fantastic. Really great job. Thank you.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@tekpatlizkalotekatl5309 жыл бұрын
Good presentation. Concise, accurate, best I've seen yet. Out in the Sonoran Desert, we use some other materials that work equally as well.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@Onward4x44 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I always wanted to know how this is done... Very nicely explained!
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@lopakarootz4208 жыл бұрын
Mahalo for the excellent tip about using Hibiscus wood.your skills and aloha are unique and very much appreciated. From one part native Hawaiian indigenous person to another steward of the "aina" or the land thank you for connecting me to my ancestors and how we had to work for fire...and earn it...aloha LopakaRootZ
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@chriscowlan360310 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video! Very educational and well produced!
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@krypto808_9 жыл бұрын
This was the most explainable hand drill video I have ever watched, it gives me hope that I can make my first ember. I tried this hand drill a lot of times had smoke but no coal. After a while I got tired of doing this technique and went to my culture fire making the hawaiian friction fire (fire plough as everyone knows it by) but that way is way harder then any other friction fire that is all muscle. But I'm going to try the hand drill once more and see if it works mahalo for the video.
@innerbarkoutdoors9 жыл бұрын
david wells Good luck with your ember!
@JimKernix9 жыл бұрын
david wells I agree - absolutely excellent! Can't wait to give it a try.
@krypto808_9 жыл бұрын
I know it's a stupid question but duz any one know good hand drill and fire board wood out in Hawaii??
@JimKernix9 жыл бұрын
any soft wood should be good if I understand it correctly
@1cont2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Loved it. Thanks for posting this gem.
@innerbarkoutdoors2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Go forth and make fire 🔥
@1cont2 жыл бұрын
@@innerbarkoutdoors I shall. Your video really was top notch. My ten year old son is making friction fires now. A bit of pine resin and he is following your technique.
@kevinkweetniet4 жыл бұрын
Great video! I do wonder though how you would do this if you don't have the perfect shaped fireboard and spindle, but you have to find and create it in nature?
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt that would be harder, not impossible but yes hard. Maybe i'll make a new video without using this tool. Good idea.
@lloydja00710 жыл бұрын
Thanks! This is the best video I've found for the hand drill. Keep up the great videos!
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@andrewauman4010 жыл бұрын
Thanx for the input on the horse weed I harvested some way to early I presume the pith was not present and the sun dried them much smaller then when I harvested them making the spindle useless due to size I'll wait another month or so and try again thx.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@slowrydelong47708 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Andy. Thanks for your advise
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@Micromad-ux3pz4 ай бұрын
Best video ive watched about friction fire keep making videos😊
@innerbarkoutdoors4 ай бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@atruthbetoldproduction5 жыл бұрын
A sure skill, so nice of you to share this, 1
@innerbarkoutdoors5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@atruthbetoldproduction5 жыл бұрын
@@innerbarkoutdoors A THANK YOU 👍👍1
@SurvivalSherpa9 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial! Hand drill has eluded me. You make it look easy, brother, and rekindled my hand drill practice. Thanks!
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@AlexReyes-zb8jf10 жыл бұрын
Hands down the Absolute BEST vid I've seen Teaching this skill!! Everything about your reviews/videos are abundantly informative, detailed, and professional! ! It's far more appreciated than you may realize Andy!! A HUGE Thanks and keep up the Great work! Alex
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alex!
@rnott6326 жыл бұрын
One of the best hand drill explanations I have seen. Thank you!
@innerbarkoutdoors5 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@UltimateSurvivalTips8 жыл бұрын
Nicely Done Andy! Heard a lot of good things about you from Dan @ Dogwood. Looking forward to meeting one day! ~David
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@schlaznger80499 жыл бұрын
This is about the best most informative video I have every seen on hand drill's and what type of wood to use for both of them. Subscibed and thanks!
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Hope you are still rocking with me!
@travisbitters79646 ай бұрын
NOTES for Hand Drill Practice: CHERRY:1.13'' PASSES: 10 -- avg 7'' a pass POWDER: note how black and fine it is. ATTITUDE: calm and confident -- pleased the fire gods. Take away: thx for the tip on callouses and the right angle on the back knee while doing the kneeling position.
@innerbarkoutdoors6 ай бұрын
Thanks for stopping by!
@Spirit0Selvaggi08 жыл бұрын
You Simplified my life, thanks man!
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@selenepickins48748 жыл бұрын
Hey Andy-just subscribed. Am really impressed by how you go through ALL the important steps us newbs need to know (esp. all the info about the hand drill friction fire--loved it!) Even though I'm a mature woman, I love the outdoors & bushcraft so I'm always on the hunt for good instructors. And here you are. Looking forward to learning more, practicing more & being sure I can survive in the wilderness if need be. I live on 25 acres in the deep South US so there's plenty of places to roam, look & learn. Thanks again--Selene
@innerbarkoutdoors8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sticking around, and stay safe!
@cadrician10 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Nice job!
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@Hanklerfishies9 жыл бұрын
This is a great and simple video! I hope I can pull it off in a pinch.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@MACROPARTICLE9 жыл бұрын
Great video.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@getsmart37017 жыл бұрын
Andy, you make the best videos mate. Thank you for the knowledge and inspiration. Respect.
@innerbarkoutdoors7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sticking around!
@getsmart37017 жыл бұрын
Good pun :-)
@brandonsilvers54049 жыл бұрын
If u want a ember in like 5 seconds use a yucca spindle and a cedar harth board bow drill or hand drill it is very easy.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@MrPatagonicus10 жыл бұрын
Great video Andy. Body mechanics are very important when you're doing anything out in the woods. Tweaking your body in even the slightest of ways can affect your ability to do anything further, and in this case, threaten your comfort and possibly survival. Very in-depth look at an often overlooked skill, and one that I definitely need to work on.
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
Thanks. The body mechanics stuff is what finally made it possible for me to get a cherry going, and made it possible for me to get 12 or 15 cherries during filming
@MrPatagonicus10 жыл бұрын
InnerBark Outdoors Wow, that many? That's impressive! If you can make fire strictly from natural materials in Western Washington state, you definitely have talent.
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
patience to build up your body to making friction fires is the main thing for being able to do so many in a day. You could easily bruise your hands starting out
@michaelperkins993610 жыл бұрын
great video brother!
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@PrestonGladd10 жыл бұрын
Great video, production, format. Very informative! It show's that you know what your doing vs. reading it in a book and then hoping on KZbin and acting like an expert! Thanks for the time, effort and energy you put into these videos!
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
I'd never call myself an expert, but I know a little bit :)
@IsleofWightBushcraft8 жыл бұрын
Really good tutorial, many thanks.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@R.B.Bricks7 жыл бұрын
Great video close up on how to get a coal, thanks for sharing the video!
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@jjeanpierre3810 жыл бұрын
Your video was really helpful, keep it up.
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it informative. Please share!
@Mc__Shane7 жыл бұрын
Amazing tutorial
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Shane!!
@Atkrdu8 жыл бұрын
Hand Drill Trick: Push down harder instead of spinning faster & maintain that downward force while switching hands (thumb trapping the spindle against the open hand, so you don't have to unscrunch one hand out from under the other & loose that heat). Useful for getting a coal, even with less than optimum materials.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up* Good trick!
@petejohnson64984 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the thorough tutorial! Best one I've seen yet.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@swnorcraft79716 жыл бұрын
Thank you for one of the best hand drill tutorials I have seen. Kenton at ReWild does one of the same quality albeit twice as long. Great work. Keep it up!
@innerbarkoutdoors5 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@mikaelkallio91017 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your well-composed, informative, inspiring and detailed instructions, a pleasure to see. I am a great fan of your knot- instructions.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@brandonsilvers540410 жыл бұрын
Nice video! :) I love making hand drill and bow and drill fires. And u taught me many new techniques thx
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@fantaseepainter9 жыл бұрын
That was an awesome tutorial! Thanks for making it. I have gotten really good over the years at bow drill and I am just beginning to feel the need to learn the hand drill. I live in NM and use Yucca and/or Sotol for my fireboard and yucca for my drills. I have no idea where to find horseweed, but I know where there are some mullein flower stalks. Have you tried those? Do you have any more suggestions for drill material I might find in the high desert? Can't wait to start practicing. I love the fact that you can talk all the way through making your coal without getting out of breath!
@innerbarkoutdoors9 жыл бұрын
fantaseepainter Those materials you have mentioned are great for the hand drill. Just find a diameter suitable for your hands and body weight!
@nucknuck1238 жыл бұрын
fantastic im a big fan
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
Hope you are still a fan :)
@EKonMaster10 жыл бұрын
thank you
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
No problem!
@Scarz-iu3lr10 жыл бұрын
I've tried this many times and have never succeeded. I can't generate enough downward pressure. The best I've managed was smoke once. I'm great with the bow drill but if I had to depend on the hand drill for my fire I'd remain cold and in the dark. Bummer. Have you ever placed the end of the spindle on a scale and measured the pounds of downward pressure you generate while spinning your spindle on the scale? You may be surprised. A fellow named Storm (deceased now) was expert at the hand drill and in one of his articles he stated that he measured the pressure and was surprised. I found the article and here is the excerpt I was looking for. [Speaking of pressure, I performed hand drill (Mule Fat on Sotol) a few times on a doctor’s scale to measure the downward pressure necessary to generate an ember. Using the regular technique-7.8lbs. Using solely the floating method-4.4 lbs.]
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
Try the pine pitch generously applied and really lean into the board
@Scarz-iu3lr10 жыл бұрын
InnerBark Outdoors Thank you. I'll try that. I found Storms old website: stoneageskills.com/index.html More of his articles are available at Wildwood Survival website. I'm very impressed at your skill with the hand drill. I'm envious too but I can see that you worked hard to gain the skill. You earned it the hard way and that's usually how it's done, right? Blood, sweat and tears.
@FreeKanal2 жыл бұрын
Nice tutorial ! Thanks
@innerbarkoutdoors2 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@adamwalcott_official10 жыл бұрын
Dude you are a BADASS! Just subscribed...
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
I'm a gun loving bush hippie. That's it! Thanks for checking out the videos and subscribing :)
@truenorthoutdoors70474 жыл бұрын
Been super into primitive skills, and I've learned so much just from these few minutes!! Now to put it to use!! Thanks! Subbed!!!
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard! Hope you enjoy the channel!
@gus19116 жыл бұрын
Outstanding instructional video! Thank you for taking the time to produce such a high-quality tutorial.
@innerbarkoutdoors5 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed, and liked it *thumbs up*
@TedsOutdoors9 жыл бұрын
I want to try this.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
Hope you got it down by now lol
@ytubeanon7 жыл бұрын
Highly articulate. I just watched a Les Stroud video and he practices an "itsy bitsy spider" hand motion, pinky to thumb - thumb to index finger... makes sense if it's for that advanced A-V hand technique.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@renanvinhal66778 жыл бұрын
i've just found this channeland i've watched some videos and im really glad i did so. really nice channel. congrats and thanks for the tips
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@henrypurcell6539 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Very informative. Thank you
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@deaton123able10 жыл бұрын
Awesome Instruction man! Thank You!
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@richarddisney166410 жыл бұрын
Will you make a video concerning the creation of various shelters using the materials only found in ones immediate environment?
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@thomasnugent76026 жыл бұрын
Very good. Thank you very much
@innerbarkoutdoors5 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@ingotdearth2 жыл бұрын
This was awesome. Thanks!
@innerbarkoutdoors2 жыл бұрын
Glad u are enjoyed
@rappman3taken10 жыл бұрын
I've learned that the ideal spindle diameter is anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2 an inch. I measured the spindle that I'm using and it's tapered. 3/4 of an inch at the top and 1/2 inch at the bottom, or working end. In your experience is it better to be closer to 1/4 inch in diameter at the bottom or working end? I'm wondering if maybe my spindle might be my problem with only achieving an ember intermittently. I'm really interested in becoming proficient at this in order to pay homage to our ancestors of tens of thousands of years ago and what they had to go through in order to make fire. We have smart phones and I pads but I don't want our ancestors to think we forgot about them. That's why I'm kind of passionate about learning this fire starting technique. I would also like to be able to share it with other folks as well.
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
1/2 inch is the upper side of what I would do. The working end should be the wider part too. If you watch the part of the video with spindle size selection you'll see why you're probably not getting enough speed. The dust should be dark brown to black.
@joshuastevens12007 жыл бұрын
Your video is very informative and i can't wait to practice this myself. But what I'm still confused about is what is the best way to obtain a good spindle? Do I just make one from a branch or what?
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up* Thanks brother - what I am using is a cat tail "weed"
@Clearly6910 жыл бұрын
Great tips, thanks!!
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@schfithead76133 жыл бұрын
Thank u 😊 great video. U look Indian 2 👍👍I wish I had bush craft skills like that
@innerbarkoutdoors2 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@19RORABOUGH9010 жыл бұрын
Ultimate survivalist: what do (with deer ticks) is when me or my dog gets them is I put some type of gel substance(Vix vapor rub) on the butt of the tick and it makes the tick think they went in too far and back out to breathe (I guess the breathe out the back end of em) don't know if that's true but it's a truck my dad showed me when I was shooting in the fields when I was 10 and it has worked almost without a hitch. I'm sure there are other solution but if you pull it out be sure to get the head out as well.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@rappman3taken10 жыл бұрын
Great informative video. I've got several questions, but I will just offer one or two at a time. What is the distance between the hole and your foot hold on the the hearth or fire board? Also what part of your foot do you hold down the hearth with? The ball of your foot or the arch where the hearth would naturally fit into. I can get an ember or two in a row and then I can't get one for about 5 tries my hands get trashed and than I can't try again for about 10 days. I'm not giving up. To be able to create fire the way our ancestors did 10 of thousands of years ago is way to cool!
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
The distance between the foothold and the hole is not important. It just needs to not move and you need enough room to move your arms in your center line. As with where your foot is planted, that will depend on where it is comfortable, the thickness of the board, and the evenness and softness of the ground. Ball of the foot works for me. During filming I must have made at least 10 cherries. Build up your hands to do it so you don't have to recover. Stop at 2, next day do 3, and so forth.
@chriserickson308010 жыл бұрын
thank you for a very informative and well presented video on primitive fire ive mastered the bow drill but i think the hand drill would be much more efficient in a survival situation because of its simplicity New Subscriber!
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
I prefer the hand drill over the bow drill because I can use a smaller board and get more holes per length of board. Plus i feel like its about 10 times more hardcore
@laurenmontgomery4213 жыл бұрын
Omygoodness so much information thank you so much!!!!!!!
@innerbarkoutdoors3 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@Stargazer1310009 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this excellent video on the hand drill. Yours is the best I have seen. I also subscribed to your channel.
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@memeagain15946 жыл бұрын
That was so cool!
@innerbarkoutdoors5 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@michaelperkins993610 жыл бұрын
you ever tried that trick were u notch the top of the spindle and take some cord and make 2 thumb loops so your hands ride in one place on the spindle? if so does that help reduce blistering?
@innerbarkoutdoors10 жыл бұрын
I have not. I learned the floating hand technique instead. The thumb loop deal might make it hard for you to use the whole surface of your hand which could lead to blistering
@ACDCRD8 жыл бұрын
Nice job!! Also loving the gun 😂😂👋👋
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@TyShep06 Жыл бұрын
What type of knife is that? Awesome video btw
@sammyslavvu198110 жыл бұрын
This was very informative thank you
@innerbarkoutdoors4 жыл бұрын
*thumbs up*
@rahulsankar19983 жыл бұрын
Nice one
@innerbarkoutdoors2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@eficio4225 Жыл бұрын
All the comments about this being the best tutorial are speaking the truth.
@innerbarkoutdoors Жыл бұрын
Thanks *heart*
@old_ben7473 Жыл бұрын
@@innerbarkoutdoors Hey Andy, do you still sell the black handle Tahoma on your website?
@innerbarkoutdoors Жыл бұрын
@@old_ben7473 yeah, I got a couple of them in stock right now.
@old_ben7473 Жыл бұрын
@@innerbarkoutdoors Fantastic thanks for the reply. Btw you put out great content. Thanks for all you do.
@innerbarkoutdoors Жыл бұрын
@@old_ben7473 Thanks for watching! \m/
@manwar9999 жыл бұрын
have you ever tried the (karam method) two stick baseboard hand drill technique? Could you try this (karam method) and see if its as easy for you to get an ember fire as it is for me…