Harvesting GREAT Fatwood, a Slick Bearing Block, Ferro Rod Sawdust n Scrapings

[@normanmallory2055]

I’ve never used a fat wood bearing block , great idea it works well !

[@mohamednadjib7811]

All respect for you, you had cut the call to give us a beautiful video. I am from Algeria 🇩🇿, North Africa, and I learn a lot from you. Thank you.

[@davidvaughn7752]

I have the same saw you do and really like it. Take it with me on all my hikes and it just rips through wood like butter. Got it at Lowe's for a lot cheaper than the boutique saws for "bushcrafters". Great vid.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks. Here's a video about the saw. Corona Razor Tooth Saw from Lowe’s is a GREAT Fire Maker!!! Flint and Steel, Ferro Rod, Bow Drill kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2jdppiLbrmfqs0

[@davidvaughn7752]

@@DavidWestBgood2ppl Thanks, David!

[@bushcraftsurvivalslovenia5241]

Nice looking bearing block. I like fatwood bearing blocks because they get so nice and slick on the inside and than it's almost no friction. Very nice.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Yes, I've only been using them for 5 years. John Cpps Channel told me about them.

[@terryhanson3644]

Yeah you're bout ready for a new ferro rod! Thanks for the video David!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

LOL. Yup.. gonna wait till it breaks though.

[@GodBearOutoors]

Great video! Love that fatwood! First time I've seen you NOT tuck your shoelaces in. Lol!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

That might have been before the time my laces got wrapped up in the bow string.

[@GodBearOutoors]

@@DavidWestBgood2ppl I figured that you were just so excited to try out that fatwood bearing block!😂 Thanks for the reply!👍👍

[@ahorseman4ever1]

Great video David, I especially like that you continue to put out good material that can be used in a survival situation.

[@buchgeisterralf3251]

David, you are a fatwood magician. Many thanks from germany. Take care. Ralf

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks Ralf!

[@vancass1326]

you should also save every bit of the sawdust; since this is highly flammable also ;-)

[@lutherhgrindstonemtn3456]

Not only made a good bearing block but you got a good supply of fatwood in your hand! Take care!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Watch me harvest some Great Fatwood from the root of a fallen Pine Tree... then cut an 1 1/2" disc for a SLICK bearing block... Ferro Rod ignite the sawdust that came from cutting the bearing block... Ferro Rod ignite some scrapings... and, lastly, I use the bearing block to make an easy Privet on Privet with grass tinder bundle Bow Drill Friction Fire. I like videos that show the WHOLE process. This one shows what to look for, how to harvest Fatwood, and multiple ways to use it for fire making... and some good close ups too. Please SUBSCRIBE at the end of the video. Thanks! PLEASE CHECK OUT MY BEARING BLOCKS PLAYLIST: kzbin.info/aero/PLkoXX8XsMW3lwi4bBSrVyJkE_omDFGR7g

[@thomasgold-1000]

Awesome looking piece of fatwood - clicks like clockwork!!! Seems to work almost as good as your beloved ball bearings. 👍 Thanks for sharing David.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thomas Gold Yep, it was just as slick as the bearing.

[@kullcraven]

Thanks David, i never used fatwood as a bearing block, that is a great idea man. A good bearing black can be the hardest part of a bow drill set. Great video man, ATB.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

My friend John Capps Channel told me about it 5 years ago. It's pretty slick.

[@BBQDad463]

When I need to scrape tinder, I use a small Surform. It makes plenty of nice, fine tinder with ease and I do not have to bung up my knife. Nice video. Great idea for the bearing block!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I've seen videos of that surform tool making great tinder. The bearing block idea was mentioned to me from a friend 5 years ago. Thanks!

[@csh6220]

I bought the same saw you have from Lowe's just for cutting fatwood. I spray WD40 on the teeth before cutting fatwood and it doesn't stick. Cleaning with WD40 is so easy now. I will have to make a bearing block from fatwood. I never thought of it.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I thought my friend John came up with it 5 years ago, but I've seen videos older than that , that was using it for a bearing block. Thanks!

[@sasquatchlifenotrace8024]

Great advise, preparation is key

[@NatesOutdoors]

Nice fatwood,we had some bad storms here a few days ago and it took down a dead pine in my neighborhood and u better believe I was all over that lol,I helped clean it up just to get some fatwood out of it, another awesome video buddy

[@smotherme54]

good vid and the same last name hum God bless keep the videos coming

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

God bless you friend!

[@timtremblay8601]

Thanks for this informative video

[@timvest8141]

Very good informative video.

[@ocelot9173]

watching you make that divot with that Moraknife...the worst cut I ever got was with a Moraknife! those suckers are sharp!

[@KaylynnStrain]

nice piece of fatwood!!!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Yes, Thank You!

[@MutsPub]

KZbin desk jockey's crack me up. Instead of saying thanks for all the "free" knowledge while you sweat, they give you heat about a bearing block! - whatever. I've "always" carried processed & small stick fatwood + PJ Cotton Balls - sue me! More great info. Thanks!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

MutsPub People come to my channel assuming that I give survival advice and then they see the metal bearing. Lol!!! It doesn't matter how many times I state that this is not a survival channel... this is my hobby... they don't see or hear that part.

[@alancoutts4990]

Impressive! Now, if only I can find some pine root up here in Michigan, in the snow. ATB Dave

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Find a piece of old telephone pole, or rr track or retaining wall and use a piece of it. The creosote within is pretty slick too.

[@mezaseta9221]

cool bird sounds :)))

[@oldoutdoorsguy1157]

Just found your channel on a list after another bush walkabout video I was watching which was filmed in Australia. I was impressed with the speed to which that bow drill generated enough dust to ignite within such a short time. It looked like you hardly got a rhythm going when smoke started appearing in the wind. Is that privet the same as the old type privet "hedge" we old timers remember from our growin' up days? I remember that it was a thorny type of hedge which us kids never tried to jump over or run through during our many outdoors "exploring" forays! I wonder if that wood came from a very old hedge that someone decided to pull up and replace? Good video and I will take time to watch some of your other videos and have already subbed to your channel.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks for the Sub! We too in SC call it Privet Hedge, but it has no thorns. It's full name is Chinese Privet Hedge. Thanks!

[@oldoutdoorsguy1157]

@@DavidWestBgood2ppl You are welcome, David, it may be that the European variety of privet may have had thorns since I was born in a German family just north of the well known "PA Dutch Country", and, those Germans had some rock solid "opinions" about many things! Ha! Well, I wanted to mention that I was particularly impressed with your use of fatwood rounds for a bearing block for your bow drill. Whether it was your friend from 5 years ago or some cave dweller from 1500 years ago, that was a good idea! I am past the 3/4 century mark and have a few fires under my gradually increasing belt, since my dad taught me how to build a fire when I was 7, and it makes perfect sense since the hardened sap would be a perfect "bearing" surface for operating a bow drill. I live on the Panhandle of Florida now. This area was once a large center for turpentine production since the Southern yellow pine grew prolifically throughout this region of AL, FL, and GA. This pine is highly resinous and was sought after for the high grade of turpentine and other by-products produced from the resin. To collect the "sap" or resin for processing the workers would put V shaped slashes in the cambium of the tree, after "scaling" the outer bark off, and the tree would respond by pumping more and more resin into that immediate area to "heal" the wound. Catch buckets were attached below the slashes to collect the resin for processing. When the turpentine demand dropped and the industry finally closed in this area, the timber was sold and harvested for lumber. A side product of that timbering of the large trees for lumber was that the stumps, which were left in place, were rich in what we call today "fatwood"! I have found stumps ranging from 1' to 3' in diameter which were almost solid fatwood from side to side and probably down to the ends of the roots! One stump would outlast a seasoned camper from the day he was old enough to begin building a campfire to that day when the last spark of his "last ember" had died out .....

[@SurvivorMetalMan]

Fatwood, the gold of the woods Use some hand sanitizer to clean that resin of your saw and knives.

[@marceeblackmon1521]

SurvivorMetalMan

[@ivanhorvat4635]

@@marceeblackmon1521 THANKS for that cleaning idea ! Very good !

[@oldoutdoorsguy1157]

@@ivanhorvat4635 And another very basic and totally sustainable product to use for cleaning your saw blade would be a natural byproduct of that resin, ...... turpentine!

[@lisa30red]

What is the beautiful bird in the background x

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

dont know

[@NOFx420x]

What is the saw your using ? I'm looking for a curved folding saw

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Here's a video about it that I'll be posting soon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2jdppiLbrmfqs0

[@sambulate]

I knew you had to be somewhat close to me--I'm in NC, and your yard sounds a lot like home. It sure hasn't been warm enough here for shorts, though! As for your find, will you do anything with the other end, the "rooty" parts? Great video--thanks for sharing!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Sambulate No, this piece of root will last me for years. I know there's still lots of good fatwood in that butt end of the tree, but I don't need it.

[@bloodgout]

WHat is it that you are using to put your hearthboard on?

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Black leather.

[@bloodgout]

David West thank you sir

[@king_bling7373]

6:35 Great video....But someones car alarm was going off the whole time in the background

[@brucecorbettn9bh398]

Never push a knife toward your hand.

[@vancass1326]

sorry i spoke too quick :-/

[@martybeard1135]

One fathead doesn't like this video

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

marty beard LOL!!!