Friction Fire

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    It had been too long. Ember made first go though. Gonna pay for it though. 1B736321-ADA4-4D90-B446-305F9337B116.jpeg 321BA76D-AD5C-48A5-8391-C52185F1F4BE.jpeg
     
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    Its been awhile. Glad to know i still can.

    Mythical Beast Fenrir.
     
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    Bow drill. Cedar on cedar. Gibson neck knife.
     
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    Lots of goodness in that photo.
     
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    Awesome.
    Don’t have any photos. Been too long since I took any.
    Curious what kind of pine you were using. Never had any success with our pine. Too hard.
    I’ve used dry golden rod spindle and elm fire board with good success in the past.
    Never tried a now drill.
     
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    Dang, I wish I could remember. Lately, yucca on willow has been a locally harvested favorite.
     
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    Dang! This one has been sitting too long. If you can, spin and post up that ember! 7A1B66CB-0E97-462E-8D03-DD9402E26D39.jpeg

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    I have been working on Two Stick Fireboard's.

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    The low hanging Fruit has been Elderberry and Yucca, the rest have all been tuff
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    Yikes! Hadn’t done friction fire since I posted last. Spun one right off, but that hands needed a couple days after. 087F3B48-8E25-4707-9E14-D979A7EBCB4B.jpeg 714061F8-D371-439B-8501-BB0A0EC11E3A.jpeg
     
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    Got a Two Stick Fire Board, Bow Drill yesterday, collected all materials while
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    Elderberry.


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    Hand drill ember today 978C9EA6-5B25-4895-BDA5-A2203E73EA41.jpeg
     
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    Love those scales!!!
     
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    Yeah, Bowman did a great job! Definitely grippy without chewing up the mits.
     
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    Packing up for Blade Show West. Spun a quick ember between getting stuff in bags. 0B177B8C-7CFF-4381-BF74-0360C5B6B5C6.jpeg 0A9D8CEC-7E9D-46D3-9D2F-D9CEDEAD3528.jpeg
     

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