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Bushcraft - The Hand Drill Bible.

Bushcraft - The Hand Drill Bible.

Paperback

Hiking & Climbing

ISBN10: 1090706456
ISBN13: 9781090706454
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 12 2019
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.33 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Understand what makes a hand drill work, and what to change when it does not.

This illustrated field guide covers making a hand drill set, practising the technique, producing an ember and bringing a tinder bundle to flame.

  • Select materials for the hearth board, spindle and ember pan.
  • Prepare tinder bundles, flash tinder and coal extenders.
  • Explore the traditional pass method, floating hands technique and thumb loops.
  • Work through body position, bedding in the socket, cutting the notch and creating an ember.
  • Troubleshoot poor dust, burnished sockets, slipping spindles, damaged hands and failed tinder bundles.
  • Read about hand conditioning, physical adaptations and the history of the technique.

For bushcraft enthusiasts learning friction fire or refining an existing skill. Photographs and problem-solving sections help you identify the next adjustment to make during practice.

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