Make a Hand-Drill Fire

This is one of many primitive fire making methods that I teach.

[seancampbell]

Legend has it that he's still blowing that fire today.

[MrFirepoi]

You made that look a lot easier than I’ve found it to be! 😅

[travisbitters]

The follow comments are for folks refining their hand drill technique (like myself). I come to this video because it's the best on YouTube (so far).
1- There is no edit on the process. Most videos on Youtube will have edits during the process. A few are cheating and are not really getting a coal. Tom gets a goal in 56 sec's with 8 passes. He floats for 6 secs with an avg of 6 secs a pass.
2- Full Range of Motion- Note the full range of motion (fingertip to fingertip) of each pass.
3- Pressure: Each pass starts slower and lighter and ends each faster and harder.
4- Posture -- he's using the sitting position. I know someone is worth studying if they can do this method while sitting. The problem with sitting is getting enough pressure on the spindle. It requires a lot of strength and endurance (I still have to use the kneeling posture to get enough pressure).
5- Attitude. Note how relaxed he is from start to finish. Attitude is essential to fire making -- humble, patient and confident as opposed to rushed, nervous and arrogant. Tom is a master teacher of the hand drill. Watch him often and closely.

[MrTatts]

Listen to the sound of those lovely soft, smooth hands, ladies ;)
Great video thanks Tom.

[We_are_the_light]

You make it look easy Sensai. I've yet to succeed and it is an art. Thank you

[the.craigthomson]

I remember watching you perfecting your floating hands technique when we took Advanced Standard together. Guess you didn't want to get too fancy here haha. Nice job!

[aisforrebel]

I enjoy most of your videos and find them informative! I know this is an older one, I'm comfortable and understand how to make and use a hand drill but this video doesn't go into as much detail as your others on what materials a novice should be using/looking for. A suggestion would be why not make an updated version with more detail? It's a win/win people learn and you get views!

[seewaage]

I like your video because it was right to the point. Thanks!

[charronfamilyconnect]

Cool video. Instead of blowing on the campfire and risk losing my eye brows to burning, I take a frisby or similar object, and fan the fire.

[awildlife]

You make it look so easy! good job! very interesting

[SelfReliantPatriot]

Awesome video man. You make it look too damn easy 😆

[markog]

do you carve a hole through the friction-board or does the coal burn through?

[smartazz]

I went nuts many years back trying to do a bow drill. I could never get the proper set up regarding a taught cord around the drill. I never did make a fire back then.

Fast forward 20 years. I bought a "bow drill kit".
I was surprised as to how they set up the cordage and "bow".

They left a good deal of extra cord. The "bow" has two holes to attach the cord to. One hole is about 4 or 5 inches from the end. You loop the cord around the drill a few times, and then use the extra 4 or 5 inches as a handle.

Oh my God. It works SO GOOD. No having your bearing plate slipping off and the drill shooting across the campsite.

I just thought I'd put my two cents in.

Listen. I just last weekend finally got the Rudiger Roll method working. What I found, the long, long, hard way, is that if you use five year old ash.from a barbecue, you may play hell getting it to work. My success rate was about five percent. Not good. I finally burned some 2x4 ends and used the ash and ground up charcoal. Uh yeah. No my success rate is 99%.

Check into it. I've been wanting to learn this stuff ny whole life and had never heard of a fire roll. Or, Rudiger roll.

[fastm]

In having trouble doing this morning. I have a Yucca Stalk but my fireboard I don't know what it is 🧐.

[rishavarya]

I like how he actually didnt skip parts so then i know its true

[charronfamilyconnect]

What type of wood did you use for your fireboard?

[ProcrastaRat]

you make that look easy. lol. i just burnt a hole through my bass wood base using mullion stalk, is that a bad combo? or just need more practice?

[Olecranon]

That's so cool. My hands hurt just looking at that though.

[coledaricek]

Hi plz explain how to make the two sticks

[SAMURAJ]

Great.
👍 👍 👍
Thank's alot friends.