Well, Duke & I went out yesterday in about 99-100 deg. F. heat & gusty winds ta boot. So we went back to that pine grove I have mentioned before, to get some shade & a bt of wind protection.
I was going to show a few of the methods, but after doing just one, my hurt hand was throbbing & cramping, that one is all I could do at the time. I think I may have overdid my P.T. a bit. I had some success, but I am not happy with the result, so I am D.Q.-ing myself this time, even though I got flame. It was "Pure -D dammn luck" that I got the fire the way I did. I got it when I dropped the tinder bundle, when my hurt hand started to cramp up from holding the block & then the bundle. I had to stretch my fingers to get rid of the cramp & dropped the bundle to do it. I even dropped my cellphone that I was taking pictures with, n order to massage with my good hand. The bundle wasn't lit when it left my hand, but after stretching & cussing a little while. I looked down & saw the nest was burning on the ground, where it was dropped. I quick picked up the cellphone & snapped a pic before t went out. So I do not count this as a success.
I will try again in a few days. Prolly use one of the other methods, to show them, since I have already prepped them anyway. I brought them home with me.
Here are some pics though:
Set up:
I was also gonna do some knife compares, but didn't get around to it this tirp.. Next trip, maybe.
Some of the materials, & such. Willow, ash(I think/not sure), cottonwood & bark,etc.:
Batoning 2 hearths, one for Split stick method & one for regular:
Those two hearths made & drilled:
Hearths spindles laid out & a small bearing block on right. t was too small so I used the spilt hearth as a block, drilled a bit of a divot in the middle & used that instead. Fit my injured hand better.
Made a crappy Double stick hearth & drilled a divot, should work though. Knife tip pointing at divot
Cottonwood bark as tinder bundle/nest this time:
Tinder bundle/nest made:
Bow made:
Burning in the divot:
Saved that dust to put under notch:
Notching:
Drilled & made ember, waited a bit for it to "coagulate/build" before moving to nest.
In the nest:
Waving/blowing & getting smoke. This is where my hand began to cramp & I dropped the nest & my camera:
Here is the pic where it lay on the ground where I dropped it.
Well. there it is & I am not satisfied, since I did not "blow/wave" it to flame. So, as I said... in a couple days I will give it another go. Likely with another method to show them too. Not sure yet. Let my hand rest a bit & temps to cool a bit too.
