So a few nights I go I attempted my second bow drill fire. My first I tried a few years ago and was unsuccessful. I think it may of had something to do with my dog taking my spindle when I went to go looK for a branch to make the bow.
So I was hiking and found a nice piece of sugar maple, Soni cut a piece off and brought it home.
Then I went to work on it.

Carved the bark off and set it asside. And began splitting

Once that was done, I carved my spindle, hearth board and such.



Then I began to spin up a coal. As I was working the bow it was smoking good, but the string began to ride high near the bearing block. So I decided to stop and reposition and the ember was smoking, so I decided to blow on it slightly.


I was going to grill that evening, so I decided to make the fire in my gril.

I couldn't get a pic of me blowing the ember to a flame, bease in was blowing the ember to flame. I had a small bird nest of cedar bark. If that makes this not count, then so be it. I know I did it and it was freaking awesome!!


So there you have it. My first successful bow drill.