My First Attempt at a Bow Drill Fire

Originally published on YouTube on August 19, 2019

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The launch of a band new logo for the channel! It was time for something new and more refined. I worked on this logo for 5 days and I can not describe the tedious, time consuming process that it was. This is the result after three variations of the logo and I am very satisfied with it.

In this video you will see me tackle a skill that is used in bushcraft and survival all across the world. Quite honestly, I have been avoiding friction fires, especially the Bow Drill. Why, you ask? Many reasons. Fear of failure, but from failure you gain knowledge. I think the biggest reason for my avoiding the Bow Drill was timing. I am way less stressed thanks to my new job and my mind was ready to take on the challenge. It was just time!

Bow Drill is a simple rotational hand-operated tool of prehistoric origin. It was used between the 4th and 5th millennium BC. As a "fire drill" it was commonly used to generate friction to start a fire. With time it was adapted to woodworking and other tasks requiring drilling.

I tried to capture this experience the best I could. Unfortunately I am not quite in frame in a few shots and I had the camera zoomed too much. I hope you enjoy the video! Take care and be safe out there!

Ryan

Shout out to BlackScoutSurvival. https://www.youtube.com/user/BlackScoutSurvival
This is his video that I watched repeatedly while studying this concept. https://youtu.be/mi3tqw_wYmg

MUSIC:

Artist: Iliaque
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Artist: Silent Carrion
Track: 433 Noise
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Title: North
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