The follow comments are for folks refining their hand drill technique (like myself). I come to this video because it's the best on CZcams (so far). 1- There is no edit on the process. Most videos on CZcams 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.
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!
Your components need to be bone dry both inside & outside, and there can't be any moisture in the wood. The type of wood is also essential for this to work, woods like Willow, Poplar, Aspen, really punk/rotten Pine, & Cedar.
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!
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.
+markog1999 Sorry for the late response. You make a divot in the board, just a few mm deep, then the spindle burns down into the board, the notch is carved into that divot, I dont explain it very well here, but check out my bow-drill video and it will explain it. Thanks for watching
you say in the beginning that you are going to teach people how to make a hand drill fire. But then literally tell us nothing about how to build out the drill, the board, the types of wood, the component set up, etc. It is clear in the video that your base board has a hole in it that is blackened. And the base of your drill is also blackened. But you say nothing about how long it actually takes and make it seem to be a 3 minute procedure start to finish. Sorry, i know your other videos carry good content, but this one was horrible and actually taught nothing at all
You made that look a lot easier than I’ve found it to be! 😅
True
@@caceresalexisc3922 you gotta flick yo wrist with your hips in the same direction with you spin the stick
Same
I find the type of wood is important. I used pine wood and aparently that’s a bad idea
The follow comments are for folks refining their hand drill technique (like myself). I come to this video because it's the best on CZcams (so far).
1- There is no edit on the process. Most videos on CZcams 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.
Legend has it that he's still blowing that fire today.
😂😂😂
Legend says he still doing it now.
That wasn't even funny he got it going 🤡
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!
Your components need to be bone dry both inside & outside, and there can't be any moisture in the wood. The type of wood is also essential for this to work, woods like Willow, Poplar, Aspen, really punk/rotten Pine, & Cedar.
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!
Listen to the sound of those lovely soft, smooth hands, ladies ;)
Great video thanks Tom.
+MrTatts64 Haha, thanks for helping me out there MR Tatts ;). And thanks for watching!
MrTatts64 sound of his hands going down..
You make it look easy Sensai. I've yet to succeed and it is an art. Thank you
music intensifies with fire 3:34
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.
I like your video because it was right to the point. Thanks!
Awesome video man. You make it look too damn easy 😆
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.
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@@monocacy664 Yeah was a good story, I enjoyed his comment.
You make it look so easy! good job! very interesting
This guys got talent
I like how he actually didnt skip parts so then i know its true
Cool, thanks
do you carve a hole through the friction-board or does the coal burn through?
+markog1999 Sorry for the late response. You make a divot in the board, just a few mm deep, then the spindle burns down into the board, the notch is carved into that divot, I dont explain it very well here, but check out my bow-drill video and it will explain it. Thanks for watching
Dude made that look so easy
In having trouble doing this morning. I have a Yucca Stalk but my fireboard I don't know what it is 🧐.
So cooool hope i can broke the like button
That's so cool. My hands hurt just looking at that though.
very good
Dope
Any day I do This I’ll stop being afraid to travel
Continuing your lines while holding the burning tinder bundle made me anxious as fuck. Good work though Chad, super informative.
Great.
👍 👍 👍
Thank's alot friends.
I ve never seen someone who set fire like this, this fast. Do u think olive tree branches are easy to burn?!
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?
either your spindle is too thin or the board is too thin. or both
Quest for Fire...Rae Dawn Chong 🤣
This is how Neanderthals created Fire 🔥
What type of wood did you use for your fireboard?
What do you use for the drill?
I’m getting light headed just watching this.
Hi plz explain how to make the two sticks
How do you find such a smooth stick
I wanna know how that basket is made though 🙂
Who else thought is hair was going to catch on fire?
#Cx
Who’s here from homework
whos doing homework on hand drill fires
you say in the beginning that you are going to teach people how to make a hand drill fire. But then literally tell us nothing about how to build out the drill, the board, the types of wood, the component set up, etc. It is clear in the video that your base board has a hole in it that is blackened. And the base of your drill is also blackened. But you say nothing about how long it actually takes and make it seem to be a 3 minute procedure start to finish. Sorry, i know your other videos carry good content, but this one was horrible and actually taught nothing at all
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