whoo-hoo! i did it.
Its alot harder to do in CA than it is on the east coast. Not sure why.
I ended up using all cottonwood.
including the handhold and bow. I used pine needles to lube the handhold (thanks rwc).
I had 5 coals yesterday, but i was having too much trouble getting the tinder to light. SOmeone tol,d me on another site that cattail fuzz doesnt ignite easy, but rather it acts as a coal extender. So i mixed cattail fuzz and grass to get a good combo.
After i got fire, I did it another 3 times (successfully) just to make sure it wasnt a fluke.
Thanks to YCC, rwc, and all the other people who helped!
now i just gotta get the handrill
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