Hello, I'm new here so i apologize if I am posting this in the wrong place.
I've been trying to start a fire using the hand drill method, and read that you can use a dry cattail with a willow hearth board.
Whenever I try to do it, though, the wood starts squeaking as though it's smoothing/polishing rather than creating friction and dust. The wood I used was really soft like styrafoam, so the problem that it's rotten? I've tried on wood that is just dry and not as soft, though, and it seems to do the same thing.
I'm also using weeping willow wood, so maybe that's the problem. Does anyone have any idea how to prevent the wood from smoothing, or what might be going wrong?
Also appreciated are other wood combination suggestions. Thanks!
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