Hey everyone, it's been awhile since I posted on here but I thought I'd share my bowdrill set I made yesterday.
Materials:
Cottonwood bark hearth
Cottonwood inner bark for the tinder bundle
Yucca cord
Limestone bearing block
Cottonwood spindle
Made some cordage out of Yucca. I tried to keep it at least a 1/4" in diameter.
cord 1.jpg
Made about 2 1/2' of the cord
cord 2.jpg
Good sign. I was a little concerned that the green leaves would be too slippery but it really wasn't
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Got my ember on the first try
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Blew it into flames!
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