I had a real hard time learning to identify horse weed. There are a couple of other plants that look similar and it appears that horse weed is not very abundant around here. I'd like to thank your_comforting_company for helping me learn to identify this plant by sending a lot of good pictures (see here) and being available to answer questions. Thanks YCC!
A fellow bushcrafter and I had a friendly competition going to see who could be the first to learn to identify and then use horse weed for the hand drill. He actually beat me in the race (by one day). I was waiting for my horse weed to dry, and didn't think it was ready. But once he came out with his success, I had to try mine even though it was still slightly green...
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First, I tried using a piece of western cedar from Home Depot. I've had good success using it with Prickly Lettuce and Mullein, so I figured another weed stalk such as Horse Weed might be a good combo. But I wasn't able to get an ember. I think one of the main problems was that the hole was relatively new and the hearth was too thick, making it difficult to fill the notch.
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