bow drills
Primitive fire starters
A bow drill is a primitive fire-starting tool that uses friction to generate heat.
A spindle rotates against a fireboard while the user moves a bow back and forth, the string wrapped around the spindle.
The technique predates matches by millennia and remains a wilderness survival skill.
Bow drills also refer to similar devices used for drilling holes in wood or bone.
- handholdSomething to grasp
- stringSlender fiber or character sequence
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- rubApply friction manually
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Spark-producing ignition pair
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Portable directed-flame device
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