fire-making
Sparking a blaze
Fire-making is the skill or act of starting a fire without modern conveniences like matches or lighters.
It encompasses techniques such as friction methods, flint and steel, or fire pistons: Survival courses often begin with fire-making.
The term appears in discussions of primitive skills, bushcraft, and early human development.
Resistance between touching surfaces
- bow drillCord-spun friction firemaker
- hand drillManual hole-boring tool
- tinderCombustible material for ignition
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
spindle · fireboard · ember · notch · coal · bushcraft · wilderness · primitive
Fireplace floor area
- flintSpark-producing sedimentary rock
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- tinderboxFire-starting kit holder
- matchesPairs that align
kindling · fireplace · woodstove · chimney · bellows · poker · grate · logs
Outdoor fire for gathering
- lighterComparative of not heavy
- matchesPairs that align
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
- firewoodCut logs for burning
pit · grill · marshmallow · s'mores · cooking · dutch oven · tripod · extinguish
Worthy of reverence
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- PrometheusFire-stealing benefactor of mortals
- VestaGoddess of hearth
Agni · hearth · ancestor · clan · tribal · myth · origin · knowledge
Conical pole-and-hide shelter
- log cabinDwelling of stacked timbers
- lean-toSimple sloped shelter
- platformRaised flat structure
- upside-downReversed in vertical orientation
pyramid · rocket stove · reflector · keyhole · oxygen · airflow · combustion · ignition
friction
Resistance between touching surfaces
- bow drillCord-spun friction firemaker
- hand drillManual hole-boring tool
- tinderCombustible material for ignition
kindling · spindle · fireboard · ember · notch · coal · bushcraft · wilderness · primitive · rubbing
hearth
Fireplace floor area
- flintSpark-producing sedimentary rock
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- tinderboxFire-starting kit holder
matches · kindling · fireplace · woodstove · chimney · bellows · poker · grate · logs · splitting
campfire
Outdoor fire for gathering
firewood · pit · grill · marshmallow · s'mores · cooking · dutch oven · tripod · extinguish · water bucket
sacred
Worthy of reverence
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- PrometheusFire-stealing benefactor of mortals
Vesta · Agni · hearth · ancestor · clan · tribal · myth · origin · knowledge · gift
teepee
Conical pole-and-hide shelter
upside-down · pyramid · rocket stove · reflector · keyhole · oxygen · airflow · combustion · ignition · banking
- CastawaysRobinson Crusoe, castaway, Gilligan, shipwreck, stranded
- summer camphiking, campfire stories, camp director, camping, camp counselor
- pyrometallurgysmelting, roasting, refining, calcination, blast furnace
- traditional craftspottery, hand sewing, wood carving, weaving, blacksmithing
- foragingforaging, harvest, gather, gatherers, forage
- simple livingsimple living, frugality, minimalism, decluttering, back-to-the-land
fire-makingextinguishing
Causing to stop burning
fire suppression · firefighting · dousing · quenching · smothering