Starting a fire when in a survival situation will not only be a test of your patience, but it will also be a supreme test of your skills.
You may naturally rely on a lighter or matches or even flint and steel, but one thing you should always practice is the ancient method of a hand drill friction fire.
It's your ace in the hole; your guaranteed method when you don't have the other tools on hand.
If you have never practiced the friction fire method, or have tried it on several occasions without success, you may not be aware of a few tricks of the trade that could make your life much easier when the time comes in which you have to rely solely on this method.
To learn these tricks and get it right the first time take a look at the walkthrough on the next page.
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What are the best woods for making a friction fire
Helpful ! I’ve been trying this method and I get char dust but no coal. Think my notch is too big and I’m not being patient enough to turn char dust into coal.
I heard hard wood is best but I had a really good one going with red cedar on red cedar. Gave me a lot of chances before it drilled through the hearth board
Thanks for the info