Humans have had fire at their disposal for hundreds of thousands of years. Before the invention of the lighter or matches, though, they had to rely on some more primitive methods of creating fire literally from nothing.

Friction fire requires that you slowly build up the heat until you have enough red hot powdered wood to catch some tinder on fire.

While many imagine this method as spinning a stick between your hands for hours and hours on end until you either succeed or fail, with numerous blisters in both cases, there is a much easier way.

Utilizing a bow drill to make a fire is much more efficient and far easier on the hands than twirling a stick between your hands.

Learn how to perform this task properly with the video on the next page.

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