Bow Drill Fire Board or Hearth Board made from Sotol + Leather Coal Catcher

Description

Bow drill fire board or hearth board made from Sotol + genuine leather coal catcher
Primitive Friction Fire!
Hand harvested, hand processed and handcrafted!
Much lighter in weight compared to other fire boards that are made of other types of wood!
The bow drill is an ancient
and primitive method of starting fire without matches or a lighter.
It consists of a bearing block or handhold, a spindle,
a hearth board or fire board
, and a simple bow. I
t’s a method that applies friction
to generate heat. The heat eventually produces an ember in the burnt wood dust. The ember is tiny and fragile.  Once it is formed it is carefully placed into a "tinder bundle" where it is carefully nurtured and coaxed into flame. Once the tinder bundle bursts into flame, it is placed into the fuel that has been assembled ready for ignition.
Sotol is lighter and easier to use compared to other fire boards made of other types of wood. I personally harvested and handcrafted these Sotol fire boards.. They won't look and feel like they just came out of a factory warehouse or woodshop.
I've found that Sotol fire board and spindles are easier and faster in creating a coal dust ember compared to other types of wood. With an ember ignition point of just 200 degrees, it has one of the lowest ignition points for a SPINDLE and FIRE BOARD you can use. A few stokes with the bow and it starts to smoke right away. This means that you'll have fewer bow strokes to create a coal ember for your nesting material. This translates to a faster and less work which means fewer calories
spent
!
So if you have access to Sotol, then prepare for success. Sotol in my opinion is the finest friction fire making material in North America... it will spoil you!
About your Bow Drill Fire/Hearth Board:
Fire board
made from
Sotol
. They are carefully hand-cut, hand-crafted and sun dried.
Very light when compared to other fire boards made of other types of wood.
Low ember ignition point
Length 9.5" - 11.5"
What you will receive with your purchase:
Two (2) Sotol fire boards or hearth boards.
One fire board is already burnt-in with a
\/
-notch cutout.
Ember catcher made of genuine leather
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