Nettle Cordage Pt 3 - Using Nettle Cordage with Bow Drill
This is part 3 in the Nettle Cordage series. In this video I show you how I use nettle cordage with the bow drill to try and ensure that it lasts and doesn't break too soon!
I think making your own cordage is an important part of friction fire especially when ritually welcoming fire. These may not be the most exciting videos but cordage is a very important aspect of bow drill/strap drill methods!
See "Part 1 - Collecting and Processing Nettles" on how to collect and process nettles to use to make 2 ply nettle cordage for the bow drill.
See "Part 2 -Making nettle cordage" on how to twist fibres into 2 ply nettle cordage
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:38 Preparing the set
03:34 Tying cord to bow
03:53 Wrapping cord around spindle
04:36 Connecting other end of cord
05:11 Burning in the set
05:47 Adjusting for stretching cord
06:04 Slow and steady motion
06:33 Cut notch into board
07:09 Coaxing ancestral fire out of hiding
07:59 Steady bow motion
08:58 Squeaking set
09:38 Igniting ember
10:16 The ember
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