How to use the bow drill with hard woods
Hard Woods such as Oak have traditionally been used in fire by friction rituals like Neid Fire for centuries . This video demonstrates techniques which help to successfully use hard woods like Oak with the Bow Drill, which can be more difficult to use but is possible with a slightly different technique to softer woods.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro: History of Oak in Ritual Fire
00:35 - Why Oak?
01:06 - Key Tips for Oak
01:46 - Oak Bow Drill Demonstration
02:06 - Building The Ember
02:59 - Checking progress
03:15 - Troubleshooting Squeaking
04:09 - The Ember
SHFF is sharing skills and knowledge for anyone to adopt in their practice, whether in ritual/sacred space; bushcraft/survival; primitive skills or just because!
Rekindling our connection to the sacred through rubbing sticks
Anyone can rub sticks!
Blessings on the ancestral fire 🔥🙏
#firelighting #ancestralskills #earthskills #frictionfire #ancestralfire #sacredfire #ritualfire #fireritual #fireceremony #mindbodyspirit #bowdrill