Bow Drill Tutorial : COMPLETE Step by Step Guide
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- Опубликовано: 18 июн 2015
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0:23 Material introduction
0:52 The Spindle
5:34 The Heart Board
10:28 The Handling Block
12:50 The Bow
15:32 How to attach the cordage to the bow
16:38 The different position to adopt
19:51 How to do bow drill with only one hand !
24:19 What wood do I pick to make my set ?
41:53 Avoid Branch for a set
52:08 How to find natural tinder
Advanced section :
31:26 Quick tips
1:00:31 Tips for bow drill in the snow
1:11:21 Bow drill without any modern tool
30:50 Testing all conifer species : wood selection, dust analyze and difficulty level determined:
32:41 Balsam Fir
35:27 Eastern Cedar
37:19 Eastern Hemlock
39:13 White Pine
41:04 Black Spruce
49:25 Jack Pine
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• Hand Drill - The Easy Way
Practicing with natural clay and basic pottery
• Pottery
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I read every single of one of them!
Really, this is amazingly well done! Respect.
The Wooded Beardsman watched your vid pointed me this way. Thanks. Great info and an enjoyable long vid.
Now to finish watching your bow drill challenge. 😆
Wow this is hands down the most detailed and well thought out bow drill video advice anywhere! Iv read all the bushcraft, survival and woodsman books and this just helped out that much more. Love the little details you explain. What a difference. We miss you brother you are fun to watch and a true woodsman with minimal gear. LOVE THIS. Thank you once again.
Scott Matthews
Thanks you sir!
Lots of videos out there that are very basic about bow drill fires. Lots of videos makers seem to not want to make videos longer than 4-8 minutes. I'm glad you made a good detailed video on this subject. I hope this encourages more Bushcrafters to make longer videos. Thanks for the detail in this video.
Thanks Cedrik for compiling this one, and thanks for keeping your channel posted so that everyone can benefit from your teaching!
+Wintertrekker
Thx for the comment my friend, it is a pleasure actually so we both winner ;)
Very informative, incredibly detailed. best tutorial I have ever seen. Thanks! Wish more of these bushmen could be this thorough in making shelters and survival tips.
Incredible. Very detailed. Thank you for sharing. Excellent production too.
Wish you all the best. You are a great teacher and a great person. My son and I were able to get our first friction fire after watching your videos. Thanks for all the effort you put in to sharing your knowledge .
this is the best bow drill video i've ever seen, i didn't know which were the best woods to use, but i do now, thank you man cool video :)
Excellent video. Answered all the questions I had about the bow and drill fire makiing process, particularly which species of trees are best. Great editing job too.
Glad you came back Cedrik, please don't stop here. Keep the videos coming mate.
Really enjoy them.
Larry
Can only imagine how long it took you to put this together but it really paid off. Extremely well presented and thorough. You really did a great job on this sir thank you for your efforts. Guys like you who put the time in to put out instructional videos like this are the reason why you tube is such a great resource for learning. Excellent job.
Cedric, this is the best primitive fire tutorial I've seen anywhere including live classes. Fantastic video!
+MyBugOutBagList.com
Woaw, what an amazing comment thx so bugout
This is just amazing. We really get the idea that fire doesnt come for free! It's awesome how you show a great deal of the attempts, but we still know that you tried a lot more than we see in the video!
Only primitive fire making video you'll ever need to watch. Nice job!
That is an amazing tutorial! Thank you for your patience and dedication in making this video. I learned alot and will definitely be watching this over and over while going out and practicing. Thanks again!
+Evergreen Survival
Amazing comment evergreen thx so much and you are more than welcome to follow the video to come it should interest you :)
Thanks a lot Cédrik! This is probably the best video about the bow drill! You cover all the ins and outs, incredibly thorough. Makes me want to go out and practise!
+Robert O
Amazing comment my friend, if I made you go out only once my mission is completed :)
+Primitive
Saw your video last winter and now I will go out at the start of May with a few friends to practise primarily bowdrill fires :)
I saw your inspirational video again today and made a lot of notes. I will takes these to the woods and practice with them!!
Cedrik, you have reinforced my skills at making a fire with minimal equipment. thank you. I will continue to pass along this knowledge.
Excellent video, very thorough and well thought out - thanks for posting it. While growing up, I spent many years in northern Ontario and seeing your video brings back a lot of memories of camping in the bush. It's definitely time to teach my child how to light a fire without matches!
I learn something new every time I rewatch this video.
Thank you so much for putting in the effort to make this.
- Martin
Finally a properly done video on the topic...thank you
You're back! My prayers were answered!! Because of YOU I've had success multiple times using a bow drill. Thank you for everything you've done for us all. I'm currently in the process of making a bow drill fire video as well. Mine doesn't look near as smooth or easy as yours. LOL! I know how you feel in your last video wanting to take time away from filming and such. I'm a fellow RUclips guy. Feel free to check me out sometime! Love your channel brotha!!! God bless you! 😀
jiujitsu2000
hahaha thanks man for the message. This is just a few video that were supposed to be together at first but at this time I posted them separately. I just put them together to have one complete video.
Cédrik Grenier thank you! I love your hard work
The best explained and thorough tutorial I've seen!
Yeah! Does this mean you are back? That was a great video. The ultimate tutorial!
Adventure Time Outdoors
Haha I dont think so, not until I got something to teach. I have some ideas in mind.
Cédrik Grenier happy St Jean my friend
Adventure Time Outdoors
Thanks my friend you too
Cédrik Grenier
He Cedrik!
You gave me so many tips and tricks, on how to improve my bowdrill. Now ive got one for you:
Use resin on the upper tip of the spindle! there will be like 0 friction on top then!! Just try it and you will be surprised!! And i also want you to share this, so that others can also benefit from it. THANKS a lot,
many greetings from Austria (no Kangooroos ;) ), Klaus
really not a bad idea at all my friend ! It make a lot of sense. I will be trying it this week end
The best Ive seen.Thank you.
C'est chouette de te revoir Cédrik. Tu m'as manqué. La qualité de ton travail couplé avec l'excellence de ta photographie a vraiment marqué comme quelqu'un de spécial. You really do have something unique. Please believe it and go on to fill the boots God made for you. I see great knowledge, skill, humour and humility in your work. It is unbelievably refreshing. Je ne exagére pas quand je dis que tu l'as as en toi pour atteindre le genre de stature d'hommes comme David Attenborough et Jacques Cousteau. I hope I live long enough to see you achieve the glory you deserve. Paul
TheRunereaper
Merci beaucoup pour le commentaire !
well done. I have really enjoyed watching and learning from you. thank you very much. I took your advice and made my spindle longer. it makes a big difference. my back thanks you! I will keep the piece of rock maple for the bearing block for the time being. I lubricated the hole with bear grease/bees wax. there is not too much friction I think. it fits my hand well. I am glad to see you're back. welcome.
Excellent !
Toujours un plaisir de te voir dans une vidéo ultra-complète qui retrace ton travail d'une ampleur inégalée !
Bravo et merci Cédrik :D
Can't thank you enough for this invaluable information. I watched the whole thing.
That was absolutely FASCINATING.
Great Job! What magnificent skill sets you have my friend.
Fantastic video! Thank you for passing your knowledge.
Really well done tutorial. Will be saving this for a reference guide. Thank you.
This is tthe best and most in depth video I've ever seen on tthe subject. Congrats on it man
A BIG thank's this is the most usefull and clear video about this methode of fire. I learn a lot. Very well done.
excellent...a real confidence booster for any man
This was superbly thought out, thank you!
Phenomenal video Cedrik! Tons of work you put into this! thank you!
Hey bro! Glad ur back! Excellent as always friction fire master!!!!
What a great explanation of making fire with a dril. I like al the technics you are explaining and the wood types/ tindr to use!!!
Very complete!!!
You really took the time and effort to get everything in!!!
+Bushcraft nic
Thx :) yeah it was lot of work, lot more than I expected ! haha
+Primitive I know all about it!!!! XD
Very informative. Thanks for sharing!
Great tips Cedrik. Thumbs up!
Outstanding lessons man!
I really loved your videos and at one time we were on the same forum. I hope you find other ways to share your adventures and knowledge with us here on youtube,
kudos
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT VIDEO!!!✨🌿😊🙏🏾💞
i like watching your videos. you’re really sympathetic. good work 😃
I have the same difficulties with spruce in my area (Picea abies). Tried it 4 times and it never worked. Even tried it with a male friend with a lot of power. I will avoid spruce from now. Cant believe that in some survival books people have listed it as a good bow drill material.
I know it is incredible, I came to realize that when it comes to friction fire in survival books, information is really limited or innacurate. The vast majority of them just know nothing about it and practiced very little, as it take such a dedication to get good at this.
The only one that I really really respect is Cody Lundin, he once said : Friction fire is not easy, and it never will be. It is extremely complex and that is what makes it fascinating. It take a life time to master this art
Youre depth of knowledge is incredible mon ami! Thank yku so much!
nice moose maple! :) my fave wood
Great video!
Made a video to really cover all the basic of bow drill, hope you enjoy it .
ruclips.net/video/zRpACjykYlA/видео.html
Cédrik Grenier Excellent vid dude. I learned a lot. Thank you.
great! for any precise question dont hesitate
There are MANY excellent videos on youtube about friction fire starting with all kinds of useful information. But this video is BY FAR the very best one -- viewing it was a spiritual experience! Thank you so much for all your efforts to make this video and share it with all of us.
Stay Primitive My Friend I'd love to mail you a sage brush set or two. I think you'd love it. It's all I ever used. I taught the skill to over 900 students using sage. Twenty years ago I used to crank these out all the time for fun and competitions/races. Now I'm older and I am trying to learn to use other materials. I still have a black fir spindle from a branch that never ever got a coal for me. Now I know not to use that. Thank you for your video. I learned a lot from you:)
So I get my book of North American trees tomorrow. I can't wait to start taking notes on all the trees in my area:)
Wow ur videos are awesome
I learned so many things from ur videos continue to do it
Great Tutorial Cedrik
Gunna make it much easier now nice ideas for me to try Thanks mate
I really like this video. I'm adding it to my favorite list:). AMAZING!!!
Great job man. Subscribed!
great video very detailed I learned a lot and was very inspired to practice more.
+fishindude72
Thats soo cool, thats was my main goal :) If you have any question do not hesitate
Nice video !
This was fantastic. Thank you.
Thx
Great video
Hi, I thoroughly enjoy your videos - they are detailed and informative. I live in Asia so I am still trying to research the best type of wood for friction fire.
I always have such a hard time with white pine on white pine. Great video!
Excellent! Merci pour les trucs
The video helped a lot thanks
Excellent video. Thanks you for spending the time to make this video.
Thx for the comment
Are you from Quebec?
GREAT video man, Thanks a bunch! Must have taken alot of time and effort to make this video!
Amazing. Thank you . Tu es un Genie !
+Daniel Des Rosiers
Haha merci ! Excuse moi je comprend pas pourquoi j'ai eu une tonne de messages que j'ai pas vu.
Yesterday, I must have had the dumbest luck ever. I got an ember on the fourth attempt. I've never tried making friction fire before in my life. Hazel spindle, birch heart board. I thought to myself, man this was so easy. I'll get some kindling together and lets make a proper fire. And then nothing. 50 attempts, many more holes, absolutely nothing. After watching this video I can see all the errors I've made: crooked spindle, too thick heart-board, short and too straight bow... and above all, more practice. Thank you Cedric. Thank you very much for the excellent lessons.
Hahaha. Thx for sharing your experience.
Yeah I know exactly what you mean, sometimes I tell myself bahhh, my last 300 friction fire were success, not a single fail. That is it, I mastered this art I will never fail again.
Then BAM, mother nature waits me at the corner and I fail 20 in a row, for no apparent reason. This is so frustrating sometimes ;) That is what make friction fire so fascinating though
Very good Cédrik! I go thru resin with the root, little more grip and it do not dry out so fast. But super Job my friend! Sepp
Hello Cédrik, superbe tutorial ! Un plaisir à voir et tout pour apprendre, y a plus qu'à frotter ;) Merci à toi pour toutes tes vidéos, une bonne suite à toi :)
*****
Merci je crois que tout y est pour bien comprendre et apprendre le bow drill :)
cedrik, i really love your videos. they're amazingly informative (i got my first bowdrill ember after watching a couple of your videos almost immediately, before watching them i struggled and thought i'd never get it), and you seem like a great guy (i cant emphasize that enough).
i hope to see occasional uploads in the future.
but fahrenheit and inches? you're french, the creators of the metric system, the best measurement system! what are you doing? lol, just kidding.
your videos are great and make me happy, but most of all remind me that no matter what, i can find happiness a couple km out of town in the woods.
you even come up in conversation sometimes when i and my 2 brothers are around a fire: 'how cool would it be if cedrik were here?' is something that's been said, and we all nod in agreement.
HandlelessUser
This is crazy!
Thanks my friend and I am very happy to have contributed to your success. Keep practicing !
HandlelessUser
That is an awesome idea bro I am sure it works really good and I dont know why I did not think about it before. Good one :)
nice video man and i love your armtattoo. I have a pineforest tat on my leg
very good explanation,rare video,thanks
Thx you, put a lot of effort in this one
Only just found you man, super brilliant video, fantastic information, superb setting, really great video editing skills, (snow shoes on the dog) loved every minute. Can I ask what camera you using? If you were to offer workshop experience, I'd get over there in a heartbeat. Where is there by the way?.. Don't stop making these videos Cedrik. have subbed. Many thanks. UK.
Wow thanks so much I really like your videos and appreciate your time and concise ration toward answering others questions thanks so much have a good one ;)
Anytime my friend, it is a pleasure. If you have any question do not hesitate.
Cheers and enjoy your trip
The Wooded Beardsman sent me cause he says you are the best to learn from.
Dude u got some great videos very informative
Hope you'll channel will stay update along w/ ur website
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I like your videos friend !
Damn, dude, that one handed technique is innovative! I'm also going to have to try the long handling block. I always just use a rock (found a nice one with a hole on the beach, very little friction) Anyway, not sure if you still read comments on old videos, but nice job! You've got another fan.
Probably the best bow drill tutorial video, can u do some primitive pottery videos?
simply encyclopedic! could you kindly give more details on the wrapping of the string to the bow (you show one side but not the other side), as well as possible alternative for natural cordage on the spot?thanks
Merci beaucoup c'est bien expliqué!
+tony paquet
Merci Tony, tu es du QC ?
Primitive Du lac-St-Jean.
+Cédrik Grenier Excellent video Cédrik. Hope your OK and all is good in your world. Look forward to the new tutorial videos!
Stay safe, atb Carlos
amazing knowledge shared , thank you so much , 2 questions , 1/ how much paracord do you use for your bow drill ?? 2 / what type of pants are you wearing in the snow clip with your 3 dogs running around ??
thanks again the best clip to date by anyone !!
+DemonPrecProd
Hi Demon im so sorry for the time of the answer, all these message has never been notified in my inbox :(
I use about 3-4 foot of paracord on the bow.
I really dont remember the pants ... just normal winter pants I believe my friend.
Thx !
Great video.. detailed.. But I still have a question. The woods around my home are mostly spruce and fir mixed pretty evenly. When looking for a dead standing fir (no bark) I'm not always sure I got the right tree, they grow side by side here. I know the fir usually has less lower branches but not always. Are there other ways to tell the difference by just looking? Thanks
I use tree limbs for the spindle and hearthboard. The spindle is only finger wide and the hearth two fingers wide. The bow is thumb wide long as my arm and springy. The speed and pressure is light and fast.
+Bobby Harper
I will give this a try thx so much Bobby!
This video is exceptional. Where are you from, Cedrik? I assume Quebec?
+Battle Goose
Thanks man, yep exactly !
Boss lvl
Hi Cedric.
I'm French but will use English in order to share.
First, your ultimate bow drill guide is exceptional!
I mean it: the amount and quality of details, all properly supported by the video is simply amazing. Keep posting, man, this is what I - we - need.
I have two comments:
1. I am impressed by the fact you always practice with zero friction and as a result no sound when you use the bow. You explain it all but still... By comparison my bow drill is way to noisy. I meant there if you keep changing the downward pressure until there is visible results in the form of smoke or kept it the same constantly instead?
2. You listed conifers as reference for wood types (I took notes about them all!) but could you suggest deciduous trees as well? Again, you explain why in the video. But that would help.
You are in Canada, Quebec, somewhere? Just curious. You don't seem to mind the cold or the snow much.
Again, congratulations, much appreciated!
Cheers,
Patnbone.
+Patrick David
Hi Patrick Merci pour ton commentaire :)
1: Yes Denward pressure and speed is very important ,but the noise come from 2 main area : The handling block. and the tip of the drill. These sounds will be more present with hardwood or wood that is humid. You want to make sure to do these steps in order to prevent unnecessary friction and eliminate sound, or reduce it at least lol. Every 2-3 attempt of making an ember, remove a small layer on all the circumference of the tip of the drill - the tip might be a little bit to tight for the hole of the board and the sound come from the friction on the side of the hole.
Also, you want to make a nice sharp point on the upside tip of the drill every attempt to make en ember, plus, this is very important, change hole in the handling block every 2 attempt. As the tip of the drill digs in the handle, the friction added can be very big and also, the sound is very likely to come from there.
2 : Sure ! I made a little video to identify my favorite species, both conifer and deciduous, for a bow drill set.
ruclips.net/video/mQGhVqDm68g/видео.html
Yes I from Québec, Sherbrooke
Hope it help,
Cedrik
Wow thx bec in going into the wilderness for 3 weeks and I needed to know how to make fire I would use roots for bow?
Definitively, roots, especially spruce and balsam fir roots are so easy to make, very abundant and require very little time to make as well. Find a quarter inch roots with a '' Y '' in it. Pull on each roots (from the Y), that will split the roots perfectly in half. These make incredible cordage man !
Thanks for the videos brother! I was wondering, what kind of knife do you use?
+justint845
Its a OKC Ranger 5 inch. I had a 6 inch before but ... was a bit long for nothing, 5 inch is just amazing, especially friction fire. But I done shelter and all kind of bushcraft, 6 inch was often too long for nothing
When making the natural fire what did you use for corsage for the bow can you plz make s video on that?
With the hand drill cordage is not necessary. Actually it CAN be very effective with the ''thumb loop'' method, but I did not need that. I have several video on bow drill fire without modern tools on my channel, then you can see how I worked it.
That said, these video are a few years old, nowadays I would not necessarily use the very same technique. I should make a new all natural bow drill video
Merci Cédrik, avec l'aide de ton expérience et des nombreuses heures que tu as mis dans tes vidéos... J'ai réussi du premier coup à partir un feu la semaine dernière!! quelle belle sensation de créer du feu de cette façon. Une question (possible que tu en as déjà parlé...) Quelle corde utilises-tu? (J'avais 3 types donc 2 ont brisées avec la friction corde-corde vis-à-vis la loop sur le spindle)
(Google Translate) : Thanks Cedric, with your experience and hours you put in your videos ... I managed to make a fire last week... the first time!! what a great feeling to create fire that way. One issue (likely you've already talked about that...) What chord do you use? (I have 3 types.... two have broken with the rope-rope friction near the loop on the spindle)
+L Corriveau
Salut !
La corde c'est de la paracord 550, disponible dans tous les bon Canadian tires ou magains de plein air.
Oui le point sensible de la corde est a la twist du spindle. Si l'angle est pas parfait une grande friction est additionné, ce qui brise la corde rapidement.
un autre chose a faire tres attention est quand la corde glisse sur le spindle, ca produit une grande chaleur sur la corde qui fond et qui se brise avec la friction
Nice so this is a video for the bacics.
what knive was u using in this vid bro?
This video is epic.What is the tune playing at 1:12:00?
GREAT Teacher. I did find myself wondering, in the all natural fire, you broke open your hearth board. But you drilled on the outside ( cambium side ) and not the inner side. Just an observation, made me wonder. ?
+Mitchell Woodhouse
Great observation !
Working with the inner wood only apply to Deciduous. Conifer, especially balsam fir, spruce, cedar do not require such process. You can work without removing cambium.
Great observation again
how to make a friction by friction....
Maybe it is a good idea to have a nice spindle pre made and keep it with you.
+Brian Wood
Well it all depend on people. Keeping a set and using the same one all the time wont give you the knowledge on what species to pick, in the good decomposition state. That is in my opinion what took me the longer time to understand. Also dealing with the freshly harvest wood give completely different result than a dry set.
That said, most people just want to enjoy making a friction fire from time to time and do not really enjoy dealing with all the complication and difficulty, than I would say yes bring a set.
Thanks Cédrik Grenier
Oh hell yea!!!
I'm so glad you didn't stay true to the last video.
Noel PerezCortes
Haha I just took stuff I had stored and tried to make an ideal tutorial, happy you enjoyed it
Quelle bois tu prend ???
Tu devrais donner des cours!
+tony paquet
J'y penses de plus en plus :) Merci