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Bow Drill from Scratch in the Wild

Wildwood Trackers Study Group - Nov 2001
Page 3 of 3
(Photos by Walter Muma)

 
After getting fire once with our bow drills, several of us then made cordage from basswood bark.  

This cordage was then used for the bow string, and fire obtained a second time, this time from bow drill kits made from 100% natural materials obtained in the wild!

Here is one of the group making basswood bark cordage. 

Ron working his 100% natural bow drill kit to make fire.

The bow is utilizing basswood bark cordage, which lasted quite well.

  
Click on the small photo to watch  a movie of Ron cranking his 100% primitive materials bowdrill
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Lending advice and a helping hand to each other with the bow drill.
 

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