(For an alternate report of the
day, on the lighter (humourous) side, CLICK HERE)
Twelve people met for the day at Walter & Julie's place
to investigate and experiment with various ways of making fire. Other
topics were looked at as well. We had participants from as far away as
Pennsylvania!
Some of the group during a
discussion of bowdrill fire making.
A few people constructed a bow
drill set from scratch, using a cedar fencepost as their raw
material. Here they are sawing off a chunk.
The finished product, making
fire!
Handdrill.
Fire saw.
And torches ... Hey! Watch out
for the garage door frame! :)
We also touched on basketry
and hats, nets, cordage, and more. This is a hat made by Doc
from cattails.
All in all a very full and busy day. Several people made fire without matches
for the first time! And we all had a chance to experiment with various
fire-making methods.
