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Fire - Hand Drill
Hand Drill Pictures &
Movies
Techniques, tips, photos, and general information
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Hand Drill set made by
Anthonio Akkermans
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Photo and set by Anthonio Akkermans
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Here's a photo of a hand
drill set. There are 2 drills shown along with a fireboard.
Notice that the drill on the right has had a
"bit" fixed to the end of the drill. This is done when it
is hard to find a piece of wood, or other suitable plant, that is
long enough for the drill. In this case a shorter piece of the
suitable drill material is affixed to the end of a longer piece of
wood. This longer piece of wood might be of a type that is not
suitable for creating the friction necessary to make a coal.
When the drill bit wears out, the worn piece is
removed and another, fresh piece is attached. |
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These hand drill are made from local materials found in Ontario
Photos and movies by Walter Muma
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The following picture and movie were taken
at the Wildwood Trackers
meeting in February 2002.
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Peter Moc is demonstrating...
Note his position, how both legs are kept out of the way of
his hands.
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Click on the small
photo to watch the hand drill in operation |
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Windows Media
format (WMV)
320x240, 351 KB |
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This movie was taken at
the Wildwood Trackers
meeting in June 2002.
Again, it's Peter Moc who is demonstrating. |
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Click on the small photo to
watch the hand drill in operation |
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Windows Media format (WMV)
320x240, 633 KB |
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Hand drill made in Arizona, from sotol, by
Rob Bicevskis
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Hand drill, demonstration, photo and movie by
Rob Biceviskis. |
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Click on the small photo to
watch the hand drill in operation |
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Windows Media
format (WMV)
320x240, 1.6 MB |
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Photo by Rob Bicevskis |
Here is a photo of Sotol (Dasylirion
wheeleri). One of the common names is "desert
spoon." |
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| Making the Hand drill easier
Get a long straight stick, notch the top to allow a string to fit in
it. Take a long string, about 1 and 1/2 times as long as the stick.
Tie 2 loops in the ends that are big enough to slip over your thumbs.
Don't use slip knots! Put the middle of the string in the notch, put
your thumbs in the loops then pull down and twist the stick back and
forth. The string should allow good down pressure while keeping your
hands from slipping down the stick. |
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| Mouth-assisted hand-drill |
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Photo by Daniel Spuhler |
The hardest part of Hand-drill
is in getting enough downward pressure on the drill to make
enough friction to generate heat. This photo shows one
method of easily achieving this. The top of the drill fits
into a socket in a small piece of wood, which is then held
in the mouth. A suitable "handle" is made on the top of the
piece of wood. This is being demonstrated here by Kristy, an
instructor at the Tracker School.
BE CAREFUL using this
method, that you don't injure your mouth or damage your
teeth, which could happen if the drill slips out of its
socket!! |
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Mare's Tail
Photos by Walter Muma |
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Mare's Tail is a weed that is very effective as a hand drill when dried. It
grows almost everywhere. It is usually found in open fields, and is about 3-5
feet tall. Here are a couple of photos of it.
This plant is also known as Horseweed (Erigeron canadensis).
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Here is a photo of the upper part of the
plant.
There's also a few photos of it here.
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A closer view of the flower/seed head (this one has gone
to seed).
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