first handrill fire

[DanaM]

Weirdos Anonymous Meets Everyday

[Kegan]

I think that's a really smart way to put it- support group. We all support each other's crazy, caveman like tendancies .

[Dane]

Ooga booga. Yeah, a support group - no one else gets us. We can be like primitive goths, sitting around muttering and eating meat burned in a fire in our cave.

Speaking of weirdness, I've rough cut out the ash stand parts for my Roman "scorpian" catapulta. It's only a 2000 year old design, so it isn't paleo, but I had to brag somewhere.

[Kegan]

Ha, I like that . But we do more than mutter, there's usually alot of cursing from smashed fingers and a genreal grunt of agreement when some one thumps something on the head with a rock or stick . Pretty cool crowd to me . Now where's my rock?

[Jesse]

I thought I was weird making fires with a bow drill for no reason.  I just wanted to see if I could do it and it was a great feeling. I got it in my head from watching the movie castaway of all things. But a hand drill must be a lot harder. Good job succeeding.  Im sure you must have felt like giving up a few times. I know I spent a good 6 hours trying to get my first bow drill fire. The second one was like 1 minute.

[bowdog62010]

Still working on mine. Just another wierd-O. Horse weed isn't that the stuff that is soft and pithy in the middle. Seems it would crush or am I useing too much force.

[Pat B]

I have a horse weed arrow that Jamie put through a doe last year and the only thing missing is the point. Horse weed, dog fennel and goldenrod, once dried, are stronger than you would think.   Pat

[bowdog62010]

Reading some of the previous threads, I have gathered that it must be harvested and dried before it becomes soft. I have been trying to use an oak fire board. I will return the favor to Jeff for that helpful advice thanks.

[PepeLep]

I don't trust anybody who isn't wierd.

Same here.