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The Hand Drill is a basic way to start a friction fire. As the name suggests the user moves the drill, also known as a spindle, by rubbing their hands back and forth while providing downward pressure. It is often hard on the hands and the user must move quickly in order to not lose any heat produced by friction as they reset over and over.
Step 1: Prep
Make a V-shaped notch in the hearth board, create a small depression adjoined to it with a rock or knife tip. Set the ember pan underneath the notch to catch the ember.
Step 2: Rub-A-Dub
Place the drill into the depression and roll it back and forth between your hands (like rubbing them together when cold) running down quickly. Reset and continue until an ember is formed.
Step 3: Coax the Flame
Carefully tap the hearth board over the ember pan to catch the ember. Transfer to tinder bundle and blow into a flame.
Make a V-shaped notch in the hearth board, create a small depression adjoined to it with a rock or knife tip. Set the ember pan underneath the notch to catch the ember.
Step 2: Rub-A-Dub
Place the drill into the depression and roll it back and forth between your hands (like rubbing them together when cold) running down quickly. Reset and continue until an ember is formed.
Step 3: Coax the Flame
Carefully tap the hearth board over the ember pan to catch the ember. Transfer to tinder bundle and blow into a flame.