My brother was able to use his trousers for personal flotation! This is a technique that my Daddy learned in the United States Marine Corps and he wanted to share it with us today.
Today I am using one of my favorite weeds as a hand drill and hearth board, and this is Horseweed (Conyza canadensis)!
Flame! Fire! How did I do it? First we gathered our supplies. Dad and I harvested a few Yucca stalks to use as spindles for the hand drill.
A friend asked me today, "Gabriel, how did you spend your 4th of July?" Well it began like this. First, Dad and I decided to take a hike down to the Roanoke River.
A bow drill set includes a hearth board, a drill, a bow with string, a bearing block, an ember collector or pan and dry tinder. Over the years of fussing with friction I have found that there are two types of wood that work best for me.
