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Earth Connection's friction fire making courses focus on technology, technique and the cultures to which these skills belong.  The Bow Drill, the Hand Drill and the Fire Plow are just the beginning of what we teach.  

 Friction Fire Courses

Friction Fire Making    Fire Palooza    

FRICTION FIRE MAKING

 
A young, lean, hairless Tim demonstrating the Hand Drill; boy that's an old picture!

This course will focus on the Bow Drill and Hand Drill methods of friction fire making and how to easily start a fire.  Fire safety, tinder, fire wood selection, and setting up a primitive fireplace will be covered in addition to some of the history and physics of friction fire making.  Proper construction and use of the fire making equipment will be emphasized during the course.  Students will construct fire making sets which will be theirs to keep from a variety of materials provided by us.

Our one day Friction Fire Making course teaches the Hand Drill friction fire making method because it is the easiest fire kit to make, and this method had the widest use through prehistory and world cultures.  The Bow Drill is also taught in this course because it is the easiest method for beginners to make friction fire.

Dates and Pricing

FIRE PALOOZA

Pump drills, mouth drill and fire saw                 Bow Drill Fire Making            

Hand Drill fire making 

This is the next evolution of Earth Connection's Fire Making curriculum.  The two day long Fire Palooza course has been designed to further enhance a student’s friction fire making techniques and understanding of advanced variations of construction and technique.  Fire making methods include the Bow Drill, the Hand Drill, and other friction fire making methods such as the Pump Drill, the Fire Saw, the Fire Plow, and the Arctic Mouth Drill.  Advanced subjects will include plant and tree identification and use; the use of wet and difficult materials; Bow Drill cordage construction; the use of stone age tools more.  Students will also have the opportunity to make and keep a Pump Drill, Fire Saw, Fire Plow and an Arctic Mouth Drill.  This course is also designed to show many of the primitive uses of fire and explain the importance of fire in many different cultures and time periods.  Fire lore, legends and stories from all over the world will also be an important part of this course. 

We recommend that students have completed our one day Fire Making course and be proficient in the skills presented there, or have comparable skills, to be eligible for Fire Palooza.         

Dates and Pricing

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