The key to fire-by-friction methods like the bow drill and hand drill is to use soft, non-resinous wood. So a wood like pine, while being soft, is not going to work due to the sap, which causes ...

Making a primitive friction fire using the hand drill method involves more than just creating an ember; a good tinder is essential for igniting flames. In desert environments where dry grass and soft ...

There are a large number of methods commercially used to bore a hole into the ground for the sake of extracting drinking water, and the all require big loud equipment. But what if you just want a ...