Comments on: Mastering the skill of making fire by friction (bow drill) http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/04/mastering-the-skill-of-making-fire-by-friction-bow-drill/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:53:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Keong http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/04/mastering-the-skill-of-making-fire-by-friction-bow-drill/#comment-3151 Keong Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:12:58 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=640#comment-3151 Hi Dale! Thank you for your comment. I have tried using both of the same wood and also of different wood. Both works ok. But the drill being of a dry, harder wood would be easier to work with I reckon. Hi Dale! Thank you for your comment. I have tried using both of the same wood and also of different wood. Both works ok. But the drill being of a dry, harder wood would be easier to work with I reckon.

]]> By: dale http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/04/mastering-the-skill-of-making-fire-by-friction-bow-drill/#comment-3150 dale Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:27:05 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=640#comment-3150 Thank you for the video. I can tell from the sounds (whittling the hearth and drill and laying the hearth on the ground) that the wood is pretty soft and very dry. Are the hearth and the drill from the same tree? Thanks again for the video. dale Thank you for the video. I can tell from the sounds (whittling the hearth and drill and laying the hearth on the ground) that the wood is pretty soft and very dry. Are the hearth and the drill from the same tree? Thanks again for the video.
dale

]]> By: Keong http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/04/mastering-the-skill-of-making-fire-by-friction-bow-drill/#comment-1280 Keong Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:43:52 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=640#comment-1280 Hi echan! Where are you located? We should meet up and share notes! Email coming your way. Hi echan! Where are you located? We should meet up and share notes!
Email coming your way.

]]> By: echan http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/04/mastering-the-skill-of-making-fire-by-friction-bow-drill/#comment-1277 echan Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:10:44 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=640#comment-1277 Hi Keong, Nice to 'bumped' at you in this website jungle. I've managed to master the 'bow drill method' recently. Such a wonderful feeling of achievment. I've tried to make one 'api lantak' myself, but not succesful yet. I even tried the 'bamboo saw' method, but no luck yet, coz i used the bamboo i found at beach front. Hi Keong,
Nice to ‘bumped’ at you in this website jungle. I’ve managed to master the ‘bow drill method’ recently. Such a wonderful feeling of achievment. I’ve tried to make one ‘api lantak’ myself, but not succesful yet.
I even tried the ‘bamboo saw’ method, but no luck yet, coz i used the bamboo i found at beach front.

]]> By: Keong http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/04/mastering-the-skill-of-making-fire-by-friction-bow-drill/#comment-1068 Keong Thu, 20 May 2010 12:50:07 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=640#comment-1068 Hi Fyda....yes, there is such salt. Let me ask around for you. Sending you an email. Hi Fyda….yes, there is such salt. Let me ask around for you. Sending you an email.

]]> By: Fyda http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/04/mastering-the-skill-of-making-fire-by-friction-bow-drill/#comment-1066 Fyda Thu, 20 May 2010 12:03:01 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=640#comment-1066 Hi Keong, I love this video. :-)and would like to try it at least once and not clinging to Zippo. But do you ever heard about jungle salt or rock salt? This salt important to mammals in the jungle as cow and goat have their own salt lick. I was eat it with rice starch to cure my kalkulus symptom when i was 8 years old. This salt is dark brown and have a weird salty taste. It is very different compared to rock salt that we found in the market like Halagel Rock Salt or Himalayan Rock Salt in term of taste n color. I dont know where my father get this tip to cure my pain and who supply the salt to him. Up until now (25 years old) i dont know where and how to find and get the salt. I much appreciate if u can explore this and share with us. Who knows the penan or semai or any orang asli use this salt as seasoning in their dishes....? ;-) Hi Keong,
I love this video. :-) and would like to try it at least once and not clinging to Zippo. But do you ever heard about jungle salt or rock salt? This salt important to mammals in the jungle as cow and goat have their own salt lick. I was eat it with rice starch to cure my kalkulus symptom when i was 8 years old. This salt is dark brown and have a weird salty taste. It is very different compared to rock salt that we found in the market like Halagel Rock Salt or Himalayan Rock Salt in term of taste n color. I dont know where my father get this tip to cure my pain and who supply the salt to him. Up until now (25 years old) i dont know where and how to find and get the salt. I much appreciate if u can explore this and share with us. Who knows the penan or semai or any orang asli use this salt as seasoning in their dishes….? ;-)

]]> By: Keong http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/04/mastering-the-skill-of-making-fire-by-friction-bow-drill/#comment-601 Keong Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:06:20 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=640#comment-601 Hi Oryx! Thank you for your support. To be honest, I get a lot of this type of comments here in this part of the world. What's sadder is that they don't realize what they are loosing (the culture, the heritage, the traditional skill). Even some of the aborigines are switching to complete 'shortcuts' these days. Me and a mate is planning to start a group locally. To try to share with people the beauty of bushcraft. All in good time. Again, thanks Oryx for your support!! Hi Oryx! Thank you for your support.
To be honest, I get a lot of this type of comments here in this part of the world. What’s sadder is that they don’t realize what they are loosing (the culture, the heritage, the traditional skill). Even some of the aborigines are switching to complete ’shortcuts’ these days.
Me and a mate is planning to start a group locally. To try to share with people the beauty of bushcraft. All in good time.

Again, thanks Oryx for your support!!

]]> By: Oryx http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/04/mastering-the-skill-of-making-fire-by-friction-bow-drill/#comment-600 Oryx Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:23:57 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=640#comment-600 To Yamamoto, why did u post a stupid comment? was it because you're stupid? or was it simply because you think we do not know zippo? well anyway, thanks a lot i had a good laugh..)on you of course) making fire without using a lighter is also a knowledge, it requires skills. something that could be very useful to certain ppl (maybe not for you i guess).. it's something fundamental to all the civilisation and we just appreciate it.. in the jungle, esp in rainforest, with fire we can cook, dry our clothes, keeping insects and animals away, a sign of telling other ppl that we're there etc etc. btw where would u use a lighter? in the city? are you crazy? are you trying to burn down the whole city? (yup, that was exactly how silly your comment was to me). and some ppl just enjoy the nature, go into the forest To Yamamoto,
why did u post a stupid comment? was it because you’re stupid? or was it simply because you think we do not know zippo? well anyway, thanks a lot i had a good laugh..)on you of course)
making fire without using a lighter is also a knowledge, it requires skills. something that could be very useful to certain ppl (maybe not for you i guess).. it’s something fundamental to all the civilisation and we just appreciate it..
in the jungle, esp in rainforest, with fire we can cook, dry our clothes, keeping insects and animals away, a sign of telling other ppl that we’re there etc etc. btw where would u use a lighter? in the city? are you crazy? are you trying to burn down the whole city? (yup, that was exactly how silly your comment was to me). and some ppl just enjoy the nature, go into the forest

]]> By: James http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/04/mastering-the-skill-of-making-fire-by-friction-bow-drill/#comment-500 James Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:54:32 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=640#comment-500 Thanks for posting! I'm planning to go back to Philippines again. This time I want to explore more of the mountains. Hopefully I can learn some of the skills you have to make the trip more successful. Thanks for posting! I’m planning to go back to Philippines again. This time I want to explore more of the mountains. Hopefully I can learn some of the skills you have to make the trip more successful.

]]> By: Keong http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2009/04/mastering-the-skill-of-making-fire-by-friction-bow-drill/#comment-77 Keong Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:23:43 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=640#comment-77 Hi Yamato-san...well, its a lost skill. I see it like tradition. We still practise traditions that are centuries old but we never replace them with the modernities that we have. Same thing I guess. The jungle frees the soul. With a knife, someday I hope to be able to just walk into the jungle and build everything and survive there. Again...like tradition! Yup...my dog Sox. You should get one. Hi Yamato-san…well, its a lost skill. I see it like tradition. We still practise traditions that are centuries old but we never replace them with the modernities that we have. Same thing I guess.

The jungle frees the soul. With a knife, someday I hope to be able to just walk into the jungle and build everything and survive there. Again…like tradition!

Yup…my dog Sox. You should get one.

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