Check the listing for details. Bow Drill Primitive Friction Fire Kit - Complete Kit with written instructions!. Condition: New. Listed at 39.50 USD. Bow Drill Primitive Friction Fire Kit - comes as 'Complete Kit' with written instructions! Oak or Ash Bow treated with boiled linseed oil to help protect it from the elements! Each bow as well as each handhold is harvested by hand and handcrafted As the name, 'Bow Drill Primitive Fire' implies, this Bow Drill Fire Kit will make it feel as if you yourself were out in the wilderness and had to make your own bow drill to make fire. Many of the pieces are hand harvested from natural resources and are handmade. They won't look like you bought them from a store. The bow drill is an ancient tool used to make friction fire. It's a primitive method of starting fire without matches or a lighter. It’s a method that applies friction to generate heat. The heat eventually produces an ember in the burnt wood dust. The ember is tiny and fragile. Once it is formed it is carefully placed into a "tinder bundle" where it is carefully nurtured and coaxed into flame. Once the tinder bundle bursts into flame, it is placed into the fuel that has been assembled ready for ignition. Bow drills were used between the 4th and 5th millennium BC. The bow drill consists of a bearing block or handhold, a spindle or drill, a hearth or fireboard, and a simple bow. Your Bow Drill Primitive Fire Kit: Directions on how to take the bow string off and coil it around the bow to carry or to pack it easier: See last 4 photosThe bow string is tied on one end with a special slip knot. Loosen the slip knot and either:Slip the loop off the tip of the bow and insert the end of the handle through the loop (see photos 10 and 11)or slip the loop down towards the handle (see last photo).Hold the knot in place and turn the bow clockwise to coil the string around the bow.Tighten the slip knot to secure it (See photo #9).Parts description:The Bow is simple and strong. It is hand harvested. Using an Ash or Oak branch, it is shaped and hand crafted into the final product. It is then treated with boiled linseed oil to help withstand the elements.The Bearing block or Handhold is also made from either Oak or Ash which is a harder wood than oak. Each handhold is treated with linseed oil and has a handmade steel plate insert for the spindle that is virtually frictionless. The steel plate insert is also shiny enough to use as a signal like a mirror in an emergency situation.The Bow String is made of parachute cord which is rot resistant and very tough. As seen on the photos, I use one long piece of paracord string. Half of the string is already tied to the bow and the other half is wrapped around the handle to be used as a quick back up just in case the other one breaks. Since the back-up string is already tied on the handle end of the bow all you need to do is tie the other end for a fast transition. You can of course take the whole string from the bow and use it as cordage if the need arises.The Drills or Spindles are made from Cottonwood, Sotol and Cedar. They are carefully hand-cut, hand-crafted and sun dried to make sure they are as straight as possible and that they will rotate nicely with very little wobble, if any, when spinning. Each spindle has been tested and burned in to make sure that they will work properly when used to make a coal ember.The Fireboard is made from Cedar. It is already burned in with a /\-notch cutout. The notch cutout is carved wider on its underside in order to have more room to collect coal dust. I had to buy the cedar wood since there are no cedar trees in my neck of the woods. Cedar wood has its own natural oil. Scrape a small mound of fibers from the cedar board or spindle using a knife, a broken piece of glass, or something similar, and ignite the fiber mound using a ferrocerium rod if for some reason you need to start a fire right away and don't have the time to start one using the bow drill.The Coal Ember Catcher is made of genuine leather. The leather is big enough to use as a pouch for a sling shot if you have the other parts to make one.The Jute Rope used for nesting material with your coal ember is made of thick, heavy duty natural jute fiber. You can cut a small piece and fluff up the fibers thoroughly then easily ignite it with a ferrocerium rod to make a quick fire if you have to. Pull on the loose end to get the length of rope you need. No need to unravel the entire coiled rope. Click on the following link to see the video: eBay item number: 302153023545. You can also use it to tie things with if the need arises.You have two other ways to start a fire if in case you lose or accidentally break your bow.Take the cedar fireboard or cedar spindle and scrape a small mound of fibers and ignite it with a ferrocerium rod.Cut a short piece of jute rope, fluff it up, and ignite with a ferrocerium rod.What you will receive with your purchase:Handmade Ash or Oak Bow treated with boiled linseed oil.Parachute cord bow string and back-up string.Bearing block or handhold is made from either Oak or Ash which is harder than oak that is treated with boiled linseed oil. It has a metal plate insert that is virtually frictionless.One fireboard made of cedar wood already burned in.Two spindles: You'll receive one set of the listed spindle combinations below. If you have a combination preference, please let me know and I will send that specific set to you.Cedar and CottonwoodCedar and SotolSotol and CottonwoodGenuine leather coal-ember catcher (may vary in size and color).10 ft. thick, heavy duty jute rope as a nesting material for the coal ember. Just pull on the loose end to get the length of rope you need. You do not need to unravel the coiled rope. Click on this link to see the video: eBay item number: 302153023545Written instruction on how to use your bow drill. If you don't know how to use a bow drill yet there are plenty of videos on YouTube that you can watch on how to use one.This is my guarantee to you: If you are not satisfied with your Bow Drill Primitive Fire kit you can return it to me within 30 days so long as it's unused for a full refund minus the cost of shipping and handling. Check out my other items: Click here to see all of my e-Bay items