Hello everyone, I'm from Ireland and I was wondering what the best woods for the hand drill would be? Everywhere I go I get different answers so what do you think? Thanks in advance!
Hello everyone, I'm from Ireland and I was wondering what the best woods for the hand drill would be? Everywhere I go I get different answers so what do you think? Thanks in advance!
There is not best set. Sycamore on sycamore was my first success. I find a hazel spindle best, with a lime hearth fantastic, as is holly, ivy, cedar. Try different sets, see what works best for you.
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I haven't yet played around with friction fire, but many folks on this side of the Water have success with mullein (drill) and linden (hearth board).
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It's a tough one as it realy depends on what's around at the time. Hazel works for the spindle well, however I've found sweet chestnut to be the best for both spindle and board in my opinion. The best advice I can give is look for a good sound piece of hardwood for the spindle and hearth, but also experiment with it all. Even failures are a good lesson tbh. ATB Shug.
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As Midas says, introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about your experience.. there seems to be a renaissance in hand drill in Ireland at the minute.
Elder on Ivy always works well for me, cut it wet to get the perfect pieces and dry it out for the best results.
How long would you suggest waiting to die and dry out after cutting?
It depends on the time of year and if the wife will let you keep it in the airing cuboard!
Over the winter will take a couple of months but in the warmth of the sun it could only take a couple of weeks to dry it out, theres no real diffinative answer Im afraid, will be a bit of trail and error.
Great thanks for the help! And thanks to everybody else for ypur combinations and advice aswell.
Marc
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