How do you make a fire using sticks and stones?

Question

tonight we are going to try to make a fire using sticks and stones in our firepit. we have a summer to do list, and this is one of them...please help us with itt!!!!

Answer 1

Find a small flat stone with a depression in it that will fit in your hand to use as a spinning block. Next, take a large piece of wood that can be used as a base. It needs to be long enough that you can hold it in place when kneeling down on it while using it as a base for your fire starter. Use your knife and drill and indentation in the wood to receive a pointed stick. Cut a small groove (so the stick won't slip into it) to allow the embers to fall through to the side.

Take a straight stick about 18" long and whittle the ends to dull points. Take another stick about 18" long, cut a small notch about 1" from each end to tie your boot lace or shoe string to so it wont slip. Tie your boot lace to the stick tight enough to cause it to bend about 1-2" . Next twist the first stick into the bow string so it loops around it.

Take some dry shavings (tinder) lint from a cotton sock works good too mixed with the shavings. Place a ball of tender the size of your fist beside the groove in the base board.

Stand your friction stick up with one end in the hole in the base board, holding it in place with the small stone on the top end. Push  down on the small stone while drawing your bow back and forth causing the friction stick to rotate.

As the bottom of the friction stick heats against the base board, hot embers will start to build in the small groove and spill into the tender. When it catches, gently blow the coal into a flame.

Add the flame to a pile of dry thin sticks, adding larger wood as the fire gets bigger.

Plan the task, have everything ready and close at hand.

Good luck

PS  If you start spinning the friction stick with the bow slowly, until the ends shape themselves to the base board and the plam stone, it will work better. Once the bow can be used without anything slipping apart, you can go faster and produce the friction needed to get the embers.

Answer 2

dont use manufactured wood cause it is coated anti-rot substance. rub 2 sticks together so it will take less time.

Answer 3

Great Answer Bandit!

I would also add that if you are going to have hot a hot fire, collect stones to surround that haven't been continuously submersed in water, like a creek for instance.  As the rocks become hotter the steam from the inside will need a place to escape and many times they will spall, sending flying chunks of rock, possibly toward those enjoying the fire. :)

Answer 4

Obviously u will need to get wood without coating on it. usually if u go to walmart in the gardening section they sell those. the rocks are for putting around the pit to make it safe. U will need to put 4 to 5 piece of wood inside the pit which is surrounded by the rocks. Then u get two more pieces of wood and rub them against it. U put one piece of wood straight down pointing toward the pile of wood. and then rub the other piece of wood horizanntly to the piece of wood pointing down. after about 3 minutes of fast FAST rubbing it should catch a spark and start a fire. But if that doesnt work u could always use a flint and get a spark.