Creating a Fire by Friction
Sunday, October 28, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Come and learn the ancient art of fire by friction, and connect with your ancient ancestors! Create fire using only a knife, string, and natural materials. This full day workshop focuses on friction fire by the bow drill method, and will include an introduction to the hand drill as time allows. This skill is deeply intertwined with knowledge of trees, the ability to make cordage, and awareness of weather conditions and wind. No prior experience is necessary and we will focus on a few different methods to find the ones that work best for you. Knowing how to make a friction fire opens a vast world of possibilities – you may just end up finding yourself at the start of a lifelong learning journey! We will take an hour or so break for lunch. Please bring lunch and snacks.
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While on this quest for fire you will:
• Experience creating friction fire for the very first time just as your ancestors did.
• Carve and construct your own bow drill kit to take home with you.
• Learn knife safety and several carving techniques.
• Learn proper technique for starting a friction fire.
• Learn material identification and selection.
• Learn proper fire structures, tinder collection, and fire tending.
Materials and technical bow drill tips included. You will go home with your very own bow drill kit and the skills and knowledge to create a friction fire! We will also share stories of why fire making is culturally important to humans.
Please bring a sharp, fixed-blade knife with you, as well as a notebook and pen, lunch, snack, and a water bottle. Please ask us if you need advice on buying a knife – we can recommend one for less than $15 that is of high quality and will provide many years of excellent use.
The registration deadline for this class is October 21st. The early early bird fee (through 8/19) for this day long workshop is $45. The early bird fee (8/20-9/23) is $60. The regular fee (9/24-10/21) is $75. Bring a friend for a $10 discount off of your total fee.
To REGISTER and reserve your space please complete this online form by October 21st. This class is limited to 8 participants.
Last class featured in the Shelby Star here!
While on this quest for fire you will:
• Experience creating friction fire for the very first time just as your ancestors did.
• Carve and construct your own bow drill kit to take home with you.
• Learn knife safety and several carving techniques.
• Learn proper technique for starting a friction fire.
• Learn material identification and selection.
• Learn proper fire structures, tinder collection, and fire tending.
Materials and technical bow drill tips included. You will go home with your very own bow drill kit and the skills and knowledge to create a friction fire! We will also share stories of why fire making is culturally important to humans.
Please bring a sharp, fixed-blade knife with you, as well as a notebook and pen, lunch, snack, and a water bottle. Please ask us if you need advice on buying a knife – we can recommend one for less than $15 that is of high quality and will provide many years of excellent use.
The registration deadline for this class is October 21st. The early early bird fee (through 8/19) for this day long workshop is $45. The early bird fee (8/20-9/23) is $60. The regular fee (9/24-10/21) is $75. Bring a friend for a $10 discount off of your total fee.
To REGISTER and reserve your space please complete this online form by October 21st. This class is limited to 8 participants.
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Teacher bio:
Matt Colombo is deeply interested in sustainable living and connecting with the ecosystems that sustain him. He has been a teacher and facilitator in many different arenas - drum instructor, naturalist, tutor, mentor, organizational development specialist - for the past 15 years. He has been practicing and teaching primitive/wilderness and self-sufficiency skills, such as bow hunting, fire making, foraging, animal processing, pottery, and food preparation, since 2015. These days, Matt is living primarily outside, doing all of his cooking over wood fire, and building himself a wigwam to live in. You can follow his rewilding journey at http://transitionrewild.blogspot.com/and read reviews of his classes at http://knowledgecommonsdc.org/blog/heighten-your-senses-nature/ and http://www.shelbystar.com/news/20180617/getting-back-to-mother-nature. |
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