Matchless Firestarting (FREE!)
Sat, Aug 28
|Deering Oaks Amphitheater
Learn to make a roaring campfire by rubbing a few sticks together - no matches required. Everyone will carve a fire kit to take home.
Time & Location
Aug 28, 2021, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Deering Oaks Amphitheater, Portland, ME 04101, USA
Guests
About the event
Early or pre-humans have been controlling fire for as long as 1.7 million years – before humanity evolved, beginning 300,000 years ago. Fire is a result of impact, compression, solar energy or friction. Ancient fire-making methods include the hand drill, bow drill, pump drill, fire plow, fire saw, fire thong, and sparks caught from striking rocks. Bow drills have been used by humans around the world for thousands of years.
Learn how to make and practice using a complete matchless-firestarting bow drill kit - bow, spindle, handhold, and fireboard - using a variety of locally-sourced materials and a piece of cordage. $35 includes all required tools, materials, tuition, and a cup of tea. Everyone will make a bow drill kit to take home.
Space in this class is limited to 6 participants. Preregistration, along with a paid deposit, is required to reserve a spot in the class. Deposits may be…
Tickets
Matchless Firestarting 4/24/21
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