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Bow drill

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a drill worked by a bow and string.
See under Bow, Breast.

See also: Bow Drill



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Her 12-year-old son had a yen for survival skills but could not, no matter how hard he tried, start a fire using a bow drill, a low-tech step-up from rubbing two sticks together.
He will also be demonstrating the use of the bow drill and an adze.
Bow drill - an ancient tool used in making fire, for primitive dentistry and woodworking ?
 
 
 
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