Bushcraft Illustrated by Dave Canterbury

Author:Dave Canterbury
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Adams Media

Starting with the center cut, this will be where the hearth comes from. It should be the driest area of the piece, and it should give you the largest area of sap or white wood available from the log itself. You want to avoid any areas of heavy resins or heartwood if possible. Split this again down the pith center to give you two boards and select the best one, free of knots or twisted grain pattern. Note you will want this board to be about 1" thick when split out, so bear this in mind when making your log splits.

Once you have figured out which side you will use for the hearth board, you can begin to square up the piece. It is important that the board not rock around and that it is level on the ground when making an ember. Movement will cause a loss in form; good form is important for making the process smooth. Now you’ll need to set the hearth board aside to make the spindle. You need to know the diameter of your spindle before making your hearth board, so this is the reason for the break. From one of the other pieces you should be able to split again and have plenty of material to make a spindle the right length and diameter. FIGURE 6.30 shows an example of a spindle made this way.

SPINDLE

Figure 6.30

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