![]() My amazement turned to confusion, however, when some applications consistently worked for me while others did not. I was amazed at the variety of theories and techniques that surrounded friction fire. I was inspired by the local work of Dick Baugh, who offered encouragement and guidance. So I began to rely on the wisdom of elders in print: books, journals, newsletters, correspondence and Internet. I moved to California at the top of 2000 and mostly lost that valuable, one-to-one mentoring that has served to bring into each successive generation the exact duplication of skills necessary to promote us into the future. A spark was planted inside me at that very moment. Jeff would reverently bring out his bow drill set, knead together a tinder nest, and with about fifteen seconds of bow-draw, an ember would magically appear. It was then that I first became aware that fire lay dormant within sticks, ready to expose itself with a little coaxing from humans. The Past: During the winter of 1999 I was fortunate enough to teach at an outdoor school in southern California with Jeff Stauffer, now the Ethnobotanist of that school and an adjunct primitive skills instructor for Raven's Way Traditional School in Arizona. Home | Youth Programs | Adult Programs | Schools of North America | International | GatheringsĪrticles | Journals | Books and Videos by Thomas J. ![]() Primitive Living Skills Get in touch with your wild side!
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