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What does the bow-and-drill fire method use to create heat?

Friction from a spinning spindle.

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Why: The bow spins a spindle against a fireboard, and friction creates a hot spark in the tinder.

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Answer: Friction from a spinning spindle. The bow spins a spindle against a fireboard, and friction creates a hot spark in the tinder.

  1. Scouting America: Wilderness Survival www.scouting.org/merit-badges/wilderness-survival
    The bow-and-drill fire-starting method relies on friction to create heat.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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