1) How long has it been since the last rain? 2) What is today's humidity? 3) Are you familiar with the donor tree? 4) Is the wood well off the ground. 5) Has the bark fallen off? 6) Has it been exposed to plenty of sun and wind? 7) Is the wood degraded from years of exposure? 8) Does it have a long and straight enough piece on it for the spindle?
Let me explain how I chose this piece of Virginia for today's bow drill friction fire. It hasn't rained in 7 days, low humidity today, I used a piece of the donor tree last year successfully for a hand drill fire board, it's off the ground, bark is gone, exposed to plenty of sun and wind, tree's been down for years, and it has a long straight section that will make a good spindle.
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