Starting A Fire By Drilling A Stick Into Another Piece Of Wood
| Field | Fire lighting |
| Went Obsolete | 1800s |
| Made Obsolete By | Matches |
| Knowledge Assumed | Knowledge of types of wood, ability to make required equipment |
| When useful | Survival |
--- By drilling a round thin piece of wood into a flat "hearth" with a suitable notch cut out enough friction can be generated to cause combustion of the sawdust created from the hearth, this can the be transferred to tinder to light a fire.
A bow consisting of a bent piece of wood and a piece of string can be used to help spin the drill fast enough to create enough friction
This skill is still used in some parts of the world and is often practised by (boy) scouts