Survival Bow And Drill With Spruce Root Cordage

Published 2019-08-02
Lonnie demonstrates how to perform a true survival bow and drill friction using spruce root cordage harvested and utilized with no tools

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Hello my name is Lonnie and My wife is Connie.

Here at Far North Bushcraft And Survival you will learn about many long forgotten tricks and tips of the old time woodsmen. Not only will you learn about bushcraft / woodcraft but you will learn many things that will help you to survive in less than ideal "survival" situations as well. Come along and sit with me by the campfire as I delve into these subjects in a way that you can easily learn to then do yourself.

I will show you how to make shelters, gather food, use wild medicines as well as start fires with or without matches, lighters, ferro rods, etc

All Comments (21)
  • @rickredman513
    Necessity is the Mother of Invention! Always remain calm in the Bush. Give it all you've got! Cheers Lonnie! Just spent weekend teaching these things to young folks. One mother told me I created a Survival Monster! Her daughter was on back deck practicing til midnight.
  • @jameserkel4238
    Lonnie ,you make everything you do look easy.You take that old saying---where there is smoke there is fire,easy to understand. Good job!
  • @ladyofthemasque
    I've said it before and I'll say it again: I LOVE how you show your troubles and difficulties with calm acceptance & thoughtful evaluation, Lonnie. You're a role model for patience, practice, and an understanding that very few things are perfect in life. You show us how failure isn't a stopping point, but instead is just a pausing point to re-assess the situation and what we can do about it. Thank you!
  • Thanks for all the great, very instructive, not to mention very entertaining, videos! You are an inspiration. Thanks also to your wife for the great camera work!
  • Lonnie I really like the way you use one board and just cut a channel to the last hole. It seems to be a way to keep the labor down. Thanks Connie.
  • @ZsomborZsombibi
    Thanks for sharing the problems as well. Most common survival videos show perfect smooth procedures which are not the case in real situations.
  • @nutthrower4415
    The down and dirty don’t get more real then this. Thanks you two 👍
  • @mulematt6225
    WE APPRECIATE U BOTH VERY MUCH!!! Your videos could LITERALLY save someone's(or multiple ppl) life. Thanks for everything, and EVERYONE of your videos.
  • @MILOSLAVJMP
    Skvělé video příteli děkuji, že své umění ukazuješ celému světu. Takový kořen už dlouho hledám v našich evropských lesích. Byl jsi rychlejší. Ať se Ti daří. Bůh žehnej. Míla
  • It was nice ti see your eyes again. You look wiser without the glasses. Thank you for the video.
  • @JohnDoe-zl6ph
    I love your videos. You prove over and over, you don't need the latest and greatest thing to survive/do Bushcraft!!!! 👍 This is what makes your channel the best Bushcraft/surival channel on YouTube and the only one I subscribe to!!!!!!
  • @johnearhart8811
    Thanks for the time you spend in helping us out. God bless!
  • Hay Lonnie & Connie, another 1 for my favorites List, Great Job, Thanks, Friends ! ATB T God Bless
  • You guys are very nice to watch. It's really like getting a walk in the woods by the old timer of the place getting a load of knowledge on the way. Please take care and looking foward more content+
  • Proof that it can be done, and proof that it is not easy... That root looks really hardy, yet flexible..... nice.
  • @MichaelR58
    Lonnie and Connie, thanks for sharing, great information ,atb 👍
  • @Ghost_Os
    I love the idea of bridging the gap into an old hole for the ember to coalesce in. I'll have to try that with hand drill, since that's my flavour of friction fire. Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂