Machette + Screwdriver = Fire Piston

[BUSHCRAFTTOOLS]

Decided this was the best place to post this link on a native Semelai making a fire piston using a machette/parang and a screwdriver.

For those of you that have ever tried to make a fire piston.....you will know how much of a challenge it is to get it right (even with power tools). Check the vid out...

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NKq4ChNOew&feature=channel_page

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK2yqcKdUZc&feature=relmfu

[Matt]

Great videos bud, many thanks:)

Matt.

[Ben Casey]

Totally cool :)

[Degsy]

true bushcraft, what a guy

[CanadianMike]

Watched a bit of it, will do later, but one other video led me to another and I came across this kid who made a firepiston out of an AA Maglite housing, and he keeps the charcloth in the screw on head of it. Pretty impressive, have to watch the rest of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyFt96zPaws&NR=1

[Roadkillphil]

Fantastic! glued me to the monitor they did :D

[Raven]

good find , dude got skills!!

[Bernie]

Great to see skills that are that well honed. He's obviously made a few in his time! :D

Makes me want to have a go. How hard can it be? LOL! I have a lot of respect for people like him who've got the eyes and hands to make such great tools.

Certainly took less effort than a bow drill.

[Silverback]

As we say in Yorkshire "I'm gobsmacked" - amazing skills, Id love to be able to do that.

[Bob W]

I actually made a fire piston a few weeks ago, yes it works, the piston is done I just need to mount it in a suitable handle.

I might make another with a video and/or pics.

[J_P]

Hi buddy, i got one of your firepistons at the bushcraft show, good kit! ill see you at the wilderness gathering .... JP