Fire saws
The fire saws is a primitive way to fire to produce by means of friction.
history
Two variants of fire sawing have been discovered in Australia. One uses a knife-shaped piece of hardwood as a saw to create friction on a piece of wood. The other technique uses the woomera and the shield that the natives carry with them.
Bamboo fire saws are common in the Philippines.
technology
When sawing fire, you need a piece of wood with a notch carved into it. The “saw” is rubbed at the notch to generate glowing wood dust and to make a tinder nest burn. The saw can be made of hardwood or a cord.
Individual evidence
- ^ DS Davidson: Fire-making in Australia . In: American Anthropologist . tape 49 , no. 3 , October 28, 2009, p. 432 ( PDF [accessed June 30, 2016]).
- ^ Bamboo Fire Saw. June 20, 2009, accessed June 30, 2016 .