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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

As I go through old posts, I am kind of getting back to the basics of 
certain skills.  I was reading a page about fire and making fire, and I 
realized that I need to do that.  I have tried before, but resorted to 
flint and steel.  I think I need to learn to do it either with my 
glasses or with a bow drill.  Of course, we all know how useful fire is, 
but look at this list:
http://www.primitiveways.com/uses_of_fire.html
This site, btw, has some pretty good, basic stuff
It is a good reminder that we need to rely on just materials at hand, 
because it _is_ so important to survival.  I'll be making a hearth board 
and drill tomorrow.

B
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