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Fire by Friction – Bow Drill – Using Limpet Shells

www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk – Ashley demonstrates use of the bow-drill, using friction fire lighting methods whilst trying out a new bearing-block on top of the drill, we used two Limpet shells and it worked well.

How do you sand/polish opihi shells?

How do you get a nice shine like the shells they use in jewelery?

An example: http://www.quinciehamby.com/images/bot/bot_13d.jpg

(For those who don’t know, opihi are Hawaiian limpets)

Garden snails~ escargots: Gastropoda feeding frenzy on honeysuckle vines.

A macro look into the world of the common garden snails as they feed on the wooden stems of the honeysuckle vines just after a rain shower.

How do you sand/polish opihi shells?

How do you get a nice shine like the shells they use in jewelery?

An example: http://www.quinciehamby.com/images/bot/bot_13d.jpg

(For those who don’t know, opihi are Hawaiian limpets)