fireboard
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The friction of the spindle against an indentation in the fireboard grinds particles from both surfaces, which must heat to 800 degrees F before a glowing coal forms.
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Besides proper technique, you have to choose the right wood for the fireboard and spindle.
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Sets made from dry softwoods, including aspen, willow, cottonwood, and juniper, are preferred, although a spindle made from a slightly harder wood, combined with a softer fireboard, can also work.
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Step One Cut a V-shaped notch in the fireboard, then start a small depression adjacent to it with a rock or knife tip.
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He then went about his evening prayers, took out his idol, and removed the paper fireboard.
From Moby Dick, or, the whale by Melville, Herman