fireboard
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Besides proper technique, you have to choose the right wood for the fireboard and spindle.
From Time Magazine Archive
The combination of the right fireboard and spindle is the key to success, so experiment with different dry softwoods until you find a set that produces.
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Remember that the drill must be as hard or slightly harder than the 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.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is just such a speaking monument of suffering as we want in our parlor, and suits my fireboard most admirably.
From The Grimké Sisters Sarah and Angelina Grimké: the First American Women Advocates of Abolition and Woman's Rights by Birney, Catherine H.
