fireboard
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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.
From Time Magazine Archive
Remember that the drill must be as hard or slightly harder than the fireboard.
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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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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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I will take away the fireboard, so they can come out at the fireplace.
From The Nursery, December 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 6 by Various
