fireboard
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Origin of 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.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Besides proper technique, you have to choose the right wood for the fireboard and spindle.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
I went to Jacksonville and got a fiveinch moulding for a base, and then had one fireboard sawed in two, so that there was an arched panel for each end.
From Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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