Fire Thong

The fire thong is a firebyfriction technique that was utilized in Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea. This unique fire making method required a heathboard and a piece of split rattan. A conical hole is created on the top, flat side of the hearthboard. A tiny hole, that bores to the end of the conical crater, is created in the middle of the bottom, curved side of the hearthboard. The punctured hole is less that 1, 8 inch (. 3175 cm) in diameter. A shallow slot is carved over the tiny hole to guide the spli br, br,