Bowdrill

Primitive tool for generating fire by friction rotation.

Fire StartingSurvival ToolPrimitive Technology

Complexity

Current best complexity is 54:

Bowdrill

Discover this myself!

Statistics

Discovered by

1board

Best recipe held by

1board

First discovered

4 monthsago

Crafted

1time

Made with

1recipe

Used in

0recipes

Highlights

First discovered by
TA's board
· 4 months ago
Lowest complexity54first held by
TA's board
· 4 months ago
Last crafted by
TA's board
· 4 months ago

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Technical information

Concept ID: 31862
Color: #8B4513
Emoji: 🔥/🪵🔄
Categories: Fire Starting, Survival Tool, Primitive Technology
Best complexity: 54
First discovered: Feb 26, 2026, 05:19 UTC
Trademarked: No
Copyrighted: No

About "Bowdrill" concept

Bowdrill can be discovered in Concepts, categorized under Fire Starting, Survival Tool, Primitive Technology. Primitive tool for generating fire by friction rotation.

It has been discovered by 1 board and crafted 1 time, first appearing 4 months ago. Bowdrill can be created from 1 recipe.

Bowdrill was first discovered by TA's board 4 months ago. They also hold the lowest-complexity recipe, at 54.

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