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Fires
Aussie Fire Bow
uq.net.au/~zzdlittl/aussiefirebow.html

Article about/how to make a fire bow.
Date Visited: 2008-05-12 00:00:00.

Bow Drill Kit Large - Troop 142
va-troop142.org/Scouts/OutDoorSkills/4_FireBuilding/Bow_Drill_Kit_Large.jpg

Large JPG of the parts of a bow drill.
Date Visited: 2008-05-13 00:00:00.

Building a cooking fire - UK Scouts
web.ukonline.co.uk/scoutnotebook/fires/cooking.html

Nice page.
Date Visited: 2007-08-27 00:00:00.

Burning Properties of Wood - 9th Huddersfield
9thhuddersfieldscouts.org.uk/Scouting/Scoutcraft/Camping/Burning%20Properties%20Of%20Wood.pdf

PDF file.
Date Visited: 2008-07-07 00:00:00.

Cooking on an Open Fire.
ravenlore.co.uk/html/food.html

U.K. site. Different perspective.
Date Visited: 2008-05-17 00:00:00.

Fire Building Challenge - Cardinal District
cardinaldistrict.net/docs/FireBuildingChallenge.pdf

PDF file. Looks like a great patrol fire-making activity.
Date Visited: 2008-07-01 00:00:00.

Fire by Friction for the Rank of Firecrafter
va-troop142.org/Scouts/OutDoorSkills/4_FireBuilding/Fire%20by%20Friction%20for%20the%20Rank%20of%20Firecrafter.doc

DOC file.
Date Visited: 2008-05-13 00:00:00.

Fire Hazards - Wayback Machine
web.archive.org/web/19990221202917/http://cac.psu.edu/~jxm181/scouts/leader/fire-haz.html

From the Leader Magazine.
Date Visited: 2008-05-01 00:00:00.

Fire Lighting - 1st Formby
1stformby.org.uk/files/fire lighting.pdf

PDF file. How-to article on starting fires.
Date Visited: 2008-04-17 00:00:00.

Fire Lighting - 1st Lawrencetown Scouts
lawrencetownscouts.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/lightingfires.pdf

PDF file.
Date Visited: 2008-04-28 00:00:00.

Fire Lighting - Boroondara Scouts
boroondarascouts.asn.au/Leader_Resources/Leader_info_book/Program_Resources/Section3-Scouts/Fire Lighting Basics.pdf

PDF file.
Date Visited: 2008-06-11 00:00:00.

Fire Lighting - Salisbury District
salisburyscoutdistrict.sa.scouts.com.au/camping_firelighting.pdf

PDF file.
Date Visited: 2008-07-22 00:00:00.

Fire Lighting - UK Scouting Resources
scoutingresources.org.uk/downloads/camping_firelighting.pdf

PDF file. How-to.
Date Visited: 2008-04-30 00:00:00.

Fire Making Materials - Firewood Instructions Sheet - Troop 37
bsa37.org/Resources/fire.doc

Doc file.
Date Visited: 2008-04-11 00:00:00.

Fire Starters
troop170.org/Fire_Starters.html

Page about fire starting.
Date Visited: 2007-08-29 00:00:00.

Fireboard and Spindle - Troop 142
va-troop142.org/Scouts/OutDoorSkills/4_FireBuilding/Fireboard-n-Spindle.doc

Small DOC file.
Date Visited: 2008-05-13 00:00:00.

Firebuilding Kit - Troop 142
va-troop142.org/Scouts/OutDoorSkills/4_FireBuilding/kit_pic.jpg

JPF illustrating a firebuilding kit.
Date Visited: 2008-05-13 00:00:00.

Firecraft - Troop 869
troop869.net/Troop 869/Firecraft.pdf

PDF file. Seven page article.
Date Visited: 2008-06-12 00:00:00.

Firelighting - 9th Huddersfield
9thhuddersfieldscouts.org.uk/Scouting/Scoutcraft/Camping/Firelighting.pdf

PDF file. Basic primer.
Date Visited: 2008-07-08 00:00:00.

Firem'n Chit Lesson Plan - Troop 1018
troop1018.org/Leader_Resources/Lesson_Plans/Firemn_Chit.pdf

PDF file.
Date Visited: 2007-11-08 00:00:00.

How to Build a Fire by Friction
va-troop142.org/Scouts/OutDoorSkills/fire1.txt

Text article.
Date Visited: 2008-05-13 00:00:00.

How to Make Char Cloth - Troop 22
chuh.net/troop22/resources/How To Make Char Cloth Tutorial.pdf

PDF file.
Date Visited: 2007-09-30 00:00:00.

How to Make Fire with No Matches - Troop 37
bsa37.org/Resources/nomatches.pdf

PDF file.
Date Visited: 2008-04-12 00:00:00.

How to Make Fire Without Matches - Troop 261
bsatroop261.org/assets/nomatches.pdf

PDF file.
Date Visited: 2007-12-23 00:00:00.

How to Start a Fire With Sticks - WikiHow
wikihow.com/Start-a-Fire-With-Sticks

Extensive article. Article can be edited by anybody, so all warnings apply.
Date Visited: 2008-05-12 00:00:00.

Jute - Troop 142
va-troop142.org/Scouts/OutDoorSkills/4_FireBuilding/Jute_large.jpg

JPG illustrating jute.
Date Visited: 2008-05-13 00:00:00.

Lesson Plan - How to Start a Fire Without Matches - Troop 1018
troop1018.org/Leader_Resources/Lesson_Plans/No%20Match%20Fire%20v1-1.doc

DOC file.
Date Visited: 2008-07-15 00:00:00.

Make fire without Matches - Cardinal District
cardinaldistrict.net/docs/FireWithoutMatches.pdf

PDF file. How-to.
Date Visited: 2008-07-01 00:00:00.

Making a Fire - 9th Huddersfield
9thhuddersfieldscouts.org.uk/Scouting/Scoutcraft/Camping/Making%20A%20Fire.pdf

PDF file. Basic information.
Date Visited: 2008-07-07 00:00:00.

Primitive Fire Making - Cardinal District
cardinaldistrict.net/docs/flintsteel.pdf

PDF file. How-to.
Date Visited: 2008-07-01 00:00:00.

The Bow Drill Method - Troop 142
va-troop142.org/Scouts/OutDoorSkills/4_FireBuilding/The%20bow%20drill%20method.doc

DOC file.
Date Visited: 2008-05-13 00:00:00.

The Burning Properties of wood - 1st Formby
1stformby.org.uk/files/wood burning.pdf

PDF file. Basic knowledge.
Date Visited: 2008-04-17 00:00:00.

The Burning Properties of wood - 1st Lawrencetown scouts
lawrencetownscouts.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/woodburning.pdf

PDF file.
Date Visited: 2008-04-28 00:00:00.

Types of Fires & Ovens - 9th Huddersfield
9thhuddersfieldscouts.org.uk/Scouting/Scoutcraft/Camping/Types%20Of%20Fires%20&%20Ovens.pdf

PDF file.
Date Visited: 2008-07-09 00:00:00.

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