Reading Glass Fire Lighting..wmv

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Channel: Keith H. Burgess · 2011 · Education

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The author demonstrates how he makes fire using a reading glass, and a pair of 17th century specticles. The piece of Punkwood tinder he is using has not been previously charred. Any plant tinder material can be used in this manner.
New England Colonial Living History Group 1680-1760.
Forum: http://eighteenthcenturylivinghistory.freeforums.org/
My Blog: http://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/

Actually when it came to do this demonstration it clouded over! So I had to wait for the sun to come out again  for a brief moment. Hence you can see the cuts in the video.

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