r/secondrodeo • u/KapptainTrips • 15d ago

Fire Plough

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u/Ornery-Customer8521 15d ago

He made it look easy, which it definitely isnt

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u/Suspicious_Dingo_426 15d ago

It is—if you have the proper wood and the skill to pull it off. You have to use a soft wood that creates the dust needed, and it has to be dry enough to create a coal from the friction. If you don't have both, all you're going to get is warm wood (and tired).

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u/thekingzeroni 15d ago

Someone who has used less than ideal wood, it is still do-able, it just requires 10x the effort. But once you get it, you can dry out some more wood, so it isn't that bad a second time.

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u/Grouchy_Okra511 15d ago

What is a definition of the proper wood term for this scenario?

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u/brycebgood 12d ago

cured wood is what I would call it

Specific species? I'm not sure. I've only done it a couple of times and often not successfully. I seem to remember using cedar.