fireboard
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Sets made from dry softwoods, including aspen, willow, cottonwood, and juniper, are preferred, although a spindle made from a slightly harder wood, combined with a softer fireboard, can also work.
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Remember that the drill must be as hard or slightly harder than the fireboard.
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The combination of the right fireboard and spindle is the key to success, so experiment with different dry softwoods until you find a set that produces.
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Besides proper technique, you have to choose the right wood for the fireboard and spindle.
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"She didn't do nothin'," giggled Dock, "but jest pick up stitches hard as she could, and her face wuz as red as one them pressed leaves they got pinned over the fireboard."
From The Tobacco Tiller A Tale of the Kentucky Tobacco Fields by Hackley, Sarah Bell