So, PhyreDojo is getting ready for 2026's GreenBelt Workshops. DATE: (((SATURDAY))) JANUARY 01/17/2026 THE PATH TO (GB) GREEN BELT - MONTHLY TRAINING/THEME: WE ARE GOING TO VISIT AND PURCHASE OUR OWN RAW MATERIALS (RM1) AT https://www.woodboardsandbeams.com/hardwoods OF FAIRFIELD NJ, RETURN TO PHYREDOJO AND BEGIN PRIMARY MILLING. This is a call for those who are going to start participating in January to respond here so I have an idea of how many people to prepare for... RSVP at: https://www.skool.com/phyredojo

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Credit the idea to my friend Matthew Tait. I found a dry dead leaf of Cabbage Palm (Sabal palmetto) in Florida. I played Grandfather Stalking Wolf’s game and made a bow drill coal with it as fast as I could. Used my steel knife. Bow: random dead branch on the ground (I think Lyonia sp.) Cordage: my shoelace Spindle and fire board: Cabbage Palm leaf stalk Coal catcher: leaf of Saw Palmetto Lubricant for pressure hand brace: crushed green leaf Pressure Hand Brace: random slab of dead wood. Note how thin it can be if your bow drill wood is very soft.

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Alex will be taking over the White Belt Workshops as Instructor for 2026 (except February) Here is a short list of some of the most available, HARDEST WOODS IN THE WORLD. How would you like to show up to a Workshop for a day and leave a little later not only having the competence of having DONE a new friction firemaking method, but succeeded at getting COALS from some of these hardwoods of the world along with some other people? DATE: (THIRD) SUNDAY of JANUARY 01/18/2026 @10AM THE PATH TO (WB) WHITE BELT – MONTHLY TRAINING/THEME: (TD) TOGGLE DRILL – COMPETENCE TO COMPREHENSION $50.00 at the door. If you can't make it, but want to learn more about the (TD) TOGGLE DRILL - CLICK HERE - IT'S FREE! - https://phyredojo.com/phyrepedia-toggle-drill/ If you want to experience this for real: Here's more info about this and other Workshops: https://phyredojo.com/events/ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10240192225972438&set=a.1173060415758