Pretty excited about this one. Got a Sotol on Sotol hand drill coal today! (Dasylirion wheeleri) It’s not the first coal I’ve ever made, but it’s the first one I’ve gotten in quite a number of years, and the first time I’ve captured video proof that I can still do it, which felt really good. Huge credit to our buddy Alex for bringing the freshly harvested Arizona Sotol, coaching me while I was spinning, filming the video evidence, and for the tip of using pine pitch on the hands for grip, which was a total game changer. Also want to give a big thank you to Joe Lau and Phyre Dojo for the knowledge and inspiration behind practicing this skill. We carried the coal into a nest and blew it into flame shortly after (photo included).

I’m very sorry. But, in my last posting about the (ED) EGYPTIAN DRILL & (CD) CRUTCH DRILL WORKSHOP coming up on this SUNDAY MARCH 15th, 2026, I said that along with the first 25 woods listed, that PhyreDojo would have another 25 woods with CHALLENGING Janka Hardnesses between about 1000 to 2000, totaling 50 wood materials available… that’s not true… PhyreDojo HAS THIRTY-EIGHT MORE WOODS, FOR A TOTAL OF SIXTY-THREE WOOD MATERIALS TO TRY! THESE WOODS HAVE NEVER BEEN AVAILABLE TO OTHER PAST WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS BEFORE! : 26) J-0490 - BUTTERNUT (Juglans Cinerea) 27) J-0540 - AMERICAN CHESTNUT (Castanea Dentata) 28) J-0590 - TAMARACK (Larix Larina) 29) J-0670 - LIMBA (Terminala Superba) 30) J-0730 - KAURI (Agathis Australis) 31) J-0850 - SOFT MAPLE (Acer Macrophyllum) 32) J-0860 - RED ELM (Ulmus Rubra) 33) J-0900 - HONDURAN / GENUINE MAHOGANY (Swietenia Macrophylla) 34) J-0940 -KOTO (Pterygota Macrocarpa) 35) J-0960 - PERUVIAN WALNUT (Junglans Neotropic) 36) J-1020 – AMERICAN HOLLY (Ilex Opaca) 37) J-1030 – HUBUBALLI (Loxopterygium Sagotti) 38) J-1070 – TEAK (Tectona Grandis) 39) J-1070 – MANGO (Mangifera Indicus) 40) J-1180 – UTILE (Entandrophragma Utile) 41) J-1200 – LATI (Amphimas Pterocarpoides) 42) J-1200 – NIOVE (Staudtia Spp.) 43) J-1200 – MAKORE (Tieghemella Heckelii) 44) J-1210 – REDHEART (Simira Salvadorensis) 45) J-1280 – MOVINGUI (Distemonanthus Benthamianus) 46) J-1290 – ANGELIQUE (Dicorynia Guianensis) 47) J-1330 – SHEDUA (Guiboutia Ehie) 48) J-1390 – KENTUCKY COFFEETREE (Gymnocladus Dioicus) 49) J-1410 – SAPELE MAHOGANY (Entandrophragma Cylindricum) 50) J-1420 – BLUE MAHOE (Taliparti Elatum) 51) J-1550 – PLUM (Prunus Domestica) 52) J-1580 – HONEY LOCUST (Gleditsia Triacanthos) 53) J-1600 – RED BALAU (Shorea Spp.) 54) J-1650 – GARAPA (Apuleia Leiocarpa) 55) J-1660 – PEAR (Pyrus Communis) 56) J-1670 – PEROBA ROSA (Aspidosperma Polyneuron)

GREEN BELT MEETING TOMORROW MORNING, 02/21/2026 SATURDAY @1000 AM! 300 Basin Rd, Trenton, NJ 08619 My Phone Number - (908) 246-7215

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

10 Year Old's "First Coal Ever!" So, ALEX MALECEK who has been a CARETAKER at Tracker, went home to Western Canada for a while and went to some gatherings with a PhyreDojo Phamily PhyreBox. It contains a (TD) Toggle Drill, (PD) Pump Drill, (CD) Crutch Drill & an (ED) Egyptian Drill. The PhyreBox also contains Tools and READY-TO-PHYRE Spindle/HearthBoard sets of different woods and densities for both ease and to be challenged. You can literally hand someone a method and a set and they can have their 1st Coal in less than 5 minutes start to finish. PhyreBoxes also contain "COAL CARDS". Coal Cards are designed to easily document and tell anyone who sees your photo or video what method you used, what woods you used, and when it happened. It even let's say something like "1st COAL EVER!" Here, Alex captured WESLEY, on Tuesday July 1st, 2025 @1353 PST, who got his "First Coal Ever!!", with a (TD) TOGGLE DRILL Method and Spindle/HearthBoard Set of RADIATA PINE (Pinus Radiata). CONGRATULATIONS WESLEY!!! Find ALEX MALECEK at: [https://www.instagram.com/alex.airling/](https://www.instagram.com/alex.airling/)) GAMBARIMASHO YO! Let’s Keep Going! PhyreKeeper…Save The Tribe.  [www.phyredojo.com](https://www.phyredojo.com)  [https://www.skool.com/phyredojo](https://www.skool.com/phyredojo))  [https://www.youtube.com/@ThePhyreDojo](https://www.youtube.com/@ThePhyreDojo))  [https://www.facebook.com/phyredojo/](https://www.facebook.com/phyredojo/))  [https://www.instagram.com/phyredojo/](https://www.instagram.com/phyredojo/)