Hello Global Tribe of PhyreKeepers! Some PhyreDojo ANNOUNCEMENTS! Ø I would like to start working on doing more PhyreDojo Research & Development stuff. In order to do this I have to create more capacity (time & space) in order to do that, as my very few days off from my work as a nurse are few and far between… For the remaining 2026 White Belt Workshops… I will be CONDENSING (PP) Phyre Plow, (PS) Phyre Saw, & (PT) Phyre Thong into the August 2026 Workshop 08/16/2026 Sunday. So, instead of (PP) Phyre Plow in August, (PS) Phyre Saw in September and (PT) Phyre Thong in October, we’re just going to do all in one in August. For those “in the know,” I ordered a lot more GUANACASTE (Enterolobium Cyclocarpum) materials for August! https://phyredojo.com/events/ Ø Green Belt Workshops will continue as usual on the second Sunday of August, September & October, then we will be breaking until January 2027. https://phyredojo.com/events/ Ø For the 2027 Theme of the Year will be: ”Phyrekeeping With Children & Families!” Ø So, for "PHYRE-CON – Sunday, November 8th 2026", PhyreDojo will be introducing the 2 new Phyrst Phour (1st Four) PhyreBoxes for anyone & everyone to try: The ”ACCESSIBILITY PHYREBOX” which is for very young children (4 years old and up) and folks whose constitution requires the best technology to be successful at PhyreKeeping. And, the ”EVERYDAY PHYREBOX” for older children and parents for "everyday" PhyreKeeping like starting campfires and your fireplace at home! PhyreDojo will also demonstrate the 2 PROTOTYPES (The (AD) Alexa Drill & (JD) Jacob Drill) made in 2011 that got my then 4 year old daughter her 1st Coal, and my then 8 year old son his coal success! SEE YOU THERE! Ø There will be no “official” White Belt Monthly Workshops (All Known Basic Methods) in 2027. INSTEAD, I will be running THREE (Spring, Summer & Fall), ONE DAY, ”Phyrekeeping With Children & Families” Workshops. Dates: To Be Determined.

DATE: (SECOND) SUNDAY of JUNE 06/14/2026 THE PATH TO (GB) GREEN BELT – MONTHLY TRAINING/THEME: BEGINNING PRIMARY MILLING OF MAKING SETS – READY MILLING (RM2). We will begin by taking our rough, RAW MATERIALS (RM1) and Cleanly Squaring the Materials Into Pieces ready to be milled into Devices – READY MILLED (RM2). DATE: (THIRD) SUNDAY of JUNE 06/21/2026 THE PATH TO (WB) WHITE BELT – MONTHLY TRAINING/THEME: (HD) HAND DRILL – COMPETENCE TO COMPREHENSION REMEMBER: "Friends don't let friends spin NON-FLOATABLE (HD) Hand Drill Spindles!" Here is a Common Mullein (Verbascum Thapsus) for your viewing pleasure.

Trying to source Alaskan Yellow Cedar and they told me this.

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)