Afire-saw is afirelighting tool. It is typically an object "sawed" against a piece ofwood, usingfriction to create anember. It is divided into two components: a "saw" and a "hearth" (fireboard).[1][2]
Two forms of the fire-saw have been documented in central and westernAustralia.[3] One model is a split, notched stick as ahearth, and aknife-likehardwood stick as the saw. The other model makes use of thewoomera weapon and defensiveshield that natives carried.
In thePhilippines andOceania, a fire-saw frombamboo pieces is common.[4][5]
Afire thong is a form of fire-saw, where apullstring (usuallywood fibre orrope) is used to saw.[1] It is common in Southeast Asia and Oceania.
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