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Pump Drill 

The pump drill is a variation of the bow drill and hand drill. It is simply a different method of getting the drill to spin in the fireboard.

 

A commercially-made pumpdrill - photos and movie

Pumpdrill - made by Anthonio Akkermans - photos

Pumpdrill - made by Nicholas Neddo - photos and a movie