As one of the more primitive fire-starting techniques, what is the first step to starting a fire using the hand-drill method?

Using the hand-drill method, you can start a fire with sticks by building a tinder nest of leaves, bark, and grass. You then cut an angular notch in a fireboard, place bark below the cut, and then start spinning the shaft into the groove. You should see an ember form from the friction.

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