Handpiece (length 7 1/4 ins) of wood

Handpiece (length 7 1/4 ins) of wood, for keeping the head of a Fire-drill in position during rotation, one operator grasping it with both hands, while a second rotates the drill by means of a thong; a piece of soap-stone, in which a pivot-hole is sunk, is let in below (as in no. 73); the wood is pierced at one end to allow of it being tied to drill and hearth; Eskimo. North America.