How To Make It For your spindle, find a straight stick that will spin evenly. Round off its ends to a blunt point to keep the spindle anchored in place. Make one end sharper - this is the side that will go in the socket to reduce friction. For your socket, pick a block of hard material with a smooth surface. Take your spindle stick, which should be a thin stick about two feet long and half an inch in diameter, and place it in the V-shaped notch in the center of your fire board. 2 6 Hold the spindle stick between your two flat palms and begin to roll the spindle back and forth. Be sure to push the spindle stick firmly down into the fire board. [5] 1 7.