Comments on: Back home… http://www.woodlife.co.uk/2006/08/22/back-home/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:12:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Pablo http://www.woodlife.co.uk/2006/08/22/back-home/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Pablo Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:48:00 +0000 http://www.woodlife.co.uk/2006/08/22/back-home/#comment-30 Hi B. Thanks for leaving a comment.<br/><br/>I purchased the firesteel from http://www.bearclawbushcraft.co.uk/trading/survival.htm. It is antler but they put it on for me. It looks like they do Buffalo horn now, but it's worth giving them an email. It gives the firesteel just a bit more character as well as a providing a good grip. I've had it nearly a year. <br/><br/>It looks a bit weathered as I normally use it with a serrated edge as opposed to the back of a knife. I've been practicing hard recently trying to light tinder from fine scrapings of birch bark with varying degrees of success, but I am getting there!<br/><br/>The firesteel (or ferro-rod) is one of my favoured methods of firelighting. In the UK's damp climate it's quite reliable and always gives a reasonable shower of sparks. It takes some time to get tinder alight and thus quite rewarding when it happens. As I'm not adept at fire by friction yet, this is the closest I get to lighting fire by using 'non-conventional' means. Even if I'm using the Trangia I always light it with the firesteel now.<br/><br/>Thanks for reading<br/><br/>Pablo Hi B. Thanks for leaving a comment.

I purchased the firesteel from http://www.bearclawbushcraft.co.uk/trading/survival.htm. It is antler but they put it on for me. It looks like they do Buffalo horn now, but it’s worth giving them an email. It gives the firesteel just a bit more character as well as a providing a good grip. I’ve had it nearly a year.

It looks a bit weathered as I normally use it with a serrated edge as opposed to the back of a knife. I’ve been practicing hard recently trying to light tinder from fine scrapings of birch bark with varying degrees of success, but I am getting there!

The firesteel (or ferro-rod) is one of my favoured methods of firelighting. In the UK’s damp climate it’s quite reliable and always gives a reasonable shower of sparks. It takes some time to get tinder alight and thus quite rewarding when it happens. As I’m not adept at fire by friction yet, this is the closest I get to lighting fire by using ‘non-conventional’ means. Even if I’m using the Trangia I always light it with the firesteel now.

Thanks for reading

Pablo

]]> By: American Bushman http://www.woodlife.co.uk/2006/08/22/back-home/comment-page-1/#comment-29 American Bushman Sat, 02 Sep 2006 13:40:00 +0000 http://www.woodlife.co.uk/2006/08/22/back-home/#comment-29 Read this post a couple of times and just today noticed the firesteel in the picture. Tell us a bit about it.<br/><br/>Did you put the handle on it? Is that antler? It looks like it's got quite a bit of "experience."<br/><br/>How do you like it versus other firestarting methods?<br/><br/>Always good reading. Thanks.<br/><br/>B Read this post a couple of times and just today noticed the firesteel in the picture. Tell us a bit about it.

Did you put the handle on it? Is that antler? It looks like it’s got quite a bit of “experience.”

How do you like it versus other firestarting methods?

Always good reading. Thanks.

B

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