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This video show how to make a fire with a fire steel.
http://youtu.be/l5mlTvdOfTw
Voodoo_Man
12-17-11, 12:07
nice vid.
There is one coming using the magnesium fire starter too asap
Here is the follow up vid with a magnesium fire starter.
http://youtu.be/VO-aKyg9qbg
This video show how to make a fire with a fire steel.
http://youtu.be/l5mlTvdOfTw
Ghilly,
A helpful technique is to solidly ground the end of your steel on your platform. You can also ground the pinkie of your striking hand and use a twisting motion to strike the steel. It will help prevent you from sending your preparations off into the dirt.
Cheers
Vince
You can also take a little bit of Vaseline on a cotton ball and it will burn for about two minutes.
Dan
Dura Mater
01-09-12, 11:12
Thanks for the video, a firesteel is a very reliable and effective tool in firecraft. Something we should always carry.
Nice thread. Quick tip: Those lil' plastic pencil sharpeners you used as a kid work really well on small twigs to create easily combustible fire starting shavings, couple that with laundry dryer lint. They weigh nothing, take up no space and work really well for the task.
I like the sharpener idea. Very soon there will be a short vid with the making and use of the cotton ball in petro jelly.
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