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Clematis virginiana, aka Devils hair as a flash tinder
Clematis virginiana as a flash tinder youtu.be
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Waxed Jute Pouch and Scraper.
Small pouch cannibalized from a Bundeswehr moleskin pants cargo pocket. Holds a length of jute soaked in paraffin wax. Its flat and no bother to carry when latched onto back of sheath along with a thin...
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Home made ferro rod scrapper
Broken scissors + A little elbow grease = A simple ferro rod scrapper
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Ferro Rod Chuck?
I saw this posted online with little explanation in the description and thought this could be used to hold a ferro rod. Anyone know what type of Chuck this is? When the ferro rod is on its last leg one...
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New fire pit.
Spent a long weekend moving some stuff from storage to the farm then got a new fire pit made for the winter. Those big rocks are getting to be too much for an old man.
View ArticleTiny ferro rods
Went on a web binge about these. BCO sells some that are 5/32" thick and 2" or 2.6" long, plus the 1" or 1.3" toggle style that is 5/16" thick. I will probably buy a few of the 5/32" ones since they...
View ArticleFerro rod technique -
I have watched numerous "survival" type reality shows lately. Some of these shows have a disclaimer at the beginning stating the participants are trained and those who are not trained should not...
View ArticleHow the hell did we invent fire? A theory.
So, I was contemplating how on earth our distant ancestors managed to invent fire, and what was likely the first method of making fire. Most people in the Archeology / Paleontology community, I feel,...
View ArticleMuseum Exhibit
I donated a fire hand drill set to my neighborhood museum, the Redondo Beach Historical Museum in Southern California. The museum has a very old collection of Indian artifacts from a nearby famous...
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Home made ferro rod scraper
Broken scissors + A little elbow grease = A simple ferro rod scraper
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Calcium Carbide
hello, I was recently discussing the old British Army PSKs (personal survival kits) 2oz tins & I brought up one of the contents which was included within such we don't hear very much about today,...
View ArticleMy fire journey...
Figured I would just start a thread on this, instead of putting multiples up as time goes on. So with some time before work today, I went out and tried making some small feather sticks out of fatwood I...
View ArticleEcoZoom ?
Is anyone here using an EcoZoom or similar (Ironclad, etc) type jet fire? If so tell me what you have and if you're pleased with it.
View ArticleSlow Match Build
I have been wanting to make a slow match for some time, and decided to go ahead and make one today. I just took four strands of some twine that was sold as hemp, but seems more like jute. I folded them...
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Trench lighter or F&S in 1930s
My latest eBay impulse buy: a repro trench lighter made somewhere way east of here. The cotton cord is hooked by a wire attached to the ball. Pulling the ball up pulls the cord up. Pulling the cord...
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