So like just a bar of magnesium?
Quote from: J-sews on May 04, 2008, 12:05:36 AMSo like just a bar of magnesium?That's what I'm thinking yeah.I do think it odd that you would need another knife to make use of it though.
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Oh okay, so you just bash the carbon steel bar against a piece of flint (like the ones shown in this picture here)
Quote from: J-sews on May 04, 2008, 12:21:53 AMOh okay, so you just bash the carbon steel bar against a piece of flint (like the ones shown in this picture here)(Not meaning to oversimplify it at all. According to the one link Roadie provided there seems to be a fair bit of technique involved)
Quote from: J-sews on May 04, 2008, 12:21:53 AMOh okay, so you just bash the carbon steel bar against a piece of flint (like the ones shown in this picture here)Yes. In traditional Flint & Steel the sharp edge of the flint scrapes tiny pieces of steel from the striker which ignites into sparks. The sparks produced are relatively low temperature (yellow) and requires a prepared tinder like Charcloth or Tinder Fungus to catch.With Ferrocerium rods it is the components of the rod itself that is scraped off and ignites into a high temperature spark (white hot). There is actually no need to use any steel to cast sparks off a Ferro rod...any sharp edge will work, even broken glass.
I can't get over what a fantastic idea that is, once mounted on a Farmer it will be the best bush folder out there (I think the Farmer already holds that mantle anyway)
Quote from: micky d on May 05, 2008, 12:15:16 AMI can't get over what a fantastic idea that is, once mounted on a Farmer it will be the best bush folder out there (I think the Farmer already holds that mantle anyway) Plus it gives one a perfectly legitimate reason to carry around tinder fungus.