Top Fire Steel Tinders | Fire Series Pt 4

Testing several tinders for Ferro Rod work and also demonstrating a specific charring method for lighting stubborn tinders that would not otherwise catch fire by dropping sparks down from above.

WARNING:
In this video you'll see shocking footage of a knife blade being used on a ferro rod. 😊 We know this may be offensive to some viewers. Please know that no harm came to the knife or its handlers in the making of this video. 😉😊

We knew before making this video that this topic would "strike" a chord with some viewers who would kindly inform us that we should use the spine of the knife or a dedicated striker to avoid "ruining" our knife blade. Thank you all for your concern and suggestions. You may feel better knowing that the knife in this video IS our dedicated ferro rod striker. That's its primary job. It has had this job for over 50 years. Or in other words...because this knife is so superior to any striker or knife spine that we've ever used... (control, finesse, exact placement of sparks) we made fire-making its full-time job. It rarely dulls, and on the VERY rare occasion that it does, it is easily and quickly resharpened to be as good as new even for woodworking if needed. A sharper edge produces more spark with less force and dramatically increases control and spark placement which is very helpful for the charring method that we use in the video.

We aren't making a recommendation that everyone use the knife blade on each knife they own for ferro rod work. The subject isn't mentioned in this video. If you have concern about dulling your woodworking knife or don't know how to sharpen your knife you may choose to not use it for ferro rod work. To each their own. We have simply made the choice to take this one specific knife and give it the designated task of producing incredible spark and making fires for us which it has done for half of a century with no damage or signs of slowing down.

We have plenty of great woodworking knives which are given different tasks. The knife in this video has one primary task...which is to make fire, and it has done an incredible job of that for many years and still acts as a fantastic knife for woodworking.