Stew said:Rich - the spine on a SAK is fairly rounded and in my experience, not too good at throwing sparks.
Maybe you could try filing it square?
Ogri the trog said:Stew,
My suggestion was to use the back of the saw blade of the SAK, not the knife blade. Though its a worthy idea for those who don't have a saw.
ATB
Ogri the trog
Ogri the trog said:An excellent pictorial demonstration of the method.
Thanks for posting Simon E
Ogri the trog
rich59 said:Continuing the theme of wizard sparks - I have a Swiss army knife as my chief tool. It occurs to me that many of you wizards are using the back of a fixed blade knife? Sharpenned? So can I get the big sparks with a SAK?
JoeG
Well done mate. Fire starting with a flame is a bit different than from a glowing coal - such as charcloth. Char cloth is an absolute doddle to light. The skill is in nurturing a glow all the way to flame. That is where my magical abilities are reputed to be. Have a look at http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=14445 where I reveal all.