wood shavings

[tommy11]

You know if you get a peice of wood and make shavings along the side with a kife...will the shavings take a spark from a firesteel easily?

Or do you usually need tinder?

I've only managed to get a fire lit with a lighter and not tried this method yet.

 

[Shewie]

As in a featherstick ?

If you get the curls really fine they will take a spark no problem.

 

[Retired Member southey]

If you make the curls very small and light, think splinter thin curls, a good mix of those with thicker curls will get a feather stick going, but you need a fair few good quality curls not just a stick with semi split wood attatched.

(image from google search)
Good feather stick

semi split wood masquerading as a feather stick.

 

[Shewie]

Justin at NB shows the idea here ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcpVhm1bUwU

 

[tommy11]

Good vid Shewie...

 

[tommy11]

Although, a clipper lighter will always be my favourite to light a fire...

It's just so much easier.

 

[Shewie]

Although, a clipper lighter will always be my favourite to light a fire...

It's just so much easier.

Yeah me too

Being a smoker it just makes sense