Making Fire with a Magnifying Lens

[hoosierarcher]

Was it a humid day? That had all the looks of a tinder bundle that was just a tad damp.

[mrttou]

When you're a kid you're not allowed to play with matches, but magnifying glasses, most definitely. Then Timmy's wondering why the tree's behind his house are gone. ha ha.

[EZ4089]

Quit biting those finger nails Bud!!!

[bunny153649]

i can only make flames but not fire PLZ HELPPP!!!!! even though i blow on it

[NaturalBushcraft]

@bunny153649 First of all - if you've got flames - then you've got fire! I presume you mean that you can't keep it burning.

Abiding by the Fire Triangle (Heat, Oxygen & Fuel) we have established that you definitely have two ok, you've got heat because you see a flame, oxygen is in the air, so it must be fuel. Make sure you have a fine enough fuel to catch off that little flame, try fine, dry grass. Good luck!

- Ashley.

[bunny153649]

i can only make flames but not fire PLZ HELPPP!!!!!

[C24B9]

Question: it seemed to take awhile to "catch" when you transferred it to the tinder (birds-nest). Would there be any value in scraping the amadou shavings into a pocket of the tinder, and using the lens to ignite? I was thinking you could "stoke" up the lens longer, and perhaps get a quicker jump start. Not sure if there's more to the story. Nice video.

[NaturalBushcraft]

It could help a little to shread the amadou more and keep it in a ball, but I don't think you'll save that much time by doing it in the bundle itself. Obviously I was trying trying to do it in clear view for the camera.

[GAMELOVER1996]

thats great that you're an outdoors person mate! and i love the british accent!

BLOODY HELL MATE! CHEERiO!

[ROFLpwnedvideos]

My girlfriend just gave me a little magnifying lens she found at her job. I planned on adding it to my pack.

[007vauxhall]

Brilliant

[LowBudgetBushcraft]

Awesome video editing.

[NaturalBushcraft]

Thanks! It's just me filming using a JVC Everio & then PowerDirector Ultra 7

[BushcraftOnFire]

Ashley..

Very nice job! Way to coax the coal into flame...

[NaturalBushcraft]

Yeah, worked eventually, it was Amadou that had just been dried, no other preperation.

[AshangelV1]

This is a great way to save wear and tear on your bow drill or fire steel. It is always a good idea to not be reliant upon a single technique. great vid.

[NaturalBushcraft]

That is a good point, as I said in the video I hadn't made fire with a magnifying glass in many years, but now after making this video looking at the size & weight of this little lens it's probably worth carrying as part of my normal camping kit for that reason.

[boonedogger]

grate vid mate. : )

[draconiandevil01]

Damn Brits and their superior quality flint deposits!

[NaturalBushcraft]

I've never stumbled upon really nice flint where I live (Cornwall, UK) but I got the flint in the video in South Wales during the Bushmoot.

[firemike550]

great video, what happened to you pinky finger?

[NaturalBushcraft]

Snapped the extensor tendon off the bone whilst doing a bit of Cornish Wrasslin ;) Freak ancident really, been doing it all my life & never had a problem.

[assassin616]

nice

[AlbinMyren]

cool man!