Char Cloth challenge with wood shavings

Check out the follow up video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NF8XyUUmGc


On Blade Forum, KGD inspired me to do this, using wood shavings instead of the traditional fluffy tinder
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/886954-Another-Skills-challe...

The ground is extremely wet, so I wish I had something to gather some of the stray shavings before they hit the ground and absorbed some of the moisture.

The machete technique can be done with any machete or knife, regardless of coating. The coating comes off. You can strike quartz too, but I personally prefer this method because I'm not worried about crystal shrapnel hitting my eyes.

Music: High School Art Class
By : Pretty Lights

Category:

Education

Tags:

• char cloth
• bushcraft
• survival
• machetes
• condor knife and tool
• fire making
• primitive skills
• pioneer fire making

[browneye77]

What song is that you got playing in the background?

[jeepzillajoe]

@browneye77

High school art class by Pretty lights

[jeepzillajoe]

Uploading a how to video as we speak. You can use other rocks, I have, but I'm not sure what does and does not work. I'm sure flint, or chert would throw alot more.

[batmaing]

At first I hated the music and then the camera work. But then the camera settled and then the beat grew on me. And then your reverse shavings technique was intriguing and your flint and steel trick was awesome! So now I'm favoriting your video and will probably watch the it again!

[hinckleypoland]

Not bad at all! Great job!

[Greatbloke]

Nice job.

[mooseyou2]

that was a different way of getting a spark

never seen that before

[xxmtgxx]

Any other rock you could use besides quarts to get a effect spark?

[ER720]

sweet rock !!

[bassfuryvi]

cool...that poor rock...is it quartz?