A Bushfinger, A Going Gear Badger, & Some Sparks

[Mistwalker]

Ever wondered how well the spine of a Fiddleback will throw sparks? Ever wondered how good of sparks a Going Gear Mischmetal rod will throw?

Well the both answers are good ones...and you'll see in a minute bust first some other cool shots of the knife just because this is the Fiddleback Forum and I can do that here and nobody complains

It's aging nicely and getting that "loved" look

Some really nice curves

Loving the looks of the bolster

Sweet plunge

You can just make out where it used to say Fiddleback

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[Mistwalker]

I was sitting out back with Lisa earlier talking and started whittling on an old piece of Cedar. Then I decided to play around a little with timing and let Lisa get in a little camera time. So...using a Going Gear Badger and the Bushfinger I made some sparks. It was kind of comical at times but it really wasn't supposed to be too serious just a timing exercise.

The Bushfinger spine and Going Gear rod definitely make a great team. This spark ignited some leaves, some dry grass and even some of the slivers on the other side of the stick...just not really what I was aiming at...

I find it easier with some fire-steels to move the knife and hold the rod still...however for me personally I do better doing the opposite with mischmetal. This spark ignited what I was aiming for, but then Lisa got a little distracted by Alayna climbing a tree so the last shots are a little blurry. As I said it really wasn't supposed to be anything serious anyway...just a little practice. Regardless of the blurry pics I learned the Bushfinger and Going Gear ferro rod will make a great team

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[a.l.hare]

Great shots. Man, I love that bushfinger.

Alan

 

[Mistwalker]

Great shots. Man, I love that bushfinger.

Alan

Thanks Alan, and yeah I'm loving it too!

Brian

 

[d762nato]

Cool looks like a heck of a fire starting team. :thumbup: Your bushfinger's looking very loved no longer than you've had it.

 

[Fiddleback]

Those pics are GREAT!!! Fiddleback knife spines are always square and sharp. This is because my knives are made for the bushcrafting, WSS crowd, and that is what they demand. I catch hell for it every time I show an estabolished maker. "You gotta round this spine so its not sharp." But I leave it square. Not only does it strike a firesteel really well, but it also adds a nice scraper to your list of tools. This can be use for scaling fish, barking green saplings, and smoothing carvings.

What I do round over for comfort is the guard and ricasso areas of the front of the handle. Brians pics show this off really well. No uncomfortable burrs there to irritate your hand there.

That plunge did turn out sweet! No drill hole choil to hide flaws there either.:thumbup:

 

[Mistwalker]

Cool looks like a heck of a fire starting team. :thumbup: Your bushfinger's looking very loved no longer than you've had it.

I think they are a great fire starting team :thumbup:

Yeah...there is a very good reason for that, it is very loved

Those pics are GREAT!!! Fiddleback knife spines are always square and sharp. This is because my knives are made for the bushcrafting, WSS crowd, and that is what they demand. I catch hell for it every time I show an estabolished maker. "You gotta round this spine so its not sharp." But I leave it square. Not only does it strike a firesteel really well, but it also adds a nice scraper to your list of tools. This can be use for scaling fish, barking green saplings, and smoothing carvings.

What I do round over for comfort is the guard and ricasso areas of the front of the handle. Brians pics show this off really well. No uncomfortable burrs there to irritate your hand there.

That plunge did turn out sweet! No drill hole choil to hide flaws there either.:thumbup:

Thanks Andy glad you enjoyed them, I thought they turned out pretty well.

I know what you mean, I've gotten the same lecture out of Ryan about the sharp angles I have put in spines of knives I've designed being a stress-riser. And yes that is good information to know under specific circumstances, but I don't think it comes into play so much in smaller knives and I don't plan on putting them under a huge amount of lateral stress, or impacting the spine that hard against another hard object. One of the small knives I've worked the hardest over a long period of time had a lot of sharp angles on the spine (an issue survival knife). I carried one for years and I worked that knife as hard as it could be worked on many occasions...batoning, digging, gouging, and "light" prying... and I never broke the blade. I think it only really comes into play in larger knives but that is just my opinion from my experiences.

Yes, I think your handles are the most comfortable I have used to date, hence this one having such a loved look in such a short amount of time

That plunge is fantastic!!