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Awesome Doc - just awesome! LMAO - this made my morning for sure!

DOC-CANADA said:
Actually the first time I saw it, I think it was longbow50 that posted it. Anyway, why not just carry pencils? You can light the shavings from a pencil, you can use it to write with, as a weapon and as a trap part.

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Then again - now I have this curious desire to try and replicate this!
 
kgd said:
Awesome Doc - just awesome! LMAO - this made my morning for sure!

Then again - now I have this curious desire to try and replicate this!
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Glad you liked it. Hope you didn't get any hot coffee on yourself.

Doc
 
another way to make shavings is to pre-make them at home, using a chainsaw cutting LENGTH wise along the wood (with the grain as opposed to across the grain). You get piles and piles of long curly "noodles" (as they are called by us chainsaw ops). They light up quickly and can take a sower of sparks from a firesteel as well.
 
I use fatwood and fill up several altoids tins, to keep them onhand and ready to go. Also make up tins with birchbark and when I remember, gather cattail and thistle fluff. That way I don't need to worry about it when I'm out there. But, I still look for other natural tinders while out. Can never have enough skills in that department.
 
I agree with Doc. First time I saw the figure 4 using pencils, I thought it was cool and went out and bought several boxes and carry a few with me. But I'm not sure about making a figure 4 with live game. Scent of the pencils might spook them some. Any opinions?
 
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longbow50 said:
I agree with Doc. First time I saw the figure 4 using pencils, I thought it was cool and went out and bought several boxes and carry a few with me.
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I had to try the pencil 'figure 4' as soon as I saw it! LOL!!

I'd go for the little golf pencils. I figure there is no need for an eraser during a survival situation, and I want 'small' for my kit.

But I'm not sure about making a figure 4 with live game. Scent of the pencils might spook them some. Any opinions?
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A lot of animals are frightened off by the thought of having to do their multiplication tables.... :p

On a more serious note, I'm going to get some birch dowels today and measure the heat output from them versus what ever wood is used in pencils. I'm pretty sure that any wood shaved down to thin curls will burn, but I'd prefer to carry wood that will burn hot and long. I have some old, very dry hickory out in the shed, as well as a few pieces of ash. I'm going to cut them down into some splints and measure them too. The ash really burns hot but fast in my wood stove, and the hickory burns long. It should only take a couple of minutes to produce some pencil-sized pieces.


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DOC-CANADA said:
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Poor Pierre! What he has to put up with. :D

I wonder how well a pencil sharpener would work on harder wood. Pencils are very light and flimsy, and so are all the portable (as opposed to the huge metal 'pods' you see anchored to cabinets in primary schools) sharpeners I've seen.
 
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