Basic fire skills

[LightningChicken]

OK, today I decided I needed to touch up on my fire making skills.
So I went outside with my rc-3 and home-handled firsteel and went to work.

I normally carry some tinder with me but I wanted to see if I could make my own and be able to start a fire. I found an old baton I had been using for the past few days and used that to baton some deadwood from the willow in my yard. heres the chunk I picked.

After that I cross batoned it into 8inch peices, thats the baton on the bottom.

heres what I came up with after batoning them shorter, I wasnt going for a huge fire just to the point where I knew I could keep it going.

 

[LightningChicken]

I then split them into 4ths

heres what I ended up with

Then I made shavings

Then feather sticks

then I found some dead flowers that would make perfect tinder

A few strikes on the firesteel and......
VIOLA FIRE!

Next on were the feather-sticks

and then some kindling

And a pic of my rc-3 at the end

thanks for looking.

 

[InsaneMachine]

Very nice. Nice pictures. I like how you explained what you were doing in each picture for us less experienced people

 

[ratamahatta]

great thread brother!!!!!!

 

[LightningChicken]

Very nice. Nice pictures. I like how you explained what you were doing in each picture for us less experienced people

great thread brother!!!!!!

Thanks guys, im new here and it means alot.

 

[shelbysguns]

i liked it!

 

[Joben]

Cool pictures, good job.

 

[lukacsmihaly]

Great job and a helluva knife ya got there. :thumbup:

 

[Diomedes Industries]

You can try, if the wood is dry, and your knife is sharp, to simply shave off little curls, a PILE of little curls, and get those going with the firesteel.

TF

 

[LightningChicken]

You can try, if the wood is dry, and your knife is sharp, to simply shave off little curls, a PILE of little curls, and get those going with the firesteel.

TF

I tried that the first go but couldnt get them going, it has been raining and the wood was somewhat damp, not enough tonot burn but enough to not light with FS
heres what I had

 

[Mentor]

Nice stuff, lightningchicken. I like seeing threads that follow through with the entire fire-making process. There is a transitional phase between getting some tinder lit and having a sustainable camp fire that doesn't get talked about very often. Arguably, it is this phase that requires the most skill and practice to master. I recall a recent trip to Algonquin Park where I taught my young cousin some fire-starting and bushcraft basics. After a bit of practice, he could produce a good fuzz stick, and he quickly developed a knack for lighting PJCBs with a mag block and striker. He had a hard time going from a flaming pile of tinder to decent fire, though. I suspect that this is one part of the skillset that must be learned through trial and practice, as opposed to demonstration and instruction.

All the best,

- Mike

 

[Bushman5]

great pics and nice RAT too!

 

[TheGame]

You're the guy that showed up late yesterday, huh?

Anyway, cool pics. Thanks for posting them. Fire is one of the funnest things to practice, in my opinion. And I see you have a good taste in blades as well :thumbup:

 

[mnyshrpknvs]

Nice job with the post, and thanks for sharing!

 

[banana-clip]

Awesome pics

 

[absolutindian]

Awwwwww, it looks like the firesteel is hugging his friend, RC-3...

Nice job on the fire prep and execution... I agree with Mentor's point, nicely said.

 

[mtnfolk mike]

great stuff man...:thumbup: you gotta love the RC-3...

 

[Shotgun]

Very cool.

 

[C Bryant]

Very nice! I really like the last picture of the set with the firesteel tied to the knife.

 

[New Blades]

Good stuff.