Fire steels & Flint Fire Starters

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woodlore

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I am looking for any information I can get on fire steels and or fire sticks . I have not had any luck finding them anywhere locally . i live in the Dallas Ft Worth area. Any info would be appreciated.....
....Woodlore
 
Welcome to Bladeforums! I'll move this thread to the Wilderness & Survival Skills Forum for you. Try searching that forum, too; a lot has already been posted on the subject.
 
Woodlore, I am in the Dallas area as well. There is an Army store at garland rd and easton. (in Dallas about 2 mi. from Casa linda Plaza) this is where I got mine. Mike has several different ones to choose from, or did. I think he will be able to help ypu out.

If you want to contact me, feel free to send me an email @ thomas.mccallum@comcast.net


Cerberus
 
my local walmart caries the doan tool for about 6 bucks, it will do in a pinch. look in the sporting goods section.

that said you will find that the larger the rod is the bigger the sparks, so one of othe military fire steels that are sold by bagheera on this forum throw a whole lot of sparks. same as the blast match and the gerber strike force. so you can select the kind of rod that you need, bigger or smaller depending on what you need to do with it and how it needs to be carried. also you need to keep these dry when not in use, as they will disintegrate if they are chronically wet. like if you store them in a wet place, not if you get dunked in a stream-- they will light up just fine just dry them off. if you have used the rod, it is advisable that you coat it with some nail polish befor putting it away. some guys use bright orange polish so they dont lose the tool if it falls or is left at the fireside.
 
I just got an awsome custom firestriker from Tai Goo.

Only problem is that I'm not sure where I can get raw flint.:confused:
 
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