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Firesteel.com... firesteel, and some very wet conditions

resinguy said:
That's a good looking knife. Who made that?
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Thanks, I designed it and Bryan Breeden made it, and he did an awesome job. Here is a link to a thread on it if you want to check it out. It was done over time so the pics and review don't stop on the first page.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=677373


cssims said:
Funny you bring up the Firesteel.com firesteels. I had bought the Scout Version w/aluminum handle and one of their strikers about 3 weeks back. Joe did try it out on Wednesday, but I honestly can't remember what he thought about it. Been a long week. He'll probably come across this soon. I'll post pics of mine tomorrow. Also bought 2 of the magnesium rods they sell or you can see it at their site.
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They do take some getting used to , but the more I use it the more I like it. I wouldn't mind having a couple of small magnesium rods...I usually just cut the bars down.
 
I called it by the wrong name, it's a Ranger not a Scout, but here are the photos.

Firesteel.com Ranger Aluminum Handle 1/4" Firesteel, Firesteel.com Striker, and Magnesium Rods.
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cssims said:
I called it by the wrong name, it's a Ranger not a Scout, but here are the photos.

Firesteel.com Ranger Aluminum Handle 1/4" Firesteel, Firesteel.com Striker, and Magnesium Rods.
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I really like the looks of those. Thanks, I think I know what the next addition to my fire kit will be.

Does the firesteel store in that aluminum handle?
 
mistwalker said:
COOL! Thanks for that info Bob.



For me it's not the distance...I seldom try to light my fire from ten feet away...it is the size of the sparks these fire steels throw and how hot and how long they burn. If and when I get to where I can control them better these will be my preferred firesteel I think. Living in a rain forest I need any edge I can get.
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i guess what i was getting at is i have had some good sparks but i would really love to pick up a firesteel.com or going gear steel on day
 
Calebklyne said:
i guess what i was getting at is i have had some good sparks but i would really love to pick up a firesteel.com or going gear steel on day
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Sorry, that probably didn't look as jokingly as I was thinking it. The thing is that I have gotten really good sparks from the LMF steels. I really like them and I am much more used to them. I can usually get fire using some good rich fatwood in just one spark. The advantage I see in these is that the sparks are hotter (more white that yellow), bigger, and burn longer. In thinking on this more last night I see this as meaning they will be better under adverse conditions even if it does take a couple more times of sparking to get it to hit the tinder right...and in time I'll get even better with them. Now mainly I want a couple of larger ones.
 
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