izula fire prep

[MRpink]

Just some fun with the Izula (proto).

Rat material

splitting with baton

almost ready

little hacksaw to get the fatwood dust (I also used the izula to make some small curls).

ignition

 

[shotgunner11]

Cool! Thanks for the pics.

 

[mtnfolk mike]

great stuff man.... :thumbup: you love making fire... do you want some more fatwood, i have a gang of it...

 

[MRpink]

hahah, I enjoy watching the flames, glowing coals, heat, smell, etc.

of that batch you gave me, all I have used so far is that oversized toothpick piece in the pic, a little bit goes a LONG way.

 

[TheGame]

Cool beans, love seeing the RATs being used!

 

[MrCoffee]

Ahhh RC's on the job, gettin it done, cool post. Of course now I am hungry for a steak, BBQ Ribs and Chicken and a whole host of food items cooked on an open flame....

 

[texastonydobbs]

Great Job !

 

[Mrs.Shotgunner11]

Ahhh RC's on the job, gettin it done, cool post. Of course now I am hungry for a steak, BBQ Ribs and Chicken and a whole host of food items cooked on an open flame....

you just gave me an idea for dinner! thanks

 

[marthinus]

Cool post!

 

[shotgunner11]

Great, now the Mrs. is outside cooking a chicken on a spit.

Thanks alot.

 

[kgd]

Great stuff. Now time to get yourself a traditional fint & steel kit. You'll be hooked!

 

[onado2000]

That Izula is a proto type ? The spine on yours (consistently thick up to the pointed tip) looks different than my production/common model (tapered to point). I wonder if its thicker than the production model, what is the size difference? Very Cool !!

 

[shotgunner11]

That Izula is a proto type ? The spine on yours (consistently thick up to the pointed tip) looks different than my production/common model (tapered to point). I wonder if its thicker than the production model, what is the size difference? Very Cool !!

Yea, it's a prototype, thicker stock and saber grind instead of full flat.

 

[joninthetolet]

cool! i love seeing knives put to good use

 

[gnw1209]

love seeing rats used, nice fire too

 

[joninthetolet]

is that a 2x4? im pretty shure your not supposed to light those

 

[Carolina River Rat]

Why shouldn't you burn a 2x4? I've made many a fire from scrap lumber. I'm a carpenter, so it's very easy for me to load the back of the truck with scrap before I go home in the evening. I've never had any issues burning lumber.

 

[texastonydobbs]

Chemicals lumber maybe treated with will kill you slowly or make you high

 

[Carolina River Rat]

Chemicals lumber maybe treated with will kill you slowly or make you high

Yeah I wasn't talking about treated lumber. Normal, untreated wood is perfectly safe though. Also, for a good tinder and kindling source, look for a construction site where they're putting in a heart pine floor and see if they'll let you take the scraps/sawdust home. You can also wait till after dark and raid the dumpster on site.:thumbup:

 

[shotgunner11]

Yeah I wasn't talking about treated lumber. Normal, untreated wood is perfectly safe though. Also, for a good tinder and kindling source, look for a construction site where they're putting in a heart pine floor and see if they'll let you take the scraps/sawdust home. You can also wait till after dark and raid the dumpster on site.:thumbup:

Or just wait until they're done and rip up the floor.


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