magnesium bar

[g123]

Hey Guys,

What magnesium bar is the easiest to scrap? I love using them, I just don't like how long it takes.

Thanks,

Geoff

 

[Mistwalker]

Hey Guys,

What magnesium bar is the easiest to scrap? I love using them, I just don't like how long it takes.

Thanks,

Geoff

Well, I think that the Doans are about as close as they get to easy...but if you "love using them" I'm thinking you may be slightly masochistic

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[g123]

I could be

They just start up the tinder in my area really easy.

Geoff

 

[dawsonbob]

I love using them, too — once in awhile — just for fun. I like the kind of hot flame you can get from them; it is kind of fun to do.

But like Mist said, you have to be a masochist to love using them all the time.

Yeah, they're a great backup to keep with you — and I always have a Doan's bar on me when I go out — for emergencies, but I prefer a Going Gear firesteel for actual day-to-day fire starting. They're fun, too... and a lot less work.

As far as easiest to scrape, I'd guess Doan's would be as easy as any. Just as an aside, the little firesteel striker from Going Gear makes neat little shavings from a Doan's bar, and strikes a good spark from the embedded rod, too.

 

[klammer]

http://www.usaknifemaker.com/store/...ith-lanyard-hole-made-just-for-us-p-1618.html

nothing even comes close.