Misch metal rods

[Wandering_About]

I'm thinking that and the Izula would be just the ticket for what you speak of.

Do you think the early report of severe edge rolling was due to the thin blade stock on that particular knife?

Are they putting more magnesium in these rods, i.e., are they basically a juiced up ferrocerium rod like the Aurora? (But even moreso from the reports...)

I think my problem with edge rolling was mostly because it took me so long to get the technique right. Spent probably two solid minutes striking and only got one spark at first. That will do a number on an edge no matter what knife you've got.

But it definitely takes some work to get sparks from these. SAK awl worked best of the items I tried, didn't have a hacksaw blade around to try, that sounds like a good option as well.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

With the Izula I might file the spine to make a sharp corner that could be used as a striker, thus saving the edge.