rats and firesteels

[joninthetolet]

ive got a rat rc-4 in the mail and was wondering if the back of the blade could be used with a firesteel, i dont want to ruin the edge of the knife,i plan on using this knife as my primary backpacking knife.

 

[silverbullets]

not with the coating on there, I know a few people like to strip the coating off a small section of the spine to use as a striker. :thumbup:

 

[Thalestin]

if you dont want to use the edge, just get a firesteel that comes with a piece of metal that acts as a striker

 

[texastonydobbs]

to answer your question yes it can but you must remove some of the paint/Coating so the steel from the blade has contact with ferro rod. prolly would not hurt to put a small lip on the spine with sandpaper if needed.

 

[okbohn]

Here is a recent piece we did in our newsletter about that very thing...

http://www.knivesshipfree.com/ksfinfo/Newsletter/firesteelstriker.html

 

[KuRUpTD]

I wouldn't strip mine ... why not just keep a dedicated striker attached to the firesteel ?
I have a small piece of a carbon steel hacksaw that works like a charm.

 

[lukacsmihaly]

I wouldn't strip mine ... why not just keep a dedicated striker attached to the firesteel ?
I have a small piece of a carbon steel hacksaw that works like a charm.

Finally! :thumbup: