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Just practicing some skills. Getting sparks from knives or other tools is old hat. Guessing someone figured out a long time ago if they didn't have a striker maybe their knife would work. One method is to hold the blade then strike the rock on the spine with a glancing blow. The other is to hold the handle then strike the rock against the spine with a glancing blow. This mirrors the two most commonly used flint and steel methods. Rock hitting steel or steel hitting rock. Of course the one IMHO that has the greatest risk of injury to the user is also the one I find works the best. Holding the blade of the knife. Go figure?

Here is a video with fire. Everyone likes fire.
[video=youtube;kwe_2e0L_So]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwe_2e0L_So[/video]
My advice isn't to do this with your finest custom safe queen on a Sunday bannock, bacon and coffee stroll through the woods. It will bang up the spine. You may strike parts other than your blade like the handle etc.

Here is a video with fire. Everyone likes fire.
[video=youtube;kwe_2e0L_So]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwe_2e0L_So[/video]
My advice isn't to do this with your finest custom safe queen on a Sunday bannock, bacon and coffee stroll through the woods. It will bang up the spine. You may strike parts other than your blade like the handle etc.