Making My First Fatwood Sticks aka Maya Sticks, TOWERING INFERNO!David West2026-09-20 | Making My First Fatwood Sticks aka Maya Sticks, TOWERING INFERNO!Double Fire Rolling MugwortDavid West2023-06-17 | The Double Fire Rolling technique, sadly, only produces the weakest of embers. Therefore, it takes a long time to bring the tinder bundle to flames. You might say, just have some punkwood or other coal extender ready to transfer the ember to. Please remember, though, Punkwood and other coal extenders already easily fire roll. THEY are what you’d be rolling instead of the Mugwort. No, the next time I’ll have a big pile of Pine Needles dust prepped and ready to encapsulate that very weak ember. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Double Fire Rolling Fall Dandelion’s Flower Head youtu.be/3XMQ2_1yuA8 Double Fire Rolling Green Pokeweed youtu.be/n-B-9Mu-r4UHobo Stove Flame Broiled Bacon And An Amazing BLTDavid West2023-06-16 | Be looking for the "Fatwood Match" within as I practice some empty BIC ignition, fatwood and Ferro Rod fire making, and some more with the “offset squares” fire lay. Making good use of those Oak coals, I flame broiled some bacon and made an amazing BLT. Come check it out! You’ll swear, "I can almost taste that smoky bacon and crunchy BLT!" Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Empty BICs Making Fire youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kwv1ni1qnJnAtQdHgJFCW5 Ferro Rod Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3lI6k8TH1Bljf57Yvp9K1WD Make Bushcraft Tongs w/ Opposing Thumb And 2 Fingers youtu.be/PHCxW1Fd4a0 How To Make A Hobo Stove Out Of A 3qt Pot youtu.be/idVu1ETX2kgUndercooked Char Cloth, Proving It’s ViabilityDavid West2023-06-15 | I got impatient yesterday and pulled my Tuna Can Char Tin from the fire before the 12 pieces of denim had completely charred. Yes, I could have put it back in the fire and cooked it longer, but I knew it was already reactive enough. I wanted to prove to you it's viability with 3 demos… Flint and Steel with Char Cloth atop the Flint, Flint and Steel while casting sparks down onto Char Cloth, and a Wallet Fresnel Lens Solar Ignition. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Flint And Steel Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3mFf5FgLtam1aDmXmqQQice Solar Ignitions Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kl5CicmPv0pTz-7rj4gczWHobo Stove Tuna Melt Sandwich and Tuna Can Char Tin CharsDavid West2023-06-14 | This is a “Day In The Life” style of video. I wanted to show you that any can will work for a char tin. I wanted to use a Tuna can for this demo so I decided to also show you how I make, cook, AND EAT this amazing sandwich. Usually, these Tuna and cheese filled sandwiches are butter fried in a skillet like grilled cheese sandwiches, but this one, just browned up on the Hobo Stove was still amazing! Of course we'll also be making Tuna can char tin chars and trying them out! Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Cooking Playlist, Hobo Stove, Alcohol Stove youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3m6pcNLxjjYHd1cCOqbctwJ Making Denim Char Cloth In A Tuna Fish Can youtu.be/VPc8cH0zYeUTiny Pocketknife Cutting Saplings n Branches, Stanley 10-049David West2023-06-12 | We all know this easy technique, but never get out there and practice it! Simply grab the branch, bend to stress the fibers, then at a 45 degree angle push cut from the top while continuing to apply bending pressure. The fibers in the first half of the cut will actually pop up and out of the way of the advancing knife. This technique will easily slice through branches and saplings with the smallest of pocketknives. Of course, I’m using my little Stanley 10-049 with the short 1 1/2” blade. Please follow the LINKS below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Stanley 10-049 Pocketknife Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3lLvn59SKAqTSH60CLY_Ha4 My 4 EDC Fire Makers Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3l2i0Enh0Z87vXO71Oq9UlxMy Well Worn Stanley 10-049 Shaving n Scraping Fatwood n Ferro RodDavid West2023-06-11 | My current Stanley 10-049 is near worn out from all the abuse I’ve put it through in the last 2 years. The scales are racked and the nylon mechanism is loose. I’ll be buying more from Amazon usually at a price of about $15. But before I retire it, let shave and scrape a soaking wet Pine knot then scrape the Ferro Rod to ignite all that Fatwood! Please follow the Links below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Bow Drill Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kw-EXlvpLS68aJjR89P4aeIgnited Fire Rolls Are So Enduring And Durable!David West2023-06-09 | To prove it, I used the standard half cotton ball filled with a 1/4 teaspoon of wood ashes. After rolling it to ignition, I displayed it, ignited a leaves tinder bundle, shook out the used fire roll ember, displayed again, and then got it to ignite a Pine Needles tinder bundle. WOW! If that’s not enduring and durable, what is? Lol! Please follow the LINK below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Rudiger Roll, Fire Roll Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kLMA7kY_LznhzK5nOrA3WdMake Bushcraft Finger Tongs w/ Opposing Thumb And 2 FingersDavid West2023-06-08 | The measurements and style can vary. You can make them long, short, thick, or thin. I used a 12” forked branch 3/8” in diameter, shaved down the center 3”, and cut flats on each end. These Bushcraft tongs are quick and easy to make and use. You're going to love them! Please follow the LINK below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Stanley 10-049 Pocketknife Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3lLvn59SKAqTSH60CLY_Ha4Over-Decayed Punkwood Makes The Best Char Ever, I Dont Like It!David West2023-06-07 | I found some exceedingly decayed punkwood that cooked up into the best and most reactive char ever. The only problem is, my charred punkwood needs to stay intact and rigid so that I can display ignited pieces in front of the camera before using them. This stuff cooked up into mostly fine particles and dust. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Flint And Steel Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3mFf5FgLtam1aDmXmqQQice How To Make A Steel Out Of A File Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3n39s_OA1Y3ib73n2Ee57EdEasy Solar Ignition, How To Orient A Water BottleDavid West2023-06-06 | ALWAYS WEAR GOOD SHADES FOR SOLAR EXPERIMENTS! When trying to make water bottle Solar Ignition, it’s counterintuitive to lean the top of it towards the Sun, but that is the best orientation. It’ll produce for you an easy to focus and very hot focal point. Let me show you how well it can work even under this very hazy sky, today. Please follow the LINK below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Solar Ignitions Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kl5CicmPv0pTz-7rj4gczWHow To Make Denim Fire Rolls And Denim Char ClothDavid West2023-06-05 | Let me show you how to make and ignite a Denim and wood ashes Fire Roll, ignite Pine Needles, and then ignite a log cabin tower of oak. To make use of that intense fire, I then cooked up a batch of highly reactive Denim Char Cloth. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Rudiger Roll, Fire Roll Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kLMA7kY_LznhzK5nOrA3Wd Char Cloth, Charred Punkwood Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3nfHvlf-YghwFdkUBYRIIMyHow To Make A Wood Shavings Bird’s Nest For Bow Drill EmbersDavid West2023-06-04 | In a recent video, I Fire Roll ignited a White Oak wood shavings bird’s nest. You'll find that video LINK below. Today, let’s go out in the back woods, find some dead standing, make a wood shavings bird’s nest, and then bow drill ember ignite it. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Make Wood Shavings Tinder Bundles Ignite With Any Ember youtu.be/ncIcKpTaNTc Bow Drill Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kw-EXlvpLS68aJjR89P4aeIs My Way Of Striking A Ferro Rod “The Worst”?David West2023-06-03 | Please Comment... 99% of the time, I push sparks down the Ferro rod and towards the tinder. Conversely, most people are advised to anchor the striker close to the tinder and pull the Ferro Rod across the striker to deposit sparks onto the tinder. Which way do you prefer? Do you use a pushing action or a pulling action to deposit Ferro Rod sparks onto tinder? Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Solar Ignitions Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kl5CicmPv0pTz-7rj4gczWA Vaseline Cotton Ball Will Ignite Oak w/o Tinder Or KindlingDavid West2023-06-01 | Let’s experiment and figure out this one together. I wanted to ignite a log cabin fire lay of Oak fuel wood without tinder or kindling using just one Vaseline saturated cotton ball. *** Notice how adding a ceiling made use of the heat lost from the burgeoning flame and caused it to impart that heat into the ceiling and side walls. Ahahhh! Come see how great it turned out, follow the LINKs below, and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Ferro Rod Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3lI6k8TH1Bljf57Yvp9K1WD How To Make Vaseline Saturated Cotton Balls For Fire Starter youtu.be/n6_9zf7-hn0You Can Still Fire Roll Rained On Wood Ashes If…David West2023-05-31 | … there hasn’t been so much rain that all the Potassium Carbonate has been leached out. Also, sometimes when the ashes are very wet, you can scoop up a finger full of the paste, predry it in your shirt, and then fire roll it. Do always use the entire cotton ball, though, it helps to wick away all that moisture. Please follow the LINK below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Rudiger Roll, Fire Roll Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kLMA7kY_LznhzK5nOrA3WdHow To Solar Ignite Damp Leaves In 6 Seconds!David West2023-05-29 | I’m using the Wallet Fresnel Lens’ big brother in this one. It's a Page Magnifier that I bought from Staples for $10 about 10 years ago. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Solar Ignitions Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kl5CicmPv0pTz-7rj4gczW How To Make A Stainless Hobo Stove Out Of A 3qt Pot youtu.be/idVu1ETX2kgHow To Make Survival Fire On A Very Windy DayDavid West2023-05-27 | Here's a another way, another option to make fire in an emergency situation when you only have a BIC, but unrelenting winds won't allow you to use it. Find punkwood and some way to ignite it. Even if you have to pull your shirt over your head and ignite the punkwood from under there, find a way. You can then use that ember to ignite a stove full of punk wood or other coal extenders and then ignite your kindling and fuel wood as usual... Let me show you. Please follow the LINK below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Charred Punkwood, Surface Charring May Be All That’s Necessary youtu.be/iJLYOFS4rb0I Became A Better Fire Maker Today. Ferro Rod, Fire RollDavid West2023-05-26 | After 10 years of practice, I became a better fire maker today! My current Pine Needles (tinder) are much more coarse than usual. When processing them down into tinder bundles and bird’s nests the usual way, they're becoming too dense and are no longer going to flames quickly. Ferro Rod sparks and embers are now taking twice as long to ignite Pine Needles. It should have occurred to me sooner,not to break them down into such fine pieces as usual. These 1 in 10 batches of coarse Pine Needles only need to be bent well, but left long and loosely packed. Let me show you what I'm talking about and the difference that it made. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Ferro Rod Igniting 6 Tinder Bundles youtube.com/shorts/vJNXt_xcr8c Micro Fire Rolls, Why When And How To Use Them youtu.be/V4HhuMBJcmgProcessing Oak… Chainsaw, Hatchet, Hammer, Mora, Diamond StoneDavid West2023-05-25 | I had some great Red Oak just rotting away and I needed to stock back up on 5” fuel wood for my hobo stove, so I fixed my broken chainsaw and got busy! Please follow the LINK below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
How I Sharpen My Mora Companion Stainless, Edge And Spine youtu.be/7cMWLkHeBIoHow To Make “One Strike Ignite” Charred PunkwoodDavid West2023-05-22 | I’m running low on Charred Punkwood. Lol, The little that I do have is mostly powder. Let me show you once again how easy it is to make highly reactive “One Strike Ignite” Charred Punkwood. I also give a good explanation of why Char Cloth sometimes comes out of the char tin so brittle that it’s unusable and how to correct the problem. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!!
Char Cloth, Charred Punk Wood Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3nfHvlf-YghwFdkUBYRIIMy Flint And Steel Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3mFf5FgLtam1aDmXmqQQiceBow Drill, Make A Multi Purpose Fatwood Bearing BlockDavid West2023-05-20 | This Multi Purpose Fatwood Bearing Block is a great tool to make bow drill friction fire. It provides a near frictionless bearing block, bulk fatwood, and a lanyard that deploys into a 3’ long bowstring. Let me show you how easy it is to make and use. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
BELOW ARE THE 4 PREVIOUS PINE KNOT VIDEOS THAT I MENTIONED WITHIN: Corona Razor Tooth Saw In The Woods Cutting, Scraping, Firing youtu.be/R5g0mhurYJQ Fatwood Sticks... How To Make, Use, Store, And Clean Off Resin youtu.be/TtOOnfBXR9s Fatwood, Very Old And Dried Out Still Ignites Well youtu.be/4kgsVX6TKnY Make Wood Shavings Tinder Bundles Go To Flames With Any Ember youtu.be/ncIcKpTaNTcMake Wood Shavings Tinder Bundles Ignite With Any EmberDavid West2023-05-19 | How To Make wood shavings tinder bundles go to flames with ANY type of ember: Hand or Bow Drill, Bamboo Fire Saw, Fire Roll, Solar Ignited, Empty BIC, Char Material, ETC! Please follow the LINK below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Rudiger Roll, Fire Roll Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kLMA7kY_LznhzK5nOrA3WdFatwood, Very Old And Dried Out Still Ignites WellDavid West2023-05-18 | Common questions, "Will fatwood sticks ever dry out so much that they will no longer ignite?" also, "Are old and dried out fatwood sticks that don't even smell like Pine anymore still usable?" Let me assure you and demonstrate for you that they are. They're still mostly as reactive as when they were fresh. Wouldn't you love to prove that theory with some that came out of of a mummy's tomb. LOL! Also I wanted to show you how to "fortify" a pile of fatwood scrapings with easy to make mini shavings. I call it, peppering the scrapings! Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Fatwood Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3lghTKxMIbnExUCxIA9uz33 Ferro Rod Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3lI6k8TH1Bljf57Yvp9K1WDFatwood Sticks... How To Make, Use, Store, And Clean Off ResinDavid West2023-05-17 | Let’s turn the huge Pine Knot that we found in yesterday’s video into Fatwood sticks (LINK below). I also wanted to show you how to make fire with them using a Ferro Rod, how to store them, and how to clean the resin off a saw, knife, and fire table. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Fatwood Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3lghTKxMIbnExUCxIA9uz33 Yesterday's video: Corona Razor Tooth Saw In The Woods Cutting, Scraping, Firing youtu.be/R5g0mhurYJQCorona Razor Tooth Saw In The Woods Cutting, Scraping, FiringDavid West2023-05-16 | The 10" Corona Razor Tooth Saw may be the best fire making saw on the planet. Let me show you with an obstructed trail, a Pine Knot full of Fatwood, and my Bayite ferro rod. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Corona Razor Tooth Saw vs Silky Gomboy 240 youtu.be/LfhHmM-W6GI Corona Razor Tooth Saw, A GREAT Fire Maker! youtu.be/m7zueU9TltkDouble Fire Rolling Fall Dandelion’s Flower HeadDavid West2023-05-15 | When the Fall Dandelion’s flower head goes to seed it makes a great flash tinder. I wonder if that’s a hint that the still yellow and alive flower would Double Fire Fire Roll? Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Rudiger Roll, Fire Roll Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kLMA7kY_LznhzK5nOrA3Wd Double Fire Rolling Green Pokeweed youtu.be/n-B-9Mu-r4UFerro Rod Ignited Harvested Processed Damp Tulip PoplarDavid West2023-05-13 | It was just 2 videos back when I found all that fatwood and built a fire on the ground. Heading back into the same woods today, I was looking for something different to work with and immediately was confronted with a large Tulip Poplar tree. A nice one, it was about 20" in diameter, very tall, beautiful, and healthy. Commonly these trees will shed their lower branches; and, I found a 20' long branch that, though damp, contained everything I needed to make an easy ferro rod fire. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
All Tulip Poplar Set For Bow Drill youtu.be/yi-Qc9ym6d0 Ferro Rod Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3lI6k8TH1Bljf57Yvp9K1WDConsider Learning Bow Drill For A Challenging Enjoyable HobbyDavid West2023-05-12 | I had some concerns about using this specimen of Black Cherry for Bow Drill. It’s hard and very damp from lying on the ground and still having it’s bark on. Since I know how to deal with damp and hard (Drying Cycles demoed within) I chose to give it a go. What I didn’t consider, though, was how RESINOUS this wood was… I had no idea! Come see how it all turned out, follow the LINKs below, and SUBSCRIBE! Thank You!
Bow Drill Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kw-EXlvpLS68aJjR89P4aeKnives With Unsharpened Spines Are Only 50% FunctionalDavid West2023-05-11 | Knives with unsharpened spines are only 50% functional for Fire Making! You've got to be able to get your scrape on when processing wood down into tinder and then get a good deep scrape on your Ferro rod. SEE MY Spine Sharpening My Mora Companion Stainless Into A Superscraper at the Link below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Spine Sharpening My Mora Companion Stainless, A Superscraper youtu.be/RGH7-k3ieMEStop Putting It Off! Make Charred Punkwood n Charcloth Today!David West2023-05-08 | For great tutorials on How To Make Charred Punkwood and Charcloth, visit my Char Playlist below. I also have a great Flint and Steel Playlist, below, that contains over 100 demonstrations. Please follow the LINKs and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Flint And Steel Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3mFf5FgLtam1aDmXmqQQice Char Cloth, Charred Punk Wood Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3nfHvlf-YghwFdkUBYRIIMyDouble Fire Rolling A Green Mashed Magnolia LeafDavid West2023-05-07 | I was trying to Double Fire Roll a Magnolia Tree leaf.. When it almost ignited on the first rolling, I wondered if I could make it ignite with just one rolling, IF I mashed all the juices out of it first? LOL! It didn't work, but it did ignite on that second rolling! Please follow the LINK below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Rudiger Roll, Fire Roll Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kLMA7kY_LznhzK5nOrA3Wd Double Fire Rolling Green Pokeweed youtu.be/n-B-9Mu-r4U Double Fire Rolling Dew Soaked Green Grass youtu.be/t1YU1HcDm1k My New "Double Fire Rolling" Technique For Green/Wet Fillers youtu.be/jplo2UA1nOANew Empty BIC Ignition Technique, Punkwood n Bracket FungusDavid West2023-05-06 | I compare the new way of empty BIC igniting coal extenders to the old way. The new way places coal extenders down through the hole of the flame guard and then strikes away. The old way removes both flame guards sticks coal extenders directly under the striker wheel, then start get your strike on. I still prefer the old way. Since we already used Ashed tinder with the new way (see Link below), let’s use punkwood and bracket fungus today's comparisons. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Empty BICs Making Fire Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkniqMcwgHkQYmFbpSjzgAB8uXyj6TpUO New Empty BIC Ignition Technique... Ashed Tinder youtu.be/BWcrDDymZM8Bow Drill Friction Fire Tutorial, Tulip Poplar Delight!David West2023-05-02 | This Bow Drill demonstration will salt your gumbo and butter your grits! If you're still not inspired to learn this great technique, it's ok… BIC lighters are only a dollar a piece. I have a lot more Bow Drill videos in the playlist below. Learn how to choose the right woods, make a bow, use a fatwood bearing block, use various cordages, tweaks, cheats to start out with, etc. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Bow Drill Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kw-EXlvpLS68aJjR89P4aeFind Abundant Fatwood In Small Dead Branches!David West2023-05-01 | Because Fatwood is so abundant and widespread in SC, I’ve never needed to cut dead branches off Pine Trees to find it. Let's give it a try! I cut 3 branches off 3 different Virginia Pine Trees and found that the first 4” were just LOADED. Yeah, but was it the good stuff? Come watch me scrape, ferro rod ignite, and make a raging Fatwood inferno out of it. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Fatwood Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3lghTKxMIbnExUCxIA9uz33 Ferro Rod Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3lI6k8TH1Bljf57Yvp9K1WDGrease Lamps Burn Plant, Animal, or Petroleum Greases And OilsDavid West2023-04-30 | How To Build a simple grease lamp out of a can, cotton ball for a wick, and then fuel it with used motor oil. Just a 1/4 cup of oil will burn bright for hours. The best part is the many fuels that it will burn… most plant, animal, and petroleum greases and oils will work for fuel. Please follow the LINK below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Grease Lamps Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3k7cP1F4wShxqd_J0Uv_prfBayite Ferro Rod, Log Cabin Fire Lay, Upside Down FireDavid West2023-04-29 | I cut up 2 pieces of Tulip Poplar with my !0" Corona Razortooth Saw ($20 from Lowe's). I used a mini Log Cabin Fire Lay stuffed with Loblolly Pine Needles that I built in my stainless Hobo Stove. Then, I used my EDC Bayite keychain Ferro Rod struck by my Mora Companion Stainless to ignite more of the Loblolly Pine Needles. For the Upside Down Fire aspect of it, I just placed the flaming tinder bundle atop the wood and never touched it again. Come see what a fire it turned into. Please follow the LINK below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Ferro Rod Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3lI6k8TH1Bljf57Yvp9K1WDNew Empty BIC Ignition Technique...Ashed TinderDavid West2023-04-28 | Easily “Empty BIC Ignite” ANY coal extender by packing the flame guard's hole with a small piece, ignite it, then transfer to a larger piece of coal extender. Today, I’ll be using my homemade coal extender, Ashed Tinder. It's made from wood ashes impregnated fabric, but I also could have used Punkwood, Char Materials, the pith from stalky plants like Mullein and Horsweed, Bracket Fungi, Oak Catkins, etc. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Ashed Tinder Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3mlY3P6FW8UH7_q1sY_xssX Empty BICs Making Fire Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kwv1ni1qnJnAtQdHgJFCW5Fire Rolling Fall DandelionDavid West2023-04-27 | I was expecting, I'd have to Double Roll this green and juicy Fall Dandelion, but it ignited on the first go. A mixed blessing, it was great making such a wet fire roll dry out and ignite so quickly, but it only produced a very weak ember. I figured out a long time ago how to nurture a weak ember. I used processed Pine Needles’ dust to encapsulate the ember; and, the tinder bundle went to flames... easily enough. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Rudiger Roll, Fire Roll Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kLMA7kY_LznhzK5nOrA3Wd “Double Fire Rolling” Green Pokeweed youtu.be/n-B-9Mu-r4U "Double Fire Rolling" Dew Soaked Green Grass youtu.be/t1YU1HcDm1k My New "Double Fire Rolling" Technique For Green/Wet Fillers youtu.be/jplo2UA1nOAMy Stainless Hobo Stove After 1 Year Of Heavy UseDavid West2023-04-26 | It’s been a long year of heavy use since we built this great Stainless hobo stove (LINKs below). Let’s examine it closely and fire it up once again! I call this my Forever Hobo Stove because it’s Stainless Steel and will never rust out. I found a 3qt Revereware pot at the Goodwill Store for a couple of dollars, drilled a bunch of holes in it, used all-thread rod for legs, and (in another video) made a rack that drops down into the lid’s lip for grilling. I wanted the stove to look like it was made out of a pot. So, I used the lid as it’s ash catcher. Come check it out! Please follow the LINKS below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
How To Make A Stainless Hobo Stove Out Of A 3qt Pot youtu.be/idVu1ETX2kg Hobo Stove Builds Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3lZeJRY3SSyPsZBTEWCnHbpBeautiful Bow Drill... Thin Spindle, Hard Wood, Dying Non-Coalescing EmberDavid West2023-04-25 | It was a "beautiful" bow drill experience to make fire with this Farkleberry because of the many challenges that had to be overcome. I had to make use of a thin crooked spindle only 7/16” in diameter, rock hard wood, and a quickly dying ember that refused to coalesce. Come see how it turned out, follow the LINKs below, and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Bow Drill Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kw-EXlvpLS68aJjR89P4ae Victorinox Fieldmaster Crafting A Farkleberry Bow Drill Set youtu.be/glV68XbBXxoSolar Igniting Dampish Tinder With A Polished Aluminum CanDavid West2023-04-24 | Extreme Closeups of a polished aluminum can solar igniting dampish punkwood. Then using the coal to ignite dampish leaves. I polished the can with Blue Magic Metal Polish Cream. You can buy it from any auto parts store for $10. Please follow the LINK below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Solar Ignitions Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kl5CicmPv0pTz-7rj4gczWHow To Easily Solar Ignite Punkwood With A TablespoonDavid West2023-04-23 | To easily “Tablespoon Solar Ignite” a light colored punkwood, you should darken it up. Today, I darkened it with scraped charcoal, but have used mold, dirt, and a piece of leaf with success in the past. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Solar Ignitions Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kl5CicmPv0pTz-7rj4gczW How To Polish A Tablespoon And Beer Can For Solar Ignitions youtu.be/halHfKJYPlsFerro Rod Igniting Soaking Wet FatwoodDavid West2023-04-22 | Ferro Rod Igniting Soaking Wet Fatwood in the rain with my EDC Stanley 10-049 pocketknife's very sharp spine doing the scraping AND the striking of my EDC bayite keychain ferro rod.
Ferro Rod Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3lI6k8TH1Bljf57Yvp9K1WD My EDC Fire Makers Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3l2i0Enh0Z87vXO71Oq9UlxChar Cloth Or Fire Roll, How To Test Materials For 100% CottonDavid West2023-04-21 | When using Cotton materials to make char cloth or Fire Rolls, they have to be 100% Cotton. If not, they'll produce very hard to ignite fire starters. When I made char cloth from an 80/20 blend of Cotton and Polyester, it worked, but had hard places in it and could only barely catch a spark. When I fire rolled some 80/20, it didn't ignite and left behind hard places in the failed fire roll. Those hard places were from the melted man made materials. That's how we can test these "100% Cotton" labeled fabrics and cotton balls that are coming from dishonest manufacturers. Set the materials on fire, snuff them out, and feel for the hard places. Of course, this same test works for any material that you have questions about. Additionally, when the materials pass the first test, I still like to try them out and see if they perform normally. Let me show you. Please follow the LINK below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Rudiger Roll, Fire Roll Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kLMA7kY_LznhzK5nOrA3WdHow I Sharpen My Mora Companion Stainless, Edge And SpineDavid West2023-04-20 | I sharpen my Mora Companion Stainless knife with a Smith's Diamond Stone. It has a coarse and a fine side. I sharpen the Scandi Grind and then sharpen that edge to convex. It's so much more durable than just the Scandi Grind alone which I've folded over a couple of times in the past. As for the spine, the initial sharpening has to be done with a grinder to get down past those rolled corners and turn them into a good sharp 90 degrees. THEN, over time, I use the coarse diamond stone to touch them up and keep them sharp. Let me show you. Please follow the LINK below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Spine Sharpening My Mora Companion Stainless, A Superscraper youtu.be/RGH7-k3ieMEHow To Empty BIC Ignite White OakDavid West2023-04-19 | I found another empty BIC on the Walking Trail this morning. Let me show you how easily it can ignite some very hard White Oak. All you need is a Mora Companion Stainless with a very sharp Spine and make a small handful of scrapings Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Empty BICs Making Fire Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3kwv1ni1qnJnAtQdHgJFCW5 Empty BIC Igniting 12ish Different Tinders youtu.be/7mS1rJsEuOsFlint And Steel, Trying The New “Broken File” SteelDavid West2023-04-18 | See yesterday’s video, How To Break n Make A File Into A Steel (Flint And Steel), at the Link below. Thank you! Today, check out great closeups of the new steel, watch 3 ignitions of denim char cloth, and 3 ignitions of charred punkwood. Please Like, SUBSCRIBE, and follow the LINKs below. Thank You!
How To Break n Make A File Into A Steel (Flint And Steel) youtu.be/Y4uxGdJvqLo How To Make A Steel Out Of A File Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkoXX8XsMW3n39s_OA1Y3ib73n2Ee57EdHow To Break n Make A File Into A Steel (Flint And Steel)David West2023-04-17 | You don't have to do like I do... use a Dewalt Angle Grinder to cut a worn out Nicholson file to make a Flint And Steel, Steel. You can simply break the very hard and very brittle file with a hammer and finish the build with common everyday tools that you already have around the house. Let me show you. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!