Since my first fire, I've experimented a little more and I've learned how crucial it is to take smaller steps. Before after I got a small fire, I'd throw in the big pieces of wood right away. I was more patient today thanks to some snacks.



I tried out the cotton ball and vaseline last night and it was great, however tonight I wanted to try without it.


This time I used my favorite knife. The res-c handle was really comfortable and the choil helped with the smaller tasks. Ban helped me reprofile the edge by taking down the shoulder and thinning the angle, it cuts a lot better!


I found an old piece of wood in the backyard to make shavings and curls.


After that, I gathered some bigger pieces.




The striker that comes with the firesteel is pretty much useless so I used my Gossman PSK (also reprofiled).


2-3 strikes later!




Cool pictures.


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And it only took me one bottle of heineken! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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