Magnesium Flint Stick

Winter wrote:

Sorry to drag this topic back from the dead, but I was wondering how you personally shave the magnesium off (If you use one) I've seen people hold the block vertical and scrape downward with the blade, which takes foevever and scatters fairly large shavings about. I personally lay the block on its side and scape side to side with the blade perpendicular to the block. It makes lots of little shavings fast and if you're careful, they won't even fall off the top of the block and can be put exactly where needed.

That would probably work alot better. Smile

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Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. - Prov. 27:17

I learned a lot about these things today. The spark is small compared to a large firesteel like I have. And also it doesn't take long to eat away at the flint. It's better than nothing and they cost a dime a dozen, but don't expect too much out of one.

And no, you can't get a dozen of them for a dime, but they are cheap, nontheless. Wink

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Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. - Prov. 27:17