It's been a while since I did the clips for lighting Hexy and a candle with a ferro rod, so I thought I'd show feather sticks. Before we go any further though, no comments on my poor feather sticks please! 
I know they are rubbish, if you can do them really well, post a tutorial with pictures or video, I for one will appreciate it!
First off, a clip showing the best way to use a ferro rod. You get bigger shavings of the metal coming off this way, so they burn brighter and longer. This really helps in lighting things up. Take a quick look at the clip, you may already use it this way but if you don't I suggest you at least try it. It may work wonders for you.
Now, the main event. This wasn't the first take, I promise you! At the beggining you will see me cheating! A couple of grinds, but not fast enough to get the shavings glowing. They drop onto the feather stick and may help it going up. Hey, you need all the help you can get doing this!
The feathers on the stick are paper thin, really curly and small. They are about the same thickness as a hair. Take your time with them, the better they are the easier it will be to get the spark to take to flame.
I reckon I would need to be in a bad way to resort to this method. Normally, I will have a bit of birch bark or similar, maybe some fat wood. This would be a last resort, but it is possible.
I know they are rubbish, if you can do them really well, post a tutorial with pictures or video, I for one will appreciate it! First off, a clip showing the best way to use a ferro rod. You get bigger shavings of the metal coming off this way, so they burn brighter and longer. This really helps in lighting things up. Take a quick look at the clip, you may already use it this way but if you don't I suggest you at least try it. It may work wonders for you.
Now, the main event. This wasn't the first take, I promise you! At the beggining you will see me cheating! A couple of grinds, but not fast enough to get the shavings glowing. They drop onto the feather stick and may help it going up. Hey, you need all the help you can get doing this!
The feathers on the stick are paper thin, really curly and small. They are about the same thickness as a hair. Take your time with them, the better they are the easier it will be to get the spark to take to flame.
I reckon I would need to be in a bad way to resort to this method. Normally, I will have a bit of birch bark or similar, maybe some fat wood. This would be a last resort, but it is possible.
