Video - Quick Fuzz Stick

[BrianA]

I learned this quick method for making a fuzz stick by hanging out in the woods with another bushcrafter and thought it was cool.

It may be nothing new to some of you, but I thought it was really cool. I have been doing it for some time, but just decide to make a video.

I seriously whiff the first couple firesteel strikes.....it is almost embarrassing......but you get the idea

Please ignore the narration of my 6 year old He thought he was the videographer

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If embedding the Youtube doesn't work, here is the direct link.

Soo.....am I being Captain Obvious here? Did everyone in the world already know this except me? Or is it new to at least a couple people?

Brian

 

[Chris G]

Impressive. And as for knowing that specific technique - I didn't.

Chris

 

[scanker]

I think Spam has shown that technique before (but I'm not sure). I've only seen it fairly recently, in any case. Good video of it though - shown it very clearly.

 

[JohnC]

I'd liketo give that a go, I hadn't see it before..

 

[Shewie]

Nice vid Brian - thanks for sharing


Rich

 

[Tourist]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[robin wood]

Nice one Brian, good vid. That method was widely used in Europe by Gypsies to make flowers, just fuzz all the way round the stick till the end thins down and drops off mount it on a willow stick and sell it for £1, my daughter used to make very good money doing them when she was ten.

 

[AJB]

Brilliant!

 

[BOD]

Good. Well done. Never be afraid to share. Most of us can learn something new

It is not too dissimilar to the way the people of Borneo make message sticks and fuzz balls but with super long feathers

 

[Karl5]

That's excellent!!!
Didn't know that technique, but that certainly looks like the easier way to do it.
Will definitely try it out.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Scrumpy]

Pretty good!
I was taught the technique at the moot on a knife safety course, when there are people moving about close to you keep the knife still and move the material but looking at the end result this method looks well worth further use. I will be trying this out directly!!
Thanks for sharing

 

[JDO330]

Wow, I like that a lot. Just gave it a go in the back garden and it works a treat - with a SAC as well!

Thanks for sharing.

ATB, Jon.

 

[mayfly]

Very neat!

 

[redneck]

good job, i like it

 

[queeg9000]

Thanks for sharing that with us Brian, I've not been on for a little while, and found that demo very interesting, it's a nice simple method, and gives good control to the cutting process. nice one