Photos: Feathersticks

Those garbergs are light sabers. And flame throwers.... flame sabers.

 

This is all my little guy wants to do now. Of course, I still have to help his little hands stay straight.

 

Mighty fine feathers fellas, I'll have to join in soon.

 

Now I know what the cleaver is made for
Great video, esp love the wide fire with different things hanging above it.

Here's a featherstick halfway done from last weekend

 

Does this count? ultra thin fatwood curls......

 

somehow that feels like cheeting

 

Great idea for loading up a tin for some ready to go shavings!

I keep a percussion cap tin and and screw top air rifle pellet tin full of fatwood saw dust and magnesium filings.

 

Switchblade and Nathan, you guys have it going on. In my opinion all feather sticks should be able to serve as tinder. Meaning, thin and curly enough to take a spark from a ferrocerium rod...period!
Switch, I have no doubt that any of those would take a spark easily.
Nathan, you got it figured out with that Swiss Army Knife. Best fuzz maker ever.

It really is all about light pressure, once that blade barely bites in, forward motion. Thumb on the spine won't do. If people are having trouble with making, fine, thin, curly fuzzies, it is almost always because of their thumb on the spine. Secondly, too much hard pressure biting into the wood.

My good friend MUD made one of the best fuzzsticks using a Chris Reeve Knife. Thin, curly, dense fuzzy!

-RB

 

I'm no match for you. There's no doubt in my mind, that you could do better using nothing just your toenail. Miss you buddy *kissy face*

 

No

 

The king of curls as I call him is Chattanooga on Instagram or Tennessee on bcusa. Man he’s so good I hate to post mine.

 

is that the 5 or 7 CR green beret? love my 7.

pffffffffffttttt!

 

It's a 5 and I cherish it, although it's been lost in the abyss from when I moved a few months ago. Never finished unpacking really. My apartment looks like I'm getting ready to move out actually lol.

The CR5 was one of the very first legit fixed blades I wanted when I was in high school. Along with a KaBar of course. When I started doing more outdoor stuff, my mindset became negative towards knives with guards. Somewhere along the way, the CR5 changed my mind after having and using it. I still want to hate it for some reason, but man the thing is so nice.

 

The SAK blade is a Feather stick making machine. I also like the standard edge on an Esee.

 

Thanks for giving those pointers! I'm anxious to try not using my thumb.

 

Hey @Strigidae , in my experience, yes. I've had trouble with seasoned, harder wood. Softer stuff is much easier for me to work with. I had gotten discouraged at one point when all I practiced with was very well seasoned oak, hickory, and bay. I scavenged up some cedar and willow (I would imagine poplar to be a good choice) and things got easier. I had all kinds of thoughts like maybe I wasn't using an optimal blade length or grind, or that my blades weren't as sharp as they should be or that there was some secret technique that I hadn't acquired yet. But that single change in woods made a night and day difference for me. And after it became easier it was also more enjoyable, so I practiced more.