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Seven ways to light a fire without a match

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Field & Stream round up 7 ways to start a fire without a match... starting with the ole' rub sticks... - "Friction-Based Fire Making - Rubbing two sticks together is likely the oldest of all -fire-starting techniques, and also the most difficult. Besides proper technique, you have to choose the right wood for the fireboard and spindle. Sets made from dry softwoods, including aspen, willow, cottonwood, and juniper, are preferred, although a spindle made from a slightly harder wood, combined with a softer fireboard, can also work. The friction of the spindle against an indentation in the fireboard grinds particles from both surfaces, which must heat to 800 degrees?F before a glowing coal forms. This must then be transferred to tinder and -gently blown to life." Thanks MattR! - Link.

The comments on the article have a lot of great tips too.

Related:

Make Fire with a Can of Coke and a Chocolate Bar - Link.
HOW TO - Make fire using a balloon - Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Oct 20, 2006 05:39 PM
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are u shere this works cause i don't knoww oh ya you stole that pic.

Posted by: bobby6 on January 7, 2008 at 4:01 PM

are u shere this works cause i don't knoww oh ya you stole that pic.

Posted by: bobby6 on January 7, 2008 at 4:01 PM

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