Easy and fast way to ligh a fire with Flint and Steel : Charred Punk Wood

Hi ! usually I use processed amadoo fungus or charcloth for the flint and steel. Today I tried the charred punk wood method and it works very weel. No music for this one, I think the awakening of all birds in the forest sound better for today :) Thanks for watching.

[@oldtimerlee8820]

Tip for a circular tin with press on lids. Drill a hole through the side of the lid and the body of the tin. When making char line up the holes in each piece to vent. When storing char twist the lid so the holes do not line up.

[@bluesGs]

+Oldtimer Lee Hi ! That's a very nice tip indeed ! much better than a hole with a tape on it like i did. When it's a screw on lid it doesn't work very weel but when I find a standard ''push lid'' i'm definitly trying that. Thanks for sharing. G

[@parecearabe]

Cool tip (no pun intended) I'll keep it mind when looking for my next tin.

[@anthonyjacobs6790]

Oldtimer Lee , Absolutely brilliant, thank you so much for that simple but incredibly practical idea.

[@cephasmcpher67peteroutdoorspip]

Nice video Will, thanks for sharing.

[@mailboxadministrator704]

Great job. I love punk wood, so easy. You don't even need a tin to char. Just light it, let it burn a moment then put it in a tin to smother. To replenish just add fresh pieces to tin when you need it. Let it start to smolder then close tin....never ending. Great video. Thanks for posting.

[@MarkYoungBushcraft]

Well done. Thanks for sharing. I use a magnifying lens with my char tin when there is sun. Also very quick.

[@bluesGs]

+Mark Young (Shunpyke) Thanks Mark ! yep that's what I'm going to try next.. sort of :) next video soon :)

[@redbeard6606]

great tip thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[@bluesGs]

Thanks for watching :)

[@CapitanFantasma1776]

Great! If it's wet just leave it in longer! Thanks!

[@forrestmorgan3222]

VERY NICE !!!

[@waveman0]

a wonderful resource and one that should be utilized when ever found.

[@bluesGs]

Very true. Same for tinder fungus and fatwood :)

[@stephenwalther9702]

Perfect alternative to char cloth! Always available, in unlimited supply. I really appreciate your channel, keep the great videos coming!

[@keitharoo1962]

Ok, I have GOT to try this. Thanks for the demo.

[@Redarkrome]

Wonderful tecnique! I will try early this tip. Thanks for sharing! Greetings, Dario from North West Italy

[@JohnnyConnerMeditation]

Great job! Thanks for showing me how to do this from start to finish. Two thumbs up!

[@bluesGs]

Thanks for watching :)

[@kevinbolin7665]

Great video ..

[@islandbushcraft875]

Awesome video. I'm definitely going to try to make charred punk wood after seeing you light feather sticks with it, I usually use char cloth but haven't tried it with feather sticks so not sure if it would work. Also punk wood is probably more sustainable. It's really nice to hear the woodland birds again this time of year. atb

[@bluesGs]

+Island Bushcraft Hi ! Thank you very much. I've done it, lighting a bird's nest made of wood feathers ans shavings but it's a lot more long and difficult than what i've done in the video. Have a nice day. PS : yep spring is here :)

[@MrSrtman18]

Awesome man!!👌

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

great idea. Thanks

[@bluesGs]

Thank you. Now i like to use lamp wick with my flint and steel. i light it and then i can transfer the ember to a bird's nest or the tin can full of campfire charcoal. Thanks for watching. (i like your chanel by the way, thanks for the videos :) )

[@FGYT1]

you dont need to bake it Just get the punk wood burning and put in teh tin stick the lid on the surface chars and is ready for the next use which will char the next layers . U used a push fit pellet tin and no hole. lucky managed to cut a solid plug of punk that fills the tin exactly as i have a massive Rotten standing tree in the garden . Chared the top with a blow torch and closed it up lights easily so far and should last a long time .... Will be interesting to see how well it works after not using for a while But in olden days this would be in constant use many times a day so will check it and fire it up before I go out needing it then use frequently to light all the fires needed for the day or week in the woods

[@inthewilds]

Fantastic.

[@andrewjones1613]

Thanks so much for this video, helps alot!

[@johnwalker91]

Great information and video thanks

[@bluesGs]

John Walker thanks for watching :)

[@exploringbiblicalendtimes779]

Brilliant

[@sosteve9113]

very nice done my friend very clear video atb steve

[@bluesGs]

Thank you very much Steve

[@rickymellottsr4461]

nice video, lots of information , thank you !!!!!!!!!!

[@bluesGs]

thanks !

[@andrewpratten]

fantastic..especially in difficult weather

[@bluesGs]

+12 legged Sasquatch.. Thanks ! have a nice day.

[@mawuho1566]

Very nice video, enjoyed watching. Will there be new videos on this Channel?

[@englishwoodsman]

great video mate enjoy

[@bluesGs]

+OOA WILD CAMPING thanks ! have a nice day.

[@lornesmith9068]

Great demonstration. Thanks for posting. I usually use chaga but punk is much easier to find. I am going to try this.

[@bluesGs]

very true (and chaga is better in tea :) )

[@forrestmorgan3222]

FACT:It works great just out of the fire, try it in a week, when it has absorbed water from the atmosphere. Especially in humid areas. NO GO, with the hottest steel, and sharp English flint. TRY IT, before YOU disagree. SEE !!

[@parecearabe]

Nice vid. I never thought of sparking right into the tin and then placing dried material onto it.

[@bluesGs]

Thanks :) You just gotta be sure it's pretty dry. It tends to suck moisture in so put it in a Fire once in a while to dry it :) (fire that you started with the flint obviously :D )

[@Dutch_Prepper]

Awesome!!!

[@bluesGs]

+Dutch Prepper Thank you :)

[@latribudesbois]

I like tike your video !!! What a good idea !! I'll try it one day. Thanks

[@bluesGs]

+La Tribu des Bois Merci :)

[@juniorauresco9115]

Amazing Bro

[@bluesGs]

Thanks mate

[@AGUIABRANCAARTEMATEIRA]

Muito bom eu uso muito esta técnica só com tecido carbonizado é bem fácil de se fazer fogo Valeu meu amigo abraço...

[@holoholohaolenokaoi2299]

You sir are Prometheus incarnate

[@bluesGs]

hopefully i wont live what he did !!!!! :D

[@AGUIABRANCAARTEMATEIRA]

Muito bom valeu garoto...

[@rebeccaiya8731]

i got mine on ebay.hand forged steel from kentucky n flint from louisiana.great stuff! ty for the video

[@bluesGs]

+rebecca hamman Cool :) Thanks for watching.

[@nomadsurvival4952]

I have wanted to give that punk wood thing a try for the last year but have just been busy with life but this coming year will be it for sure nice vid you did too on it this must have been the way it was done way back when I am sure not all those that lived in the bush had unlimited amounts of cloth to char to use...

[@bluesGs]

Exactly. No cloth to worry about. Punk wood is pretty easy to find on the spot.

[@nomadsurvival4952]

@@bluesGs I really did like the feather stick lighting idea easy breezy.. I collect tins large and small so charring will not be an issue oh hold on I have some willow that I made for charcoal drawing with don't you just hate it when you have that Do'h moment LMAO...

[@webersodivino5802]

Muito bom 👍

[@eqlzr2]

This would've been a great vid if you had covered up all those nature sounds with some heavy metal music. ;-) I've found one of the easiest materials to catch fire with charred punk wood is just the frayed end of a piece of jute twine. Then I light a candle with that.

[@bluesGs]

haha , when there's music people also complain :D yep if feathers light , almost every tinder will do as well. Once i almost got burnt to the face because the jute twine birds nest caught fire so hard it instantly made a 2 feet flame. Close call :)

[@olivierator63]

excellent. a bientôt

[@bluesGs]

+the man of the woods merci :)

[@pelementmaker]

ive tried charring punkwood a few times but i must be doing something wrong, its black and resembles charcoal more and doesnt catch a spark.

[@forrestmorgan3222]

FACT:It works great just out of the fire, try it in a week, when it has absorbed water from the atmosphere. Especially in humid areas. NO GO, with the hottest steel, and sharp English flint. TRY IT, before YOU disagree. SEE !!

[@TroopLeader]

What kind of tree was the source of your punk wood? For example, I don't have much luck using pine.

[@bluesGs]

Hi , i'm not sure , could be chestnut , hornbeam or aspen from these woods. Try with decidious tree maybe these work better than conniferus ones.

[@TroopLeader]

@@bluesGs Thanks, Will. I must say, I enjoy and appreciate your unpretentious channel more than most of the others.

[@TroopLeader]

​@@bluesGs Thanks.

[@bluesGs]

@@TroopLeader Thank you very much :)

[@jeremy1517]

Love it! Where is a good place to pick up flint and steel?

[@bluesGs]

+jeremy1517 Thanks a lot ! A lot of people on internet make handmade ones and some companies (like esee or pathfinder school I think). Look it up on google but depending on where you live I bet you'll easily find a dealer nearby. Have a nice day.

[@Marianopiras]

Great without music. I also use the box of air shots

[@derekstacy3593]

Wow nice man were if i may ask did u get your steel flint striker?

[@bluesGs]

thanks. I got it from the orchis association in France but i'm not sure they still make them.

[@ShelleyRaskin]

Nicely done, so I have a tin, how long do I leave it in the fire for?

[@bluesGs]

+Shelley Raskin Hi, Thanks. Well I don't know really. The punk wood I used was soaking wet so It took about 30 minutes inside the fire. If you don't see smoke coming out of the hole (or sides) you're good to go I think. Have a nice day.

[@eqlzr2]

Excellent vid. How long do you think that one tin of punk wood will last you--I mean, how many fires do you think it will start approximately? Thanks.

[@bluesGs]

+eqlzr2 Hi ! Thanks ! Well it's tiny and I didn't put enoufh punk wood inside so it didn't last me long. I light about 4 - 5 times a fire with it but when blowing on it and lighting the birdnest a lot goes away. Next time I'll take a altoide shaped tin with more punk inside. Hope that helps. G

[@eqlzr2]

Many thanks.

[@forrestmorgan3222]

VERY few times, without re heating !! FACT:It works great just out of the fire, try it in a week, when it has absorbed water from the atmosphere. Especially in humid areas. NO GO, with the hottest steel, and sharp English flint. TRY IT, before YOU disagree. SEE !!

[@user-pj4gb4iv3m]

Молодец ; ) !!!

[@bluesGs]

+Дмитрич Merci :)

[@user-pj4gb4iv3m]

+bluesGs ; ) !!!

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

Punk wood is always the best. When you run out of char cloth are you going tear your own clothes up to make more? Yeah it is good to have a bit of char cloth on you but it's always good not to rely on it unless absolutely necessary. I like to know where did you get your flint and steel? The Flint and still I have doesn't seem to spark much. I might not have a good piece of flint or a good steel striker.

[@bluesGs]

Thanks for the comment. I totally agree with you with the cloth, and i just remake chard punk wood in the woods when the fire is going. I got my steel from the orchis association in france but i'm not sure they still sell stuff... You need a really sharp flint as well , i had beat up pieces and it was not working properly. check out on an old file (cleaned up from rust or patina) if it sparks more than your striker to see where the issue is (steel or flint)

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

@@bluesGs well I love in the US not France. I just got this flint and steel kit a couple months back and it doesn't spark much. Every video I see on KZbin of people using flint and steel theirs spark more an their first strike than mine does after a few strikes.

[@bluesGs]

might be the technique , the flint or the steel. With a bad small piece of flint that wasn't sharp i had very poor sparks.

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

@@bluesGs yeah one thinking it's my flint. I want to order me a different piece but people online want to charge way to much for a single piece

[@Pieter12100]

Great video, text at the beginning is a little hard to read though

[@bluesGs]

thanks. noted for next time :)

[@USBCABLEGUY]

much better quality video! good edits and shorter so it doesn't lose peoples attention :P

[@bluesGs]

+Nestea Thanks :) will think about it for the next one :)

[@USBCABLEGUY]

no im saying this was perfect lol compared to the older ones, good job :)

[@1kshooterJL]

I have been doing this for about 15-20 years now and even use the pellet tins lol ….try using old ripped jeans as tinder cloth instead of punk wood!

[@bluesGs]

Cool :) I did make char cloth before but i don't have to bother with punkwood, i use it , then make some more in the forest as i go. No need for man made materials :)

[@1kshooterJL]

@@bluesGs absolutely just saying that your tools and knowledge will also work very well with the denim as well mayybe others might find it usefully also ...great video thank you

[@bluesGs]

Thanks ! I heared that thicker materials like jeans work the best. I only tried old kitchen towels :)

[@1kshooterJL]

@@bluesGs so far the oonly man made material I have used is ripped jeans and it works extremely well😊

[@unduendedenegro9654]

Like

[@NatesOutdoors]

Very well man,that's awesome,I like Flint and steel but Im more a friction fire guy, I have a channel myself check it out if you like,I subbed,thanks for sharing

[@bluesGs]

Thanks mate. I played with friction fire too (vids on this channel :) ). Bowdrill is fine now but handdrill... my next everest :)

[@NatesOutdoors]

bluesGs yeah I love hand drill,I have a few videos of that,I'll check out ur other ones as well

[@bluesGs]

will do mate :)

[@mharm734]

Not bad but I'd like to see him start some fires without using char like with paper thin shavings of the inner put of mullein or using a chaga mushroom.

[@bluesGs]

mharm734 hi. ive done it with tinder fungus (proceced) but not the other ones. if you can do it id love to see a video. that's gotta be hard

[@mharm734]

There is a youtuber who has a video demonstrating it. His channel name is Christian Noble and the video title is Flint & Steel with Mullein Pith.

[@mharm734]

I'm betting if people experiment they'll find a bunch of different plants who have pith that might work.