HOW TO PROCESS AMADOU FROM THE HORSES HOOF FUNGUS | BUSHCRAFT FIRELIGHTING | FOMMES FOMENTARIUS

How to process amadou, from the horses hoof fungus.
The fommes fomentarius is a specious of bracket fungus that grows on both beech and birch here in the UK. We have used it for thousands of years for holding and transporting embers of a fire and for fire lighting.
In this video I show you how to separate the middle trama layer from the cuticle layer (outside surface layer) and the sporing tubes. We then boil until fluffy and dry out.
Enjoy this quick demonstration of how to process amadou from the horses hoof fungus and a quick flint and steel fire too.
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[@stevegoody3744]

Very helpful, thank you

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

No problem 😊

[@o.bsoutdoors3871]

Firstly, didn't realise this favoured the silver birch tree, secondly, we had no idea extracting the Amadou was such a laborious process😱. Really fascinating video Rob, some absolutely stunning specimens you have been sent there. Thanks for enlightening us! Wishing you and yours a very merry christmas and a fantastic 2023, all the best, Shell and Pete☃️🎄👊👍

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Thank you both so much! Merry Christmas xx

[@paganoutdoors3193]

Cracking video my friend, thank you for the mention, if you need more at any time, just give me a shout, really enjoyable/informative video, definitely will be giving this a go at some point, I always give thanks to the trees , be it when picking fungi ,or birch bark, even the twigs, giving as much respect to the trees etc as I would a animal, good health and safe travels my friend, cheers craig 🙏🌿🍃🍂🍄

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Cheers buddy thanks so much

[@JamiedoesWildBikepacking]

Mate, your knowledge of the woods is so impressive. Also, nice hoody!

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Cheers Jamie, this means a lot! 💜👍🏼 Once a skater, always a skater

[@PeeWee33772]

Awesome video thank you.

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Cheers 👊🏽 💜

[@goingroguenow]

My friend, you have missed the most important steps. After boiling, you gently beat, WHILE WET. You then stretch in different directions, and zzzzzzszzzz! It will suddenly give way in one or two directions, getting much, much thinner, wider, and more fibrous. Dry, and you are there. No “fluffing” necessary. . Thick, un-ppulled amadou is hard to light.

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Thanks. This was a very quick example I'll cover the full process in another longer video maybe one day.

[@debsmostexcellentadventure5353]

Merry xmas storb,hope you have a good one debs xx 🧑‍🎄 🎁

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Thanks so much 💜😘

[@westsussexbushcraft812]

Mate been waiting for this thanks bro ,putting people on to this video asap.

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Glad I could help buddy! 💜👊🏼 I'll be doing a workshop on this process at next year's shows

[@thesteakdetective]

Incredible knowledge you have Rob Old Chap! Thanks for sharing on the wireless! 🙏

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Thank you Steve, that means so much! 🙏🏼

[@cellerfeller1474]

NIce video - you were having some trouble getting stone on stone spark. In our area we have lots of fools gold - iron pyrite. When struck against quartz it will produce a briliant spark which is the molten iron part of the pyrite coming off. Burns very hot and lights the edge of the amadou as well as a steel.

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Yeah! Pyrite is great stuff 👍👌

[@wendingourway]

Okay, I do know what these are...think this is something that I could actually do! Amazing! Take good care and have yourself a very happy Christmas and all the best in 2023! Bruce and Otis

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Amazing! Definitely worth trying out. Its a fun project... thanks Bruce you too buddy stay safe and well for 2023

[@ryanjamesthewolf260]

Christmas has come early 🤟 another cheeky upload 🥾🌲🍄⛺

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Cheers my dude

[@leeperola7023]

Very informative man, wicked film. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Thanks Lee! 👊🏽 legend mate

[@NorwayHikesTrails]

Great upload. Been wanting to try this myself for some years but never understood the proses properly. Thank you for sharing. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year

[@NorwayHikesTrails]

Thank you for the shout out 👍😊🥳🎄

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

You too buddy! 💜👍🏼

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

​@@NorwayHikesTrailsno problem my friend

[@goingroguenow]

He doesn’t really catch the technique. See my comment above.

[@jannagel2893]

Lots of channels misuse the word bushcraft. This is one of the few that really is bushcraft . Thanks and keep it up!

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Cheers dude! Really appreciate that.

[@ChiefScout_Outdoors]

Loving the skills, have a great holidays, all the best 😊👊🔥

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Thanks buddy, appreciate your comment and time watching 🙏🏼

[@waveman0]

BeaverBushcraft Amadou is magnificent, I buy it on a regular basis as I cannot get Amadou here in Australia. They process and treat their amadou with potassium nitrate, which allows for more precise and better quality control. Nice traditional processing of amadou mate.

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Awesome yo know buddy! Love that 🤙🏽💜👊🏽

[@wildernessnomad3785]

Nice one mate 👍 good on ya for sharing the knowledge and its very good medicinally, was ill once out in the field and this along with other mushrooms and bits almost within no time at all sorted me out . Looking forward to the next vid 👍

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

100% man, the polysaccharides that live in the Birch are incredible same shared by a lot of polypore brackets and chaga too! Great stuff! Thanks for watching Chris big love x

[@PeteDevlinootnaboot]

Used to use amadou patches to dry out saturated dry flies when out fishing. Had no idea at all where it came from. Cheers for a really informative video. New sub.

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

💜💜💜👍🏼

[@Kaiyanwang82]

The opposite of amadeurish. Well done

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Haha amazing 👏

[@atfarmerbrown]

I don't see why you can't just pound the layer with something. Bet it would work.

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

💜🤙🏽

[@igorkusnirik635]

bloody long intro

[@storbunlimitedbushcraft6996]

Thanks for the feedback. Looking to do away with it.