My Inexpensive Gear Making Fire, Char Cloth, And Ashes!

[@sylvaingingras4457]

Your videos are so right on ! Peaceful and relaxing to watch !

[@brooksto]

I haven't been going in any particular order when watching your videos - I saw this one this morning and just love it. I have learned so much from your teaching - your method to your 'hobby' is awesome. I practice everyday the lessons you teach. Some things I have almost perfected - some have eluded me. But it is an enjoyable and affordable hobby for sure.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Funny you should mention affordable. I was absolutely broke when I first started 10 years ago. I couldn't even afford the $13 Old Hickory Butcher knife that I splurged on.

[@brooksto]

@@DavidWestBgood2ppl I know the feeling of not having anything 'extra'. There were times when I didn't have anything but my time. I have always been into 'free' or inexpensive entertainment. Riding bikes, walking, yard work, and now fire making : ). I hope God has blessed you with more abundance the last 10 years. You could be teaching a college course on your fire-making skills.

[@josephb7460]

That was a really good robust demonstration. You don't need to break the bank to get usable equipment. Nice..............

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

True!

[@teddyevans1366]

Nice close up camera work !! One can really see what you are doing to achieve the spark ! Awesome !

[@20p65s]

That metal table is winner as well.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Scrap Poplar lumber from work, then I built it, then some 14" duct pipe came available from work and my neighbor sheet metaled the top for me, then I made a video of me using only the Swiss Army Knife to attach the top's 5/4 board, and then the spray paint came a couple of months later. I tried to give it away to 3 different people... glad they didn't want it.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

CHECK OUT MY 100s OF FIRE MAKING VIDEOS... I can't afford to buy really nice gear, so from the very beginning, I've always built what I needed and tried to make smart buys for the rest. In today's video, I wanted to show you some of my inexpensive gear while I go about making fire, char cloth, and ashes. Please note... this is not so much a How To Make Char Cloth Video. I have a Char Making Playlist for that. I'm more trying to show you my gear in action. Here's a partial list: 1) Mora Companion Stainless Steel, $25 from Amazon. Spine Grinding My New Stainless Mora Companion, Turning This Mild Scraper Into A SUPER SCRAPER kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5Wxkpp4mbqod8k 2) Smith's Diamond Stone 4" Coarse/Fine, $20 Cabelas. Old Hickory Butcher Knife... SHARP SHARP SHARP... Slicing Newspaper kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHWTg2V4esmAfJo 3) Corona Folding Saw, $20 from Lowe's. 10 Unusual Ways To Make Fire kzbin.info/www/bejne/enyQoaenmqmhgZo 4) Char Tin made from Murray's Hair Dressing from Walmart, $3. (start at minute 11:20) My EDC Pocket Knife, An INCREDIBLE Little Worker!!! Stanley 10-049 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX2poGSegNuWqqs 5) Chert, 6 pieces for $5 from Flea Market. Playing with... I mean... Trying out the Flea Market Chert, 6 for $5 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fafKapaPq69licU 6) bayite Keychain Ferro Rod, 3 for $12 from Amazon. Ferro Rod Modification... Adding a Spear Tip, I Call It The Sperro Rod kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3TEeGRqeNd6jbM 7) Hobo Stove, Can be made for $0 to $40, See Build Playlist below: kzbin.info/aero/PLkoXX8XsMW3lZeJRY3SSyPsZBTEWCnHbp 8) Orange Paracord,100', $8 from Walmart. 9) Stainless Stel ashes bottle, $1 from Goodwill. 10) (Flint and Steel) Steel made from a $1 Nicholson file from the Flea Market. Making A (Flint and Steel) Steel Out Of A File And Trying It Out kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHPViWWdnp1jitU ***Please SUBSCRIBE at the end of the video. Thanks!

[@adriennepyle7625]

I have a tulip poplar in my back yard that is over 40 yrs old but probably more like 100. I'm wondering are you cutting off fresh limbs or is the wood you use found on the ground? Poplar limbs bow down low to the ground and many drop off through the seasons. I use it for all kinds of stuff because it is one of the hardest woods I've ever worked with. I love it.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Found on the ground. Tulip Poplar is very easy to work with. Thanks!

[@adriennepyle7625]

@@DavidWestBgood2ppl I just realized the way I worded that.....I don't mean its hard to work with. I mean the actual wood is hard. That's why I love it. Its very easy to work with you're right.

[@linklesstennessee2078]

Good video David I really enjoy using my stove like yours

[@thomasgold-1000]

I like that video a lot because it shows very well that knowledge is actually the master and not so much the price of your gear when it comes to accomplish great things...

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Wow! You stated that exactly the way I feel about it. Thanks!

[@thomasgold-1000]

You are most welcome David!

[@waynerichardsonsteel]

Very well said couldn't of put it better myself 😉

[@louhandberry6017]

Thanks for the video.

[@paigehawkins1945]

It took me forever to decide on either carbon or stainless on my Morra Garburg. Love that knife but I’m looking into getting the heavy duty companion in stainless. Now one of the several benefits of using stainless is that you don’t have to worry about the spine rolling when using a ferro rod or batoning over time. Which is why I use one of my machetes or full tang hatchet for batoning. Another good bushcraft knife is the BPS Adventurer. One of my favorites and comes from the factory as sharp as a scalpel. I do have several other drop point bushcraft knives in stainless and they really hold that razor sharp edge for a very long time.

[@paigehawkins1945]

And I eventually decided on the carbon Morra Garburg.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks Paige!

[@waynerichardsonsteel]

Hi FANTASTIC video yet again 😉 I was wondering how many different ways of lighting a fire do you know Without using Godzilla🔥

[@agnosjr]

Thank you for sharing.

[@Petragoesoutdoors]

Hi, nice video, especially for a beginner like me. I came across your video by chance and think it's really fantastic. I'll definitely try something I've seen in your videos. You have a new subscriber! Please excuse my bad English ;o) Greetings from Germany. Petra

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

WELCOME to the Channel, Petra!!!

[@chironchangnoi]

I love your videos, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. Something I thought of while watching your video on polishing the full bud lite and empty rockstar cans. Can the ash you collect and use so much function as a polishing compound? I thought through it for a minute: sand, too coarse. Horsetail too abrasive. Other vegetable fibers? maybe as a final polish (strop?) but wood ash might just have that special particle size and hardness. What do you think? Thanks in advance!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

It's too coarse also, leaves a cloudy finish. You here about chocolate and toothpaste working. Don't waste your time. They don't get it shiney enough. There are no natural polishing materials.

[@chironchangnoi]

@@DavidWestBgood2ppl Thanks for your reply and again, thank you for your videos! I'm just thinking "out in the forest, need a firestarter, find a beer can on the side of the road. what could I use to shine this up?" We have a lot of horsetail here in Cascadia, it's a very coarse, very abrasive silica. Same thing with sand. So I'm just thinking smaller and smaller and what's readily available, here, when you need it. Moss? Mushrooms?

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

You can't feel the abrasives in the polishing cream I use. That will give you an idea of your challenge.

[@chironchangnoi]

@@DavidWestBgood2ppl Fair enough! I don't want to go on any wild goose chases or snipe hunts so thank you. I'll have to go down a different rabbit hole on this one.

[@brooksto]

@@chironchangnoi I also would love to find that natural material for polishing. There may be a material or process that works but this is something that will have to experiment with, just as David experiments with all sorts of things. Of course if we find that answer we need to share it here with everyone.

[@kt2816]

Your awesome!

[@heirloomseeder]

Hey, David.... is it possible to strike sparks off of high carbon STAINLESS steel... you know, like a Martensitic type stainless (medium chromium, high carbon)??

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I've never ground any stainless when it didn't throw a lot of sparks. Using flint? I don't know.

[@heirloomseeder]

@@DavidWestBgood2ppl Hmm...Maybe a candidate for a test?

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

@@heirloomseeder LOL! I've been unable to get good sparks off stainless with a rock.