Feather Sticks Fire Lighting

Knowing how to make a feather stick for fire lighting is a well known bushcraft skill so really i m showing nothing new here but where it comes into its own is when you are faced with difficult weather conditions of wet damp wood to actually start that fire.

Feather sticks fire lighting.

A video on the preparation and use of feather sticks and how to create reliable tinder from dry wood. Feather sticks help us in numerous ways. A feather stick is a piece of dry wood shaved down to make fine curls which will light with a fire steel. I don t go out without a fire steel so i know that with my knife i should be able to make fire whatever the weather.

Soft wood is easier to carve and usually easier to light. There are a few variations on how to make a feather stick and which you use will depend on the situation and your own preferences. Remove your fire sticks from their holder and light them. Lay the burning tinder into your fire right carefully so you do not extinguish the young flame.

Making feather sticks is relatively easy. You will eventually want the harder wood to sustain your fire but usually a softer lighter wood works best for feather sticks. Use the now burning fire sticks to light the tinder you are holding in your hand. If your a little low on tinder making a feather sticks al.

Today we look at making a feather stick for fire lighting. For easier fire starting try to find a soft wood.