Timeline for Does any Household Object Function as a Passable Fire Steel?
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| Apr 9, 2016 at 13:44 | comment | added | Daron | The hacksaw blades work a treat, and presumably the larger ones would work better. The emery paper does indeed throw sparks, but I cannot figure out how to control where the sparks go without snapping the board. I can lay the board flat and grind the rod against the surface, but this only has the effect of wearing out the rod (wow!) without setting anything alight. | |
| Apr 9, 2016 at 13:43 | vote | accept | Daron | ||
| Apr 6, 2016 at 21:39 | history | edited | Chris Johns | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 3, 2016 at 21:43 | comment | added | Chris Johns | Nail files tend to be fairly soft stainless steel so the and doesn't work very well if you use the rough part but scraping with the edge can work OK. | |
| Apr 3, 2016 at 21:39 | comment | added | Chris H | How about cheap metal nail files? | |
| Apr 3, 2016 at 21:36 | history | answered | Chris Johns | CC BY-SA 3.0 |