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Friction Fire
mullet:
I just got through reading in Backwoodsman Magazine that a hot water heater thermostat is the same material as a ferro stick. So, don't throw them away when you change them out.
Forest_Farmer:
Thanks Bob that helps, I also looked it up on google images and based on the pics, it grows all over here in Tennessee. I'll give it a try.
Ed
CJDore:
--- Quote from: Scallorn on August 26, 2015, 02:15:51 pm ---I don't go to the PA events bu i wish i could. I don't know of any events in my area. I live in Paris TX
--- End quote ---
Scallorn, I sure wish that you could make it up to TN for the Tennessee Classic in the Spring to teach all your tried and true techniques.
Dakota Kid:
There's a mushroom I find regularly called a tinder polypore that grows on birch trees. I know it's good fuel for the fire due to the pitch levels in birch. I assume it got it's name for a reason. If I find another one this season I'll see if it will nurture an ember to a flame.
Forest_Farmer:
Hey Dakota, I saw a good Youtube video on the polypore fungus. Here'e a link to it, "i've never inserted a link so hopefully it works".
I will try to collect some this fall when i'm in Michigan. I haven't seen any here in Tennessee.
https://youtu.be/oJL-wZHkQuM
Thanks
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