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My wife was teasing my last night “So what’s next, a razor/striker combo?” I hadn’t thought of that (seems dangerous), but I did think about recycling some old straight razors. I have a pile of...

A modern ferrocerium rod that you used in Boy Scouts uses an alloy containing magnesium that produces abundant hot sparks when scraped. These sparks are hot enough (3000+ F) to catch a many number...

LOL. Coal is definitely more traditional and a whole lot easier to use (I actually prefer coal), but I think my neighbors would have a fit if I used a smoky coal forge. I use propane so nobody...

My daily razor is 200+ years old and I’ve become interested in other 200+ year old technologies. As of late, I’ve been researching the flint and steel method of making fire. I had some free time this...