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    Picturesque Music
    33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Does work if not in a hurry, September 26, 2011
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    Picturesque Music (In the sky) –

    This review is from: Coghlan’s 1005 Flint Striker (Lawn & Patio)

    Customer Video Review Length:: 1:23 Mins

    Attached you’ll see this Coghlan’s Flint Striker

    1) VERY EASILY starting some fresh dryer lint. Man, that stuff burns. Took two strikes here. When I tried earlier it was one.
    2) Less easily but still confidently starting some dry paper towel folded over twice. Took a dozen (?) attempts, similar to when I was camping recently–approx same number of strikes required.
    3) Not in the video, but confirmed on two occasions now, this striker will catch a pile of _dry_ pine needles. There are thick pine needles and there are fine. You want the finest possible and as dry as possible. This past weekend using just fine pine needles and wood shavings I got a fire going from scratch. I will say it took probably fifty strikes or more. Not easy, but does work in a pinch.

    What you also can’t see in this video is that the strike tool is now decently gouged in the middle, so it looks like a slight bow from the side. Also, it’s flatter now. When I first shaved the paint off the tool using the accompanying striker I couldn’t get much in the way of sparks, but the saw-part of a pocket knife did very well. However, now after 100-200+ strikes the flatter gouge area is such that the striker that comes with this tool works fine (and is what I used in the video). You want to draw the pointed ridges of the striker downward. No need to actually hit it or anything, but more or less a perpendicular angle, pushing down quickly while pushing the two units together to increase friction.

    Conclusion: I prefer BBQ lighters to start fires. However, if I was without one or matches and really needed fire I’d be glad I had this. Like few things in life it actually gets better with more uses (at least until it’s used to the point it snaps).

    This is the only strike-type fire starter I’ve ever used, so I cannot compare it to Swedish Firesteel, which many seem to think is the premier such device. If I ever try one I may revisit this review.

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    simon
    22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    a flint is a flint, it’s the striker that makes the difference, October 25, 2011
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    simon –

    Amazon Verified Purchase(What’s this?)
    This review is from: Coghlan’s 1005 Flint Striker (Lawn & Patio)

    A flint is a flint, it’s the striker that makes all the difference.

    I have the flint from Firesteel.com and from Coghlan. The only difference between the sparks I create from the two is due
    to the striker. The ‘Super Scraper’ from Firesteel.com makes more sparks and it easier to strike. The Super Scraper is thicker
    and has a sharper edge and this makes a whole lot of difference. When I strike my Coghlan flint with the Super Scraper I get the same amount of sparks as I do when I strike it on the Firesteel.com flint. Therefore, it’s not the flint but the striker that make the difference.

    The opposite side of the sharpen edge of the blade of my Spyderco pocket knife has as similar thick right angle as the Super Scraper and it gives me a similar spark as the Super Scraper. However, the Super Scraper is lighter and attaches to my flint with a lanyard.

    Ditch the scrapers that come from the Colghan, Light My Fire, etc. and either get the Super Scraper or use something similar the Super Scraper. BTW the Super Scraper is @2.5mm thick and the edge is a right angle and where the angles meet, it kinda feels ‘sharp’ but not the kind of sharp that you get from a knife… I hope you understand what I am trying to mean.

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    schmecher
    21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Baby You’re a Firework, April 22, 2011
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    schmecher (Los Angeles, CA United States) –

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    This review is from: Coghlan’s 1005 Flint Striker (Lawn & Patio)

    After scraping off the protective cover, it took me two strikes to light a tissue paper. I’ve never used these before. Either the other reviewers are not scraping off this layer or they have a defective item. I read all the reviews of all the other ones and went with this one to go into my survival kit for it’s price and effectiveness.

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