Feathersticking with Spyderco

[Fireman]

This video shows how you can use the hook or curved portion of the Tom Brown tracker to featherstick (Make tinder to make fire) by making curls

https://youtu.be/shAkKSc9Vl0

I was wondering if I could do this myself and…



I just held the knife at an angle and pulled towards myself like a draw knife.

Slight convex edge done by me helps control the fine cutting.

[wrdwrght]

Nice, but did you mean Tim Wegner?

[S-3 ranch]

Isn’t Tom brown a 21st century Indian tracker & survival guide?

[Fireman]

The video shows using the Tom Brown Tracker knife to make the curls using the hook portion of the blade right before the belly portion.

[Fireman]

Nice, but did you mean Tim Wegner?

Sorry that I worded it in a slightly confusing way.
The knife I used was the Tim Wegner but I was trying to emulate the result of the Tom Brown.

[Fireman]

https://youtu.be/b6h3wAxctmg
Maybe this is a better video @ 3 min mark.

[mikey177]

Feathersticks are fun. With practice, one can make them using most any sharp knife. I make curls by pushing the knife away from me.

[Fireman]

That upswept blade of the chef should be pretty good as you have demonstrated there. Good work!

[wrdwrght]

Nice, but did you mean Tim Wegner?

Sorry that I worded it in a slightly confusing way.
The knife I used was the Tim Wegner but I was trying to emulate the result of the Tom Brown.

I’ve had the Tim Wegner model on my mind recently and just assumed everyone else has as well. :p

[mikey177]

Thank you. Also, I used to think that I needed a plain edge to make feathersticks. After reading the comments on this forum regarding serrated blades, I tried it and found that I could make curls with them as well. Amazing!

[Wartstein]

Thank you. Also, I used to think that I needed a plain edge to make feathersticks. After reading the comments on this forum regarding serrated blades, I tried it and found that I could make curls with them as well. Amazing!

Well, actually Spydercos SE produces finer and more useful for firestarting curlings than PE.
Perhaps the most underrated advantage of SE.