Step 5. Make “feather sticks.” Weber demonstrates the Survival School’s tried and true technique. Choose a stick about 2-feet long with a sharp edge. Brace it against a log or rock. Keeping your arm and wrist stiff, use your shoulder to force the knife down to shave a 6-inch “feather” of wood from the sharp edge of the stick. Leave it attached and repeat five times. On the sixth stroke, shave the cluster of feathers off the stick. Repeat until you have about five feather sticks to use as the second stage in fire building to catch and build the flame from your tinder.
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