The handcrafted Artisan Fire Starter™ is one of our longest-selling Ferro rods. It's more traditional in style and also includes one of our Stealth Fire Strikers. Designed from scratch and made using heat-treated Steel, this striker will surpass all of your Ferro Rod needs and also performs as a scraper/prying tool, spanner, and bottle opener.

The Artisan also comes with a piece of natural fatwood. Fatwood is renowned as one of the best natural fire starters, it boasts remarkable water resistance and high flammability. Using the Ferro Rod striker and the Fatwood you can practice processing Fatwood into shavings. This is an invaluable fire-lighting skill and provides the base for mastering the art of fire-craft using natural resources.

Description


The Artisan Fire Starter™ includes a hardwood wood-turned handle, designed to be easily gripped. The handles have been sanded and sealed with multiple coats of natural wood oil to protect against water and highlight the natural grain.

The large Ferro rod is made using Forest Fundamentals Ferrocerium™. We believed we have developed the perfect blend of softness and durability. Forest Fundamentals Ferrocerium™ produces large showers of molten hot sparks at 3,000º C (5,500º F). The largest size rod allows for 20,000 strikes. Imagine how many matches you would need to light 20,000 fires!

Includes a Stealth Fire Striker™. Made from heat-treated Stainless Steel the Stealth Fire Strikers™ include 4hex bits, a beveled straight-edged tinder scraper/prying tool, and also functions as a bottle opener, a pretty handy feature when sitting around a campfire! More info on the design process is available here.

The Artisan Fire Starter™ also includes a piece of natural fat-wood tinder. Fatwood is the ultimate natural fire starter. Develop key bushcraft skills including batoning, creating 'feather sticks', and Maya Dust. The high resin content of 80% makes it very flammable - suitable for all weather conditions. There is enough Tinder for multiple fires.

Everything is secured using a 550 'survival' Paracord lanyard which includes strands of copper wire, fishing line, waxed jute, and parachute cord. This multi-purpose card is invaluable in the field and has a range of uses including repairing shoelaces, fishing, snares, shelter building, etc.

Main Features

• Handcrafted hardwood handles, sealed with oil
• Traditional materials & workmanship
• Includes Stealth Fire Striker™, 7-function striker
• Forest Fundamentals Ferrocerium™ ferro rod
• Available in 3 sizes: 8mm (12,000 strikes), 10mm (15,000 strikes), 12mm (20,000 strikes)
• Includes natural fat-wood fire starter, 80% resin content
• 3 years material and workmanship warranty