Today I stumbled across some research performed by Ed Read on the use of bamboo to make sparks, similar to flint with steel, but bamboo instead of carbon steel. Then I found this video of him demonstrating the use of bamboo with a piece of flint in which he lights up a piece of charred cloth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afu4SJxNMcY
This came as a huge surprise to me. I thought many of you will find this as amazing as I do.
And here's a brief video of Ed making sparks with bamboo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULjBFddXN6Q
Here's a link to more info:
http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4010
See post # 13 for Ed Read's own explanation:
http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showpo...0&postcount=13
Excellent research Ed! Thanks for sharing it with us. I'll need to begin experimenting with bamboo!
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