Fuzz Sticks

[Blood Groove]

I was wondering about the exact technique of making fuzz sticks, and how you use them to start a fire. Is it some kind of dead seasoned wood? I've seen and heard about them being made, but I never knew exactly how they were used to start fires and things.

[vthompson]

Fuzz sticks are used to make fire rather than a solid stick. Fuzz sticks can be made up whenever you have some extra time on your hands to whittle away. Because of their curled nature from whittling, they start a fire rather easily. I always try to use dead wood whenever I can.

[nell67]

Here is a thread we had on fuzz sticks a while back

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...ht=fuzz+sticks

[NCO]

Almost always. I just don't make 'em from so small material. Big and nice curls with some dry "naava" does the trick.

[erunkiswldrnssurvival]

you can shave them or use splintered wood from a broken or fallen tree. use fuzz sticks like a torch, make a core of the tinyest toothpicks surround them with slightly larger splinters, then larger, place tinder bark ,tinder fungus or starting material on the tooth pics and light with flint.

[Blood Groove]

Thanks a lot. All this information is very helpful.