"Ember Strike", Natural fire starting kits.

A project in Cave Creek, AZ by Bruce Boepple
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We are creating a line of bushcrafting "fat wood" handled ferro rods, specifically from lightning struck trees, called "Ember Strike".
Backers: 9
Average Pledge Per Backer: $43

Funded: $390 of $29,900
Dates: Jan 14th -> Feb 13th (30 days)
Project By: Bruce Boepple
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Latest News

Yabba Dabba Dooo!

January 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's a photo of the beautifully varied colors of local, Arizona Jasper and chert that we collected the other day. In the foreground you can see the resulting stone chips that we processed "Fred Flintstone style". Agate pile  (Read More)

Wood burning the logos

January 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Here, Lynda is wood burning our Ember Strike logo into some of the fatwood handles. Wood burning the logos  (Read More)

"Don't worry, agate you"

January 14th - via: kickstarter.com
unique ferro rod w/ matching agate inlay  (Read More)

Come on baby light my fire!

January 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Here is some tumbled Arizona obsidian that I inlaid into the handle of this rustic ferro rod. Large ferro rod inlaid with Arizona obsidian  (Read More)

This morning's creations...

January 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Agate inlaid, root burl handles, newly created today!  (Read More)

Another batch of awesome fatwood!

January 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's yet another resin soaked example that once backlit by my flashlight, shows the varying scarlet and fuschia hues that each new piece of our pitch-packed fatwood goodness can exhibit! I'm cutting the stump from this test example into handles... (Read More)

More fatwood!

January 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Here are a couple slices of fatwood, from a large lightning struck, Ponderosa pine branch that was heavily marbled with pitch. Check out the golden hues which show how much petrified pitch is just waiting to be unlocked with a scrape or three from my... (Read More)

New Fatwood test! Check it out...

January 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Check out this slice of fatwood from a new root burl I carved into last night! Each time I find a new specimen, I make a test cut to see if the pitchy goodness is up to our standard. To test it, I hold a flashlight behind the slice. The result is a... (Read More)

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