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Recently Matt P of San Diego, California (full name withheld) emailed me requesting information that would help him mount firesteels to his Elephant Ivory handles. When I responded in surprise that anyone would be doing that, he replied that it is legal to use Elephant Ivory that was harvested (as in wild elephants killed for their ivory tusks) before a certain date. Here we can see a wild elephant that was recently killed for it's ivory tusks.  In the second picture, an entire herd o …

Fire is the Gift of the Gods The holiday season is upon us and what better gift is there than the Gift of Fire? As you know, the ability to make fires is arguably the most important outdoor, survival, and preparedness skill of all. With a fire you can boil water to make it safe to drink, cook food, stay warm, and provide light. Tom, pictured at left, could have really used one of our FireSteels. Alas, he did not have the foresight to make sure he always had a firesteel on hand for us …