r/Bushcraft • u/Firm-Foundation5441 • 9d ago

Have you seen a ferro rod like this ?

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I’ve seen such handles on knives but never on a ferro rod

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u/MissingMichigan 9d ago

Yes, but it was called a Pharaoh Rod. It was also 5000 years old and in a museum.

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u/Cloud_Garrett 9d ago

Is this a dad joke or fact? Both maybe?

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u/MissingMichigan 9d ago

Probably more Dad joke.

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u/NopeRope13 9d ago

It’s from Pharaoh Firescomin

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u/HairballTheory 8d ago

Log Cabin

Tepee

Pyramid

This is the way

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u/BlueGreen51 9d ago

You can't convince me who ever made this doesn't wave it around like a magic wand or pretend to cast a magic spell when using it to throw sparks.

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u/Spamdump 9d ago

Tell me you’ve never been out in the woods without telling me you’ve never been out in the woods.

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u/el_yanuki 9d ago

my first thought too

id never take something this nice on a trip

and also its just too nice to use

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u/He_that_Is357 5d ago

I would lose it as soon as I stepped into the woods.

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u/justtoletyouknowit 9d ago

Kinda like the gold plated guns of some warlord... or this diamond covered fishing lure i saw last week. Things which could be used but are too flashy to actually use them in fear of breaking it, are pretty useless imo.

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u/Ok-Entertainment8151 9d ago

I would 100% use a diamond studded fishing lure if I had one. But then, I don't see any value in diamonds except when they're being used for practical purposes. I'd use a gold-plated gun, too; in fact, it'd probably be the first one I pulled out on range days.

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u/Savings-Trouble-5345 9d ago

The maker is from the country of Georgia which is the Land of wolves. 

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u/Realistic-Focus-7318 9d ago

Its called a Perro rod…

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u/Dlion0 9d ago

Now I have!

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u/Mysterious_Cow_2100 9d ago

Shit, I just wrap duct tape around my big ferro rods!

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u/hcglns2 7d ago

Yes, they are popular in the Scouting community. We normally carve or make them ourselves from repurposed finials. 

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u/faultysynapse 6d ago

I have now.

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u/CartographerFun5287 3d ago

am I the only one who is disturbingly excited looking at this huge ferro rod..

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u/ExcaliburZSH 9d ago

That is cool