In closing, I’ll say that ferro rods are a lot of fun to use, so have fun practicing with them – and pray you are spared from the stress and challenges of using them in a real emergency. Best Value: ...

Some ferrocerium rods are sold with a striker, a flat bar of hard steel for scraping the rod to get sparks. These work if you don’t have anything else suitable for scraping the rod with.

OK, looks like we have a new way to entertain the kids and wreak havoc in the neighborhood, if this spark-shooting ferrocerium cannon is as easy to build as it looks. This one comes to us by well-k… ...