Gather tinder such as twigs, dead branches, dry bark, grass, pine needles, lint, or paper.
Hold the magnesium rod at an angle above your tinder pile.
Use the striker to scrape along the length of the magnesium rod to create shavings.
Let the shavings fall into your tinder pile.
Keep scraping until you?ÇÖve scraped a pile of shavings amounting approximately to the size of a quarter coin.
Hold the flint at an angle over the pile of magnesium shavings, then slide your striker along the length of the flint forcefully to create sparks.
Continue to slide the striker against the flint until the sparks you?ÇÖve created land directly onto the pile of magnesium shavings and tinder, igniting the fire.
Once ignited, blow gently on the magnesium shavings to spread flames to the rest of your tinder.
