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How to start a fire the old-fashioned way
Secret no. 13 to making the most of the city this chilly season
| December 28, 2015
The rustic fire-starting set by local knife-making studio Helve Haft and Handle may not be as easy to use as a Bic lighter, but it can start a fire—and impress a hibernating lumbersexual—in a snap. The kit, handmade by Maritime-bred artist and company founder Stephen Fisher, includes a steel striker and a rod made of the spark-producing alloy ferrocerium (a slightly less caveman-like combo than flint and steel), plus a block of resinous pine for kindling. It’s hands-down the woodsiest way to build a bonfire. $25. Helvehaftandhandle.com.
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Luc Rinaldi is a National Magazine Award–winning journalist based in Toronto. His work has appeared in Maclean’s, Toronto Life, The Walrus and Report on Business, among other publications. He has taught magazine feature writing at his alma mater, the School of Journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University.
