Whether you re trying to start a fire in challenging conditions or are looking to get the fire roaring as quickly as possible Coghlan s Magnesium Fire Starter can help. This compact and handy tool features a magnesium bar sparking insert and a serrated blade to produce magnesium shavings. Each magnesium bar can make enough shavings to ignite hundreds of fires. The sparker can be used to ignite the magnesium shavings which will create an intense burn temperature helping to ignite your kindling and tinder even when it is damp.