Southern Sky District

Scout Skills: Fuzz Sticks!

Fuzz Sticks are the true woodsman’s fire starters. Whittling fuzz sticks is an excellent test for proving your skill with a knife.

Use Dry Sticks, thumb thick and a handspan long. Point one end. Hold the pointed end and fuzz the stick.

Cut shavings as Long and thin as possible, but leave them on the stick to make it look like a christmas tree. Use the completed fuzz stick as tinder and kindling for your next campfire. — The Official Boy Scout Handbook Ninth Edition, 1981