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Originally Posted by ThomasPowers  Taking a very mild steel rod and hammering it till the point will start a piece of paper was a traditional method of starting a fire of the japanese swordsmith.
It's not that easy.
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I can't remember who (CurlyGeorge maybe??) but one of our members has a video on YouTube demonstrating hammering a 1/4" rod to white hot from cold. And no, it don't look easy
With quick but heavy hammer blows and turning rod quickly, the end eventually gets red then turns to bright yellow to white in less than a minute.
Edit note: What Ian said, LOL