>>So yes, it's been suggested, and yes, they've considered it, but no, they're not going to do it. :-( <<<br><br>Sounds like the SOS option on the Photon lights... :-(<br><br>You might be interested in this bit of conversation I copied from a survival kit discussion on : http://pub14.ezboard.com/fwildernesssurv...topicID=6.topic<br>___________________<br>"For me it's my SAK Huntsman on a neck sheath from Normark. He made one for everyone who went on the Hood's June trip. I epoxied a button compass on mine. (Remove the knife and take your bearing.) I also modified my corkscrew to accept a 1/8" sparking rod and a spiral handle from one of SAK's 'glasses screw drivers'. This is hanging around my neck from 550 cord, though I should have a break away section so that I don't strangle myself....."<br>_____________<br><br>The toothpicks are actually pretty flat; this might be a better solution. Yes, I would be concerned about the brittleness of a small-diamter ferrocerium rod, even the big ones sometimes break. You could cut a groove into the handle scales with a riffler or Dremel, and glue the rod into the handle for a backing, but then you'd need a striker other than your knife blades.. not good.<br><br>All of my Victorinox knives seem to have too much magnetic attraction for the compass trick, if I'm reading it right (maybe he epoxied the compass to the neck sheath?)- and the smallest half-inch compass I have seems too thick, even if you drilled the handle scale and inlet it.<br><br>There's certainly a temptation to combine the big three- knife, fire and compass- but it's worth noting that the commercial attempts to combine even two tend to be lousy.<br><br><br>