If you carry a multitool with a file try using that instead of the knife blade to make Magnesium scrapings. It is a bit easier to control the dispersion of the shavings as it is much easier to slowly file off the metal rather than slicing it off.<br><br>I also file a pile of shavings onto a piece of paper or large leaf or piece of bark to allow me to collect then in a dense pile before trying to ignite them with a spark.