Yeah! I was given a fire kit as a gift which included a hand forged fire steel and a piece of flint and a little bit of char cloth.

Today was the day to test it. I didn't want to use my limited supply of char cloth until I can make more so I used a little piece of steel wool to catch the spark. I had my tinder bundle ready and was able to get steel wool caught in a few seconds and the bundle to flame in very short order. The key is the extremely well heat treated striker. Sparks on every good strike!

I was really surprised at how easy it was to do. Full blown fire in well under a minute. I guess the key, as always, is in the preparation.