Hand Forged Steel Striker

Hand forged steel flint fire strikers.

Hand forged steel striker.

I am forging this from a piece of an old file. Depending on availability flint piece qty is either one large or two medium or three small three different pictures shown for reference. It has been hardened just right to throw good hot red sparks. About us the company makeyourfire reconstructs the ancient method of yielding the fire with the help of the steel striker the fire steel flint and the tinder.

Called a rams horn striker for the ram s horns appearance of the twisted end. Hundreds of years passed so it should seem a man does not need such a device any more because now the fire is domesticated there is nothing extraordinary in it. Flint will average about 1 5oz total 1 to 2oz. By the way it s not enough to make your striker from high carbon steel.

This striker steel is made out of 3 16 inch thick high carbon steel. Konvoysg carbon steel fire striker english flint stone char cloth traditional hand forged fire starter leather gift kit with emergency tinder jute bag 4 4 out of 5 stars 180 42 95 42. Overall length is 3 1 2 inches by 1 1 2 inches in height. Those who were unable to make fire had little chance of survival.

He forges flint steel strikers knives survival tools makes fire pistons specializing in fire starting tools made the how to make a fire piston dvd for boy scouts all who enjoy these skills. You must harden the striker after you shape it if you want it to make sparks when struck properly against a flint. In the past a steel striker was the only instrument with the help of which it was possible to make the fire. This hardening process makes the striker very brittle.

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