Hand Forged Steel Striker

It has been hardened just right to throw good hot red sparks.

Hand forged steel striker.

Forging a flint and steel striker in the shape of the norse midgard serpent. This metal plate struck the spark. This striker steel is made out of 3 16 inch thick high carbon steel. This hardening process makes the striker very brittle.

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. Hand forged steel striker with knapper quality flint and a cotton storage bag. Depending on availability flint piece qty is either one large or two medium or three small three different pictures shown for reference. Those who were unable to make fire had little chance of survival.

By the way it s not enough to make your striker from high carbon steel. 5 out of 5 stars 118 118 reviews 45 00 free shipping favorite add to. In the past a steel striker was the only instrument with the help of which it was possible to make the fire. In our internet shop you can find forged fire steels produced by hand labor unique objects which will be functional instruments for lighting fire and original presents for men.

I am forging this from a piece of an old file. Overall length is 3 1 2 inches by 1 1 2 inches in height. Flint and steel striker damascus persian hand forged carbon steel with bag and flint emergency viking fire edc scouts bushcraft gift moabfirerock. 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.

The striker is quenched in water after testing a piece of the file in an. Called a rams horn striker for the ram s horns appearance of the twisted end. 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. Flint will average about 1 5oz total 1 to 2oz.

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. Hand forged steel flint fire strikers.