Fire lighting kit

Sparky415 · **Reply #450 on:** June 19, 2010, 04:16:13 PM

I'm just showing off now!

John · **Reply #451 on:** June 19, 2010, 04:22:15 PM

Very nice Tony

tell me how thick are your steels?

Sparky415 · **Reply #452 on:** June 19, 2010, 04:40:58 PM

I got the from the guy you posted the link to Mate
so they are 9mm in diameter x 75mm long

http://www.firesteel.co.uk/firesteel%20blanks.htm

John · **Reply #453 on:** June 19, 2010, 04:45:59 PM

Cool

I think the 9mm ones are good for over 3000 strikes

Gareth · **Reply #454 on:** June 19, 2010, 05:33:48 PM

Tony I love the one in plywood(?), what a great effect.

Sparky415 · **Reply #455 on:** June 19, 2010, 05:46:22 PM

Out of curiosity I have just tried and the wooden handled ones are all small enough to fit in a tobacco tin

Yes it is ply Gareth,

They are all made of offcuts and bits I have rescued from skips etc
The ply is a good quality bit made with a lot of thin layers (I'm sure there is a proper name for this? maybe furniture ply?)

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #456 on:** June 19, 2010, 06:17:00 PM

They look bloody good mate

Neil · **Reply #457 on:** June 19, 2010, 06:50:34 PM

Very cool

And I agree, the ply effect really works well

Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! · **Reply #458 on:** June 19, 2010, 07:04:09 PM

The plywood one is nice

When are we gonna see some sparks and fire?

Sparky415 · **Reply #459 on:** June 19, 2010, 07:18:07 PM

Thanks guys! I am really pleased with how they turned out!

There were sparks when I was turning them.... you should have been there

Ohh and some nice black smoke from my hoover

AHB · **Reply #460 on:** June 19, 2010, 07:30:02 PM

Looks great Tony..

Neil · **Reply #461 on:** June 19, 2010, 09:59:48 PM

I've found Tony's next purchase

Sparky415 · **Reply #462 on:** June 19, 2010, 10:12:44 PM

Theres something I'm trying to resist on ebay at the moment

John · **Reply #463 on:** June 19, 2010, 10:17:44 PM

Quote from: sparky415 on June 19, 2010, 10:12:44 PM

Theres something I'm trying to resist on ebay at the moment

What is it?

Sparky415 · **Reply #464 on:** June 20, 2010, 09:01:20 PM

Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! · **Reply #465 on:** June 21, 2010, 07:58:43 AM

Sparky's gone knob-nutty!

sergemaster · **Reply #466 on:** June 28, 2010, 08:16:14 PM

Amici,
For me two words, "Fire Piston".. Along with some chaga, punky wood, or charcloth, plus a few rubs from a military surplus grease pot for the M1 rifle for lube around the o ring, I can always get a fire going and on the first tap..

Cheers,
Serge

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #467 on:** June 28, 2010, 10:34:42 PM

I need to give a fire piston a go one day

Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! · **Reply #468 on:** January 11, 2011, 04:55:24 PM

Got a new one the other day from Sugar Creek Knifeworks...

A Colonial Spanish/Mexican style Coffin-shaped "Chispa" flint striker. The edges are ground very crisp so that one side can be reserved for scraping a firesteel or tinder.