Quote from: J-sews on May 04, 2008, 12:21:53 AMOh okay, so you just bash the carbon steel bar against a piece of flint (like the ones shown in this picture here)(Not meaning to oversimplify it at all. According to the one link Roadie provided there seems to be a fair bit of technique involved)
Oh okay, so you just bash the carbon steel bar against a piece of flint (like the ones shown in this picture here)
Quote from: SporK on May 04, 2008, 12:33:35 AMQuote from: J-sews on May 04, 2008, 12:21:53 AMOh okay, so you just bash the carbon steel bar against a piece of flint (like the ones shown in this picture here)Yes. In traditional Flint & Steel the sharp edge of the flint scrapes tiny pieces of steel from the striker which ignites into sparks. The sparks produced are relatively low temperature (yellow) and requires a prepared tinder like Charcloth or Tinder Fungus to catch.With Ferrocerium rods it is the components of the rod itself that is scraped off and ignites into a high temperature spark (white hot). There is actually no need to use any steel to cast sparks off a Ferro rod...any sharp edge will work, even broken glass.Cool, I didn't know that! ....I also didn't know there was such a thing as "tinder fungus." I'd accuse you of making it up, but I see there are several auctions on eBay for the stuff. Tinder fungus. Wow, what will they come up with next?
Quote from: J-sews on May 04, 2008, 12:21:53 AMOh okay, so you just bash the carbon steel bar against a piece of flint (like the ones shown in this picture here)Yes. In traditional Flint & Steel the sharp edge of the flint scrapes tiny pieces of steel from the striker which ignites into sparks. The sparks produced are relatively low temperature (yellow) and requires a prepared tinder like Charcloth or Tinder Fungus to catch.With Ferrocerium rods it is the components of the rod itself that is scraped off and ignites into a high temperature spark (white hot). There is actually no need to use any steel to cast sparks off a Ferro rod...any sharp edge will work, even broken glass.
I lust. I have a couple of flint and steel kits. Would love one of those. So how could one get one?
Quote from: FredKJ on May 05, 2008, 02:23:52 PMI lust. I have a couple of flint and steel kits. Would love one of those. So how could one get one?Contact Swissbianco/Roger. You can't get them directly, he helped me obtain them.
It weighs about 92g.My Pioneer weighs 69g and my Farmer is at 85g.
Brunner Feuerschlagmesser (Fire Striker Knife)Thanks to Roger (Swissbianco), I am the owner of the first two of these custom knives to make it to the US. These are new production Soldiers with the current “Swiss Made” tang stamp and no year stamp.The knives were commissioned by Horst Brunner who is the author of the book Feuer und Feuerschlagmesser.A Mr. Fischlin made the special liner and Striker and his touchmark is the small fish struck onto the side of the Striker. The knives were assembled at the Victorinox factory.Each Feuerschlagmesser came with a small piece of prepared tinder fungus and a flint.
Micky_D Micky_D Roger is planning to do a limited run of Feuerschlag Farmers...orange anodized scales, pocket clip. There may be a smaller Feuerschlag Lumberjack if there is enough interest...See the post in the SOSAK.
Quote from: SporK on December 30, 2008, 01:02:59 AMMicky_D Micky_D Roger is planning to do a limited run of Feuerschlag Farmers...orange anodized scales, pocket clip. There may be a smaller Feuerschlag Lumberjack if there is enough interest...See the post in the SOSAK.Mike will probably faint when he reads this.
Quote from: Benner on December 30, 2008, 01:12:21 AMQuote from: SporK on December 30, 2008, 01:02:59 AMMicky_D Micky_D Roger is planning to do a limited run of Feuerschlag Farmers...orange anodized scales, pocket clip. There may be a smaller Feuerschlag Lumberjack if there is enough interest...See the post in the SOSAK.Mike will probably faint when he reads this. I think I might have peed a little myself