Hand Forged Flint and Steel Striker And Charred Cattail Fire
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Uploaded by MiWilderness on Dec 21, 2011
First off, I'm no blacksmith! I made a new fire striker using a home made forge. While I was at it I made some charred cattails. The point of this vid is to show that you don't need a great deal of knowledge about blacksmithing or expensive tools and equipment to do basic steel work. Once finished I figured I'd try them out. Here is the results.This was the second attempt with these new materials. The first attempt failed due to a leg cramp from trying to squat down in front of the camera. :) I guess I'm getting old. I hope you like it!
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@MiWilderness :) back at ya. Thanks for watching, Roosevelt
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@Keister12 :)
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@Diopterman Thanks! and You're welcome. It seems that lots of folks make these using everything from old lawnmower/ pushmower bodies to brake drums. You just need something to hold the coals and a way to get air underneath the fire. The refracory cement just helps to hold the heat in and probably helps protect the metal of the forge a bit.
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That is a pretty slick forge! I may even be able to make something like that! Thanks for sharing!
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@Snowalker13 Thanks! I'll have to get some shots of the forge before I fire it up next time.
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Now thats pretty nifty bro! Show how the forge is made on the next vid!
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This is hot - literally - well done!
wawhiker 2 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@wawhiker LOL! thanks, I need to get back out and fire it up.
MiWilderness 2 weeks ago
Hi MI, nice video your files may be to new. I get the old ones from yard sales and grind the edges down and they seem to work fine. The newer files just dont have enough carbon i think in them. I have made some knives from the files, thats a fun project once you get over the knots in your back. Green pete i think has a nice video on knife making from files.
bushcraftgonewild 3 weeks ago
@bushcraftgonewild Thanks Steve,
I'm gonna keep messing with it and definitely want to try a file knife. I got some RR spikes and also a big hunk of RR track for an anvil now too. I just need to find time and space to work it. LOL about the back knots.
What I'd really like to make is a nice pair of tongs. I think that would be a cool project, make the tools used to make the tools. Plus, I need to get a nice cross peen hammer.
Roosevelt
MiWilderness 3 weeks ago