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Offline KHalverson

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flint striker
« on: July 05, 2013, 10:34:38 pm »
after dinner I decided I needed a break from forging and finishing knives(been swamped lately)
so I forged up this little flint striker from a small file drop.
3 pops on some good chert (thanks cuz)
and the char cloth took
thanks for lookin
Kevin

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Offline Adam

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Re: flint striker
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2013, 10:36:55 pm »
That looks great.  I really like the spark picture.  I bet that took some work to get that shot.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: flint striker
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2013, 12:11:42 am »
Cool!  I've got one your cousin, JW(  ;D ) sent me a few years back, complete with tin box, flint, char cloth and pine fatwood kindling. Now I just gotta get good using it.  ::)
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owlbait

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Re: flint striker
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2013, 07:29:11 pm »
I got to see KH try that bad boy out. He made sparks but no fire :'( But...his char cloth was just about gone so I'll give him a pass on this one. Might give it a try myself. Good work KH!
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Offline KHalverson

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Re: flint striker
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2013, 10:45:29 pm »
owlbait
iv'e got a kit done for you
made a bunch of char cloth today.
now its your time ta shine brother!
KH
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Offline Pappy

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Re: flint striker
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2013, 08:44:49 am »
Very nice work. Got to get me one of them. :)
   Pappy
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owlbait

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Re: flint striker
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2013, 10:07:24 pm »
KH stopped by with my kit tonight and I made FIRE!!! He wouldn't let me get naked to celebrate but he was afraid! ::)
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: flint striker
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2013, 11:01:26 pm »
KH sent me one of his trial strikers and I went straight to the rock he is now working on in the pic above.  The sparks I struck burned hot all the way to the ground and bounced!  You could hear them snapping and sizzling as they fell...a sure sign that the steel was good and hard.  I have littered the West with low grade strikers that I have bought/traded for/won.  If they aren't top notch stuff I drop 'em where I stand because when I need a striker, I NEED A FIRE NOW!

I carry a striker and kit as part of my "four ways to fire" section of my bug-out bag.  Waterproof matches, zippo lighter, butane lighter, and flint and steel.  Oh, and a bag of Fritos...cuz they will burn like heck!  Kevin's striker is now my #1 striker, it beat out the 4 others I consider good enough to keep.

Good work, cuz'.  Seriously good.
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Offline KHalverson

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Re: flint striker
« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2013, 06:20:53 pm »
Quote from: owlbait on July 08, 2013, 10:07:24 pm
KH stopped by with my kit tonight and I made FIRE!!! He wouldn't let me get naked to celebrate but he was afraid! ::)

Mike
iv'e seen you in boxers at RAHC and that's really more than I wanna see.
congrats on the fire.


JW
I am honored that the striker I sent you is your #1
as you prolly noticed by the pic that they are on a weight loss program now.
much like the fella forging em up
KH
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Offline _Jon_

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Re: flint striker
« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2013, 03:16:29 pm »
Wow, that's a great piece of work.  Like Pappy I got to get me one like that someday.
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Offline BowEd

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Re: flint striker
« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2013, 03:36:13 pm »
Nice job KHalverson.You've got a life time friend there.
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Offline TRACY

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Re: flint striker
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2013, 11:03:21 pm »
That is awesome work! Going to have to get one to use at deer camp.

Tracy
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Offline M. Demetrius

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Re: flint striker
« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2013, 10:43:06 am »
I've made a couple of those, but I don't quite have the knack of getting the hardening right.  Too hot of a quench and they're brittle, too cool, and they don't spark well.  Got a clue for a neophyte smith?
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Offline KHalverson

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Re: flint striker
« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2013, 05:51:43 pm »
Quote from: M. Demetrius on July 24, 2013, 10:43:06 am
I've made a couple of those, but I don't quite have the knack of getting the hardening right.  Too hot of a quench and they're brittle, too cool, and they don't spark well.  Got a clue for a neophyte smith?
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I treat them the same way I treat a knife
I thermo cycle 3 times and the on the 4th heat to non magnetic
quench in cold oil
a little slower quench that way
no temper cycle

I hope this help ya some
KH
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Offline M. Demetrius

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Re: flint striker
« Reply #14 on: August 14, 2013, 09:38:36 am »
I think it would help...if I understood what you meant by "thermo  cycle".  What color do you heat the metal to do this?  Cherry red and anneal in ashes?  Forging temp and quench isn't it...makes them too brittle. 

I have some of the older blacksmith books which use terms that are too vague for a dunderhead like myself.  "...quickly heat to light straw and quench in brine...."  Great if you know the terms and how much salt.  If not, well, it's back to guessing and nearly infinite experimentation.  Best would be to take a class in blacksmithing, but these are summer classes at the local community college, cost a couple of hundred dollars (unattainable presently) and with the last 30 days being above 95 degrees, not very inviting.  It's hot enough by the forge without the weather.  So--

I remain your most ignorant servant,
David
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