Flint striker

[diviy]

Having some flint from woody but what the cheapest metal striker I can make .I would love to buy a blacksmiths made one but skint at the moment car have head gasket done plus other work as well.

[rik_uk3]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Real-Flint-Steel-Striker-Fire-Starter-camping-hiking-hunting-scouts-cadets-/152065132661?hash=item2367c9c875:g:NNcAAOxyOMdS5BI h Six quid delivered, a good starting point but bare in mind the limitations of using flint as a fire starter.

[David_JAFO]

hello,
Check your PM's. There's a few Blacksmiths "Smiddy's" in South Wales that I'm sure of. They could possibly make you a custom made steel striker. I'm sure the "smiddy" might have something lying around as 'scrap' that could be used if you ask nicely to test a piece with flint for effectiveness? An old file there's bound to be one lying around you could use to shew sparks with until your sorted? £1 Shop tools dept. I've seen hand size files with plastic handles the plastic can be removed. Just my 2p worth.
Regards
David

[David_JAFO]

hello,
Bump.. :p Diviy have a browse at this high carbon steel flint striker made from the end of a file as an example. The edge of a file same size *minus the wood thumb grip with an added lanyard could be constructed from a old file or from one bought any iron mongers or £ shop etc.. simple but effective.
Regards
David

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[Woody]

hello,
Bump.. [emoji14] Diviy have a browse at this high carbon steel flint striker made from the end of a file as an example. The edge of a file same size *minus the wood thumb grip with an added lanyard could be constructed from a old file or from one bought any iron mongers or £ shop etc.. simple but effective.
Regards
David

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Thats a cool striker !
Helpful advice too David ... [emoji106]

[Greenbear]

For cheapness I would break a file and use it - get one from a car boot for 50p :)

[David_JAFO]

hello Greenbear,
I mentioned to Diviy also the £1 shops have tool sections that contain small files that could be shaped or broken for striking purposes. I don't have any spare strikers or I would have traded with Diviy.
Regards
David


For cheapness I would break a file and use it - get one from a car boot for 50p :)

[bikebum1975]

If you have any old files in your garage or basement just break a piece off they make great strikers. That's what my first one was

[David_JAFO]

hello,
bikebum1975 Gerry started a new thread using a file as a steel striker.. http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?9769-Flint-and-steel-problem
Regards
David
T^


If you have any old files in your garage or basement just break a piece off they make great strikers. That's what my first one was

[surplus 6]

well I was going to ask if a file was any good to use as a striker, this answers my question.
when my last shed collapsed I put everything in boxes etc, today was the last box to be emptied, and low and behold an envelope from ammo off here with flint in. so now I am going to butcher an old file (got a bucket full of them off freecycle ages ago) and make a striker
Tony

[surplus 6]

well I was going to ask if a file was any good to use as a striker, this answers my question.
when my last shed collapsed I put everything in boxes etc, today was the last box to be emptied, and low and behold an envelope from ammo off here with flint in. so now I am going to butcher an old file (got a bucket full of them off freecycle ages ago) and make a striker
Tony

[David_JAFO]

hello,
Keep us posted.
Regards
David
T^


well I was going to ask if a file was any good to use as a striker, this answers my question.
when my last shed collapsed I put everything in boxes etc, today was the last box to be emptied, and low and behold an envelope from ammo off here with flint in. so now I am going to butcher an old file (got a bucket full of them off freecycle ages ago) and make a striker
Tony

[surplus 6]

this weekend hopefully, I've also booked Monday off for a nice bit of me time

[David_JAFO]

hello,
Good lad you cannot beat a bit of ME time.
Regards
David
T^


this weekend hopefully, I've also booked Monday off for a nice bit of me time

[surplus 6]

I think I'll tell the wife when she gets home after she finishes work Monday afternoon lol

[Woody]

Now that would be playing with fire ....(again) unless you got her dinner ready for when she gets back ;)... browny points .

[DuxDawg]

For the "Flint" object in F&S we can use hundreds of types of rocks. Sandstone, granite, onyx, agate, jasper, dolomite, etc as well as many flints, cherts and quartzes. Carbide steel will also work. The key here is hardness. It must be harder than and sharp enough to scrape off tiny bits of the "Steel".

For the "Steel" object in F&S we can use several types of pyrites, titanium, steels from 1055-1095, A2, O1, O2, W1, W2 and L6. Improvised strikers such as shovels, chisels, putty knives, razor knives, Olfa blades, screwdrivers, files, fish hooks, rasps, rakes, hoes, saw blades (hand saw, bow saw, hacksaw, etc. Note: very few SawzAll blades work), axes, knives, golf clubs, etc. Of course some objects will work better than others, so experiment and see what works for you.