How to Forge a Flint Striker - Blacksmith Basics
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- #blacksmith #blacksmithing
In This video, I make a flint striker as in a flint and steel traditional fire starting kit.
The steel used needs to very high carbon something like 1095. In this case, I used a drill rod which is probably an alloy such as A2. After forging to shape, it is hardened and NOT tempered as we want it to be as hard as possible. The action of the hard steel against the hard flint creates sparks. If a spark is caught on a piece of char ( simply charred cotton cloth), it can be nurtured into a flame, in skilled hands. There are different designs possible, from simple to complex. A beginner and novice smith can find a fun and challenging project in forging a flint striker
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Your medieval B-type striker is a very nice example of the type, I favour B-types and have several examples in my collection.
People need to understand the importance of dropping the piece while working. Great stress relief for the steel.
Your ability to see the goal while working the steel is enviable! Lost me for a minute but brought me back. I like the design! Well done
Those forked tongs are pretty slick!
J'adore, Bravo!!!
Que trabajo tan bien hecho, interesante el cuchillo que llevas en la cintura, video por favor 👍, saludos
Bitchin flint striker! very cool little project, Drill Rod is typically O1 tool steel (at least here in the states) I love using it for making punches and tools etc Pretty easy to heat treat.
Just try to put your cotton in a closed metal box and put it on a fire for like 20 min, it will transform the entire matter without burning it. You'll have a perfect material to catch a spark ;)
Very nice job on the striker btw, i love watching your video !
agreed the way he made the char cloth is the worst way of doing it, as it will produce some bit that are charred and some bits that are not. Love his striker though, a classic B type.
Bahaha "thanks for the comments on that. I really enjoyed y'all making fun of me"..... Gotta be a good sport to be in the eye of the public my friend. I appreciate all you do. I now have use for the drill rod I purchased some time ago and I now know why it crumbled on me. Thank you Thak. Beautiful work
B is for BadAss, to. Thanks Thak ⚒
Wow awesome, Great design, you got a sub from me.
Next build, a working set of shears.
Best one I have seen so far nice job . :)
I have a hand made striker, just not as elaborate as the one you made. Cool to see one made. Well done.
Nice work Robb. And when not used for starting fires, it would make a great knuckle duster for the Greek soldier when the battle gets down to fundamentals.
And speaking of flint, hey all you Canadian skinflints: stop handling loonies like they are manhole covers. Get over to patreon and support one of our own.
Thank you , it`s great !
Very nice striker. I am going to have to try drill rod now. I ran out of old rasps and have been looking for a new material for strikers. Thanks for the vid!
Thak day!
Cheers Thak another Great video :D
Brilliant
Interesting and fun, learned few things!
Nice job!
Very interesting process to learn from. Style that is good for teaching IMHO. Thank you sir
🙏 Blessed day and well wishes Sir
Crawford out 🔥⚒️🧙♂️
Hi I'm not a cheap seat person I'm blacksmith apprentice
You dont get much clout but god damn your the real deal mate for sure, even look like a blacksmith out of a playstation game Lol
Where do you get flint that sparks so much?
I've found flint like that along the roadside before. Funnily enough, flint that I brought home from my holiday in France gives much better sparks than the Dutch flint I had. Must be a slightly different composition. Just pick up all the flint you can find and try them out.
@@RedmarKerkhof tnx but i just found what was the problem and the corners on my flint striker were all chippet off
Here in Wisconsin it is all over in the woods. Just laying on the ground.
great vid,
watch out there in the back room, he's already split his jeans
Thak is a very apt name, only other name that would be suitable for this stud muffin is Girth :)
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Thak, have you forged a knights Battle hammer? one with the hammer head and curved spike opposite with a longer thrusting spike on top.
Not yet
😂😂😂😂 the "B" is for BITCHIN'
Bishop
Great work again thank I noticed you have your thumb on top of your Hammer everybody tells me not to do that do you find it bothers you or not
I have done it for 30 years...I don't think anyone can dispute my finesse with a hammer and I don't have any damage to my arm or hand
@@ThakIronworks cool thanks man everybody just keeps yelling at me for doing it sometimes and if you've done it for 30 years and with your kind of skill and talents they can screw off
And its tradicionale forging
Why you dont make more thing from comentar on youtube .... you will get more subs
Make tuatahi racing stile axe ...
Please link what you mean. I have seen your comment but we have a long list of things already in the works.
@@ThakIronworks I appreciate your effort and respect
I cant send link here ... you can search on google images Tuatahi axe
I hate the new fabric Jean's are being made out of, it's so uncomfortable and cheap feeling