Pimp Your Ferro Rod - How to Make a Nice Handle
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- Опубліковано 2 лют 2021
- How to make a cheap Plastic handled Ferro rod into a custom wooden one.
A Ferrocerium rod is possibly the most popular Bushcraft tool after a knife. This video shows how I modify one, giving it a unique look and custom feel. Hope you enjoy, please hit the thumbs up if you do and as always subscribe.
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Skye
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Got a like on this one purely for the title of the video!
🤣 your mind is in the gutter... Just like mine 👍
I'm doing the same thing but with a beautiful piece of fatwood. I'm going to make it over-sized in case there's ever a need for emergency tinder. I don't have any fancy wood working tools so I plan on just using a knife. It's going to look rustic. Yours looks great...thanks!
nice touch with fancy cam shots
I found the easiest way is to crush the plastic part in a vice, great vids, Thanks
Top work Skye.. workshop time getting me through this lockdown... 👍👍👍
Thanks Craig, yea gotta keep busy and get out the house, can't wait till it's over 🤞👍
All the best mate.
Weird, but every time I watch your videos I smell burned wood! Lol
Thanks for vid, keep videos coming quality man. 👍👍👍
Great project
Well done!
Subbed after I watched your Morakniv pimp vid😆. Of course you can get ferro blanks, Bayite seems to be the best compromise between the hard sparky variety and the dragon snot slinging softer ones that are higher in magnesium. Chuck up a square hunkof High speed steel lathe bit material like this, and it gives ya 4 edges for running a ferro, and a nice matched set. Save the knife spine for the SHTF in the woods stuff
Great Job On This Skye ! Custom It Is ! High - 5 ATB T God Bless
High five Terry! 🖐️
All the best mate
Nice job. I like it 👍👍
Beautiful! I gotta get me one of those special Skye rigged grinders :)
Thanks mate, yea they're great, little bit dangerous but if you're careful it's fine 👍
All the best.
Skye
great video, inspiring to make my own one, looks so much better, thanks!!
Cool video I need to give that a try... thanks.
Lucky for me, I just decided I will consider getting my flooring done. I may choose otherwise--we'll see. But oh well ;)
Very nice , going to have a go at that 😊
Thanks, have fun mate 👍
All the best
Skye
Nice
Nice it helps me a lot, thanks❤️
Thank you!!
So glad you've started making videos again. Top work.
Thanks Chris, yea I'm happy I've got my motivation back, got some cool stuff planned this year 👍
All the best mate.
Skye
Thank you!
Good tip. Envious of your man cave, mate!
Thanks Barry, yea my workshop and the woods are my favourite places 😁
All the best mate 👍
Skye
Nice mate,gives most of us on lockdown something to do 🌳⛺🔥👍
This is exactly the video I needed 👍🏼🙏🏼
Thanks Aggy, all the best 👍
Cool. I use Crepe Myrtle for carving spoons and walking staffs. Now I get to try this! Thank you.
I make walking sticks from Crepe Myrtle also. I have not tried it for spoon carving. I have been thinking about using it for a ferro rod handle but I have not tried it yet.
Keep in mind to start carving when and while it’s green. Very hard wood, great for crafts. Best of luck on the handle.
@@volleytheory Thanks. Most of what I have is very dry. Have you tried carving a spoon dry? I saw someone do it with poplar. In shaping walking sticks I have found that it was not too hard to work with. However splits will run out on you. It is also a great wood for burning designs into the walking stick handle.
Skye, thanks for all your vids; the wife and I are chilling from the sofa (in the warm!) throughout our lockdown afternoons by binge watching the Valley on the big TV - keep them coming! I'm hoping for a few less arctic days sometime soon, so I can get back in the workshop and make a little sheath for my Hults axe without freezing my toes off; I'll be stealing some ideas from yours, obviously. Hi as well to Colin, and the rest of the Swamp family and friends too. Great to watch your interview with Yankee the other day!
Thanks, that's so awesome to hear. I'm uploading every Wednesday now so I'll keep em coming 👍 comments like yours really motivate me and the guys, thanks again.
All the best to both of you.
Skye
After the epoxy has set you can fasten the ferro rod into your drill and spin the ferro rod to shape the handle with a piece of sandpaper in your hand or on the bench. You can easily control the speed and sand at a rate that you feel safe and comfortable with. This method also works well for sharpening punches or awls if you get my point, no pun intended. Stay safe!
Yea, I've tried that but I find it's hard to sand evenly, especially close to the ferro rod where it's really thin, I think on a lathe it would be easier but I don't got one yet.
All the best mate 👍
Skye
great job that's a nice looking handle. take care
Nice video. I have been using branches from trees in my garden (we say yard in the US). I let them dry for about six months first. I have cherry, oak, hawthorn, pear, holly, redbud, and crepe myrtle. I basically do the same as you have shown. I do the major part of shaping with my Mora and then finish off with hand sanding. Mine have worked better than the plastic handles. I now just buy the rods off of Amazon and then add the handle.
Thanks John, sounds like you've got a nice yard 👍
Yea I just buy the bars too, it's crazy I've got about 20 ferro rods now and I could probably light fires for the rest of my life with 2 or 3 big ones 😅
All the best mate 👍
Skye
@@SwampValley Do what I do - make them look nice and give them as gifts. They work for Christmas and birthdays.
Nice work Skye :)
hi Skye. Great demo of a how to do and, even better, I have the excuse to buy an angle grinder! Stay safe in these troubled times. ATB. Nigel
Nice drill. (:
Still going strong 👍💪💪
Nice! With a little piece of brass tubing for lanyard it looks even cooler. I made my few years ago, still in good shape.
That's a nice touch, I've actually got brass tube for doing that with knife handles so I might have to do that for the next one 👍
All the best mate.
Skye
Thanks Sean Connery
You are a good ole boy handyman like me. I whine about a minor imperfection and my wife says stop competing with God!
Very nice Skye 👍 👌
Cheers Ray 😁 not quite as cool as the stuff you make but hopefully it'll get a few people started 👍
All the best mate.
Love it, some brilliant videos here, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
You could also just buy the rods with the female end on it n save cutting them just a thought
Hi Swamp Valley, n I've just found your channel and subbed to you. Great intro. Where in the world are you? Love your animations. Have a great day and stay safe. James
Thanks James, were in Ayrshire, Scotland.
All the best mate 👍
Skye
Another great video Skye, loving the grinder like that might have to steal that idea mate, I’m defo away to have a go at this once I finish up this job at the end of the month. Atb Wullie 🏴
Thanks mate, yea the upside down grinder is awesome for this kinda thing and sharpening axes 👍
All the best.
nice finish thank's to show
I just finished my first handle for completely handmade Ferro rod and I made similar notches to you in my Ferro Rod
I make video on that you can go check and if you caan tell me i make something rong or all is good for you
i appreciated Thank's God Bless you
what size dia is your ferro rod
For what for other 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂