forge a simple c shaped flint striker

2 years ago
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Hello and welcome back. I am also giving 1 away to my rumble viewers. same rules to join. follow my channel hit the rumble button and comment. Today I am making a simple c shaped flint steel, or flint striker, for my flint and steel set. This is a simple project that all you need is a peace of a garage door spring or high carbon steel about 1/4 x 6-8 inch. I straighten it out to start then move on to cleaning up the ends. after that it is as simple as bending it into the shape you want. I used a bending jig I made but this can also be done over the horn of the anvil. Once I have the shape I want I heat the face up to almost non magnetic and face quench in oil. After that all I did was clean it up on a grinder or sander and just like that I took a peace of scrap steel and turned it into a valuable survival tool. I hope you enjoyed the video, if you did and you are new to the channel, subscribe for more blacksmithing and home improvement. I will be announcing the winner of the give away on 9/18/21. to enter in the give away you must be in America be subscribed like the video and leave a comment. stay classy and party on.

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