Broken firesteel :(

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Hi all,
I recently received a lovely firesteel in a trade on here. It was beautifully made and threw consistent sparks:

I spent about 15 minutes playing with it and:

Although disappointed, I realised the larger section was still large enough to make sparks no problem albeit slightly more difficult to hold...

5 minutes later:

Gutted :/ don't suppose there's an easy fix for this?? Are there any blacksmiths that would be able to share their opinions on wether there's anything I can do to fix it? I have no forge/anvil/tools... But I'd love to try a bit of primitive smithing

All the best, Lewis

 

[SteveW]

Its dead I'm afraid, unless you fancy forge welding the bits back together like some mythical heroes sword.
It looks like the whole thing was quenched, making it all brittle. Usually just the striking edge is hardened and the reast is left soft and flexible.

 

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Its dead I'm afraid, unless you fancy forge welding the bits back together like some mythical heroes sword.
It looks like the whole thing was quenched, making it all brittle. Usually just the striking edge is hardened and the reast is left soft and flexible.

Good info there Steve, thankyou! I was worried I was striking it too hard (which I couldn't have been as I use steel strikers a lot)

Will gladly see the remains exhumed from the kit-cave and sent to anyone who wants to have a go at said forge-welding

All the best, Lewis