Fire steel

[Onlyme]

Hi all, I am looking to buy a fire steel, problem is there are so many to choose from, which one is considered to be the most reliable.

 

[C_Claycomb]

Do you mean ferro cerium rod, or traditional high carbon steel striker for use with natural flint? The former is easy, the latter a little harder.

(Search is your friend for stuff like this).

Firesteel recommendation

Hello, I broke my "Light my Fire" fire steel today - it was worn pretty thin! Any recommendations for something that works well and hopefully not too expensive! Thanks.

bushcraftuk.com

if this is the kind you meant, please add any further questions to the existing thread.

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Flint steel striker sources UK?

As it seems I have a fetish for collecting steel strikers I thought I would ask the collective genius here if you know of suppliers of strikers in the UK? I have one of Andy's kits but I'm always interested in what's out there. Thanks in advance, Malc.

bushcraftuk.com

I made my own with an old file and angle grinder, but I rate Dave Budd’s work highly.

Flint and steel: what kind of steel?

It's been a long time since I poked my head around the door, and I'm here with a question. What kind of steel do you use for a flint and steel? I ask the question, because I had a vague memory that the mechanism of flint and steel relies on the flint knocking small chips off a piece of meium...

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All the best and thanks
Chris

 

[Onlyme]

Thanks Chris, I will have a look at the links and let you know.