Flint and Steel fire lighting kits (Dragon's Breath) for sale

[John Fenna]

I am out of Birch Polypore - but I can replace that with Birch Bark - low on steel (very hard to get hold of at the right price..) and OK for flint. I have loads of pouches and char cloth........so you should be OK for a set in the New Year, even if I sell the existing stock before then!
Happy Xmas
John

 

[PeterW3035]

Pouch rec'd today, excellent bit of kit and good value.

many thanks

Peter
W3035

 

[fergus77]

Hi John,

Got my kit today and i'm very very pleased with it

Lit the fire in the woodburner using it, missus wasn't impressed with the smell of burning straw in the house but, fire lit non the less.

Many thanks dude and Merry Christmas, you've made mine

Anybody reading this get your money in the post, it's cracker wee setup and the pouch alone is worth the money, never mind the contents, fantastic kit

 

[John Fenna]

Wo Ho mate!
Glad you like it!
However...I am running low on materials!

 

[Lincs Bushman]

Hi John, do you have any kits left?

 

[John Fenna]

Yup I update the thread after every sale...see above...

 

[cu14]

john, just back into bushcraft after kids etc, any chance of one of those new dragonbreaths kits you are getting together? if so how do i go about getting in touch?

thanks vic galpin

 

[John Fenna]

PM sent.......

 

[dave t]

recieved mine this morning john works a treat definitaly recomended cheep at twice the price cheers dave

 

[John Fenna]

"Dragons' Breath" (as you all have started calling them) Kits
Basic Flint and Steel Fire Starter Kits

These are proving very popular! And going fast!

Simple, functional and of a design based on archeological finds.Hold one of the pieces of supplied flint in your left hand with a sharp edge horizontal and facing away from you (like pointing a knife away from you with the blade on its side with the cutting edge facing right)
Hold a piece of the supplied char cloth on top, about 1mm from the sharp edge, using your thumb, with one or more fingers supporting the flint underneath.
Hold the steel in a pinch grip with one of the long thin edges pointing out.
With a "snapping" wrist actionstrike the steel onto the flint so that it scrapes its length down the flint to scrape off steel shards which are the sparks you want.
The sparks should land on the char cloth and start glowing.
Put the flint and steel down, wrap the charcloth in a tube of the finest slice of birch polypore you can slice off the fungus supplied(or sandwich the charcloth between two or more slivers...)hold this carefully or use the jaws of your leatherman pliers/two twigs, and blow steadily. the polypore should soon burst into flames.
I am confident with a little practice you will get the hang of the technique.
All kits are tested before despatch so I am confident in them working.
If you cannot get it to work I will happily refund your dosh or send you a replacement set.

Comprising a piece of steel, taken from selected High Carbon Steel files and ground smooth on the edges for safe and effective sparking, selected pieces of natural flint, pieces of Charcloth and slices of Birch Polypore Fungus, all contained in one of my size 1 pouches (colours vary) all for the new price of only £10 inc P&P.
(Contains no actual Dragon. Less than 1% fat. Made in an environment that definately contains nuts - me!)
Colours sizes and shapes vary - this photo is of a typical set!


Now only 4 sets available

 

[John Fenna]

"Dragons' Breath" (as you all have started calling them) Kits
Basic Flint and Steel Fire Starter Kits

These are proving very popular! And going fast!
Tese sets may be the last with Birch Polypore - this years harvest was non existant around here - future sets will have an alternative tinder/ember extender, probably Birch Bark.

Simple, functional and of a design based on archeological finds.Hold one of the pieces of supplied flint in your left hand with a sharp edge horizontal and facing away from you (like pointing a knife away from you with the blade on its side with the cutting edge facing right)
Hold a piece of the supplied char cloth on top, about 1mm from the sharp edge, using your thumb, with one or more fingers supporting the flint underneath.
Hold the steel in a pinch grip with one of the long thin edges pointing out.
With a "snapping" wrist actionstrike the steel onto the flint so that it scrapes its length down the flint to scrape off steel shards which are the sparks you want.
The sparks should land on the char cloth and start glowing.
Put the flint and steel down, wrap the charcloth in a tube of the finest slice of birch polypore you can slice off the fungus supplied(or sandwich the charcloth between two or more slivers...)hold this carefully or use the jaws of your leatherman pliers/two twigs, and blow steadily. the polypore should soon burst into flames.
I am confident with a little practice you will get the hang of the technique.
All kits are tested before despatch so I am confident in them working.
If you cannot get it to work I will happily refund your dosh or send you a replacement set.

Comprising a piece of steel, taken from selected High Carbon Steel files and ground smooth on the edges for safe and effective sparking, selected pieces of natural flint, pieces of Charcloth and slices of Birch Polypore Fungus, all contained in one of my size 1 pouches (colours vary) all for the new price of only £10 inc P&P.
(Contains no actual Dragon. Less than 1% fat. Made in an environment that definately contains nuts - me!)
Colours sizes and shapes vary - this photo is of a typical set!


Now only 8 sets available

 

[Rebirth]

Hi John I would like one, PM sent.

 

[John Fenna]

And replied to.......

 

[John Fenna]

"Dragons' Breath" (as you all have started calling them) Kits
Basic Flint and Steel Fire Starter Kits

These are proving very popular! And going fast!
Tese sets may be the last with Birch Polypore - this years harvest was non existant around here - future sets will have an alternative tinder/ember extender, probably Birch Bark.

Simple, functional and of a design based on archeological finds.Hold one of the pieces of supplied flint in your left hand with a sharp edge horizontal and facing away from you (like pointing a knife away from you with the blade on its side with the cutting edge facing right)
Hold a piece of the supplied char cloth on top, about 1mm from the sharp edge, using your thumb, with one or more fingers supporting the flint underneath.
Hold the steel in a pinch grip with one of the long thin edges pointing out.
With a "snapping" wrist actionstrike the steel onto the flint so that it scrapes its length down the flint to scrape off steel shards which are the sparks you want.
The sparks should land on the char cloth and start glowing.
Put the flint and steel down, wrap the charcloth in a tube of the finest slice of birch polypore you can slice off the fungus supplied(or sandwich the charcloth between two or more slivers...)hold this carefully or use the jaws of your leatherman pliers/two twigs, and blow steadily. the polypore should soon burst into flames.
I am confident with a little practice you will get the hang of the technique.
All kits are tested before despatch so I am confident in them working.
If you cannot get it to work I will happily refund your dosh or send you a replacement set.

Comprising a piece of steel, taken from selected High Carbon Steel files and ground smooth on the edges for safe and effective sparking, selected pieces of natural flint, pieces of Charcloth and slices of Birch Polypore Fungus, all contained in one of my size 1 pouches (colours vary) all for the new price of only £10 inc P&P.
(Contains no actual Dragon. Less than 1% fat. Made in an environment that definately contains nuts - me!)
Colours sizes and shapes vary - this photo is of a typical set!


Now only 5 sets available

 

[wattsy]

have you got any of these left? thinking about getting something like this for my scout group

 

[John Fenna]

PM on its way!

 

[mclark]

these are great kits , i use mine quite alot now

 

[Rebirth]

Thanks John, very pleased with it

 

[John Fenna]

"Dragons' Breath" (as you all have started calling them) Kits
Basic Flint and Steel Fire Starter Kits

These are proving very popular! And going fast!
These sets may be the last with Birch Polypore - this years harvest was non existant around here - future sets may have an alternative tinder/ember extender, probably Birch Bark.

Simple, functional and of a design based on archeological finds.Hold one of the pieces of supplied flint in your left hand with a sharp edge horizontal and facing away from you (like pointing a knife away from you with the blade on its side with the cutting edge facing right)
Hold a piece of the supplied char cloth on top, about 1mm from the sharp edge, using your thumb, with one or more fingers supporting the flint underneath.
Hold the steel in a pinch grip with one of the long thin edges pointing out.
With a "snapping" wrist actionstrike the steel onto the flint so that it scrapes its length down the flint to scrape off steel shards which are the sparks you want.
The sparks should land on the char cloth and start glowing.
Put the flint and steel down, wrap the charcloth in a tube of the finest slice of birch polypore you can slice off the fungus supplied(or sandwich the charcloth between two or more slivers...)hold this carefully or use the jaws of your leatherman pliers/two twigs, and blow steadily. the polypore should soon burst into flames.
I am confident with a little practice you will get the hang of the technique.
All kits are tested before despatch so I am confident in them working.
If you cannot get it to work I will happily refund your dosh or send you a replacement set.

Comprising a piece of steel, taken from selected High Carbon Steel files and ground smooth on the edges for safe and effective sparking, selected pieces of natural flint, pieces of Charcloth and slices of Birch Polypore Fungus, all contained in one of my size 1 pouches (colours vary) all for the new price of only £10 inc P&P.
(Contains no actual Dragon. Less than 1% fat. Made in an environment that definately contains nuts - me!)
Colours sizes and shapes vary - this photo is of a typical set!


Now only 12 sets available

 

[Miyagi]

Hi John.

I just got home to find the book and dragon's breath kit had been delivered.

Can't wait to have a delve through it with a cuppa - the kettle is on and it's true what they say about a watched kettle!!

Many thanks.

Liam