made a wooden handled firesteel [my first]

[johnnythefox]

i got it wrong the first time the hole needs to be about 9mm and i only had a 8 and 10mm drill bit and used the 10mm.

so started again used a 8mm and worked the hole.
no shed,tools used.

my wall
hand vice
b*****d file [couldnt find my rasp]
sand paper
cordless drill
drill bits
araldite
blank fire steel from woodlore site

waiting for the glue to dry then a bit more sanding in front of the TV.

i dont have any wood oil can you reccomend one or is varnish better?

also i cut some extra lengths in case any one here wanted a piece[it seems to me just the right size for these].
let me know and i will pop one in the post gratis.

 

[Shewie]

Nice work Johhny, I tried to rehandle one last year but it kept popping off before the glue was dry

Haven't you got short fingers

 

[johnnythefox]

short fingers?i think thats the camera angle!

 

[sccadmin]

Nice work, I'm planning on one similar but perhaps with a quick release toggle in the bottom like I've seen on here before, got the toggles, just waiting on the fire steel blank and a decent piece of wood.

I guess linseed oil would work? I use it on my axe handles and used to use it on my cricket bats.

 

[Realbark]

Ive done a couple in antler offcuts.

 

[Highbinder]

Very nice, much more precise than my attempts. Made both of mine with my SAK, the larger one has cracked as it dried as it was a bit of a tight fit so I'll have to redo it. the smaller one I've just got on some shockcord to add to my keys - it stops metal bits jingling together.

 

[ged]

... i dont have any wood oil can you reccomend one or is varnish better? ...

I think linseed oil is a bit sticky for something that you're going to hold in your hand a lot. Waxes might be too slippery when finished. If I thought it needed some sort of a finish I'd probably stain it with one of the outdoor paint-type products that go on fences and sheds. Another alternative might be common whipping or something decorative with cord, dipped in varnish. That should give you a good grippy surface which you do want here.

 

[ex-member Raikey]

i did one in walnut, and black buffalo horn with red liner to match the knife i made for a mate,..

the steel.

the knife it matches,..

 

[WeThePeoplexfbm]

nice ^^ i use hard wood i find out west for my handles, and if i use shavein of the handle takes a spark too easy ^^
just need to find a dead thing for bones ..... ^^


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Skipp

 

[sccadmin]

Raikey - I love that knife, blade has the profile I like and handle is beautiful, great work