Made myself a new fire steel

[SteveW]

I finally found a few minutes to make a fire steel to a design I sketched a while ago. I'm not quite sure yet, I may tinker with it a bit more, but I'm happy to leave this one as it is and try a few more. Made from truck spring and only hardened along the striking edge.

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[crosslandkelly]

Very nice looking steel.

 

[VaughnT]

Good bit of work there. The smooth tapers show you've got a good eye and steady hand. Can't ask for much better than that!

How big is she?

 

[Toddy]

That looks not only eminently practical but it has a grace of it's own too I like that.
Good art should enhance good craft. I think this does.

M

 

[SteveW]

VaughnT, it's 9cm on the long axis. I can get three fingers in the gap, four at a pinch so I will make the next one slightly more curved so it's a bit easier to get all my fingers in.
Thank you Toddy, kind words. &#128512;
I will try a few other designs as well soon, as an antidote to all the Christmas stuff I'm making at the moment.

 

[Big Stu 12]

I like that its nice