Show us your tinderbox!

[Clouston98]

Show us your tinderbox and what's inside!

Here's mine:

In a Hudson Bay Copper Tin with lens in the roof and leather belt pouch.

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Inside:

Amadou
Chaga
Cramp ball slice
Maya wood
Tiny bit of birch bark
Slow match
Lamp wick
Jute twine
Waxed jute
Flint shards
Pathfinder steel striker
Oval "Hudson Bay" steel striker
Pine resin
Char cloth
Birch polpore
Traditional sulphur matches

Here is a group shot:

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Ill show my other ones in a while!

 

[Man of Tanith]

Nice.
Have you tried the pathfinder steel as a blanket pin?
I keep debating one

 

[Goatboy]

Nice striker the Pathfinder - like a cloak buckle.

Here are a couple of pictures of the wee handmade horn loupe that I was talking about elsewhere. The horn doesn't show too well in pictures as it's quite thin. Three brass pins and an eye hole so it can be used closed too. Good quality glass in it. Beside a pencil sharpener (for scale and also lives in pouch for tinder production). (and sharpening my pencil too).

Will get the proper fire kit out after and take some pics.

GB.

 

[Clouston98]

Nice.
Have you tried the pathfinder steel as a blanket pin?
I keep debating one

Haven't tried it as a blanket pin, but the pin itself is really sharp, could use it as an awl!

Mine cost about £30 delivered and I got stiffed for import duties (included in the £30) so its not too bad

 

[Clouston98]

Nice striker the Pathfinder - like a cloak buckle.

Here are a couple of pictures of the wee handmade horn loupe that I was talking about elsewhere. The horn doesn't show too well in pictures as it's quite thin. Three brass pins and an eye hole so it can be used closed too. Good quality glass in it. Beside a pencil sharpener (for scale and also lives in pouch for tinder production). (and sharpening my pencil too).

Will get the proper fire kit out after and take some pics.

GB.

I do like the look of that magnifier, handy little bit of kit .

 

[decorum]

I found the amadou* which came with it to have the smoulder ability of asbestos, so it was quickly ditched and replaced with Cramp Balls (which grow locally and are, therefore, easier to replace ). I've also added sulphur matches.







* They may have improved their amadou since I was given mine ~ which, even after being turboflamed, couldn't keep a smoulder :yikes:. I heavily suggest that you try it before you need to rely on it .

 

[Clouston98]

I found the amadou* which came with it to have the smoulder ability of asbestos, so it was quickly ditched and replaced with Cramp Balls. I've also added sulphur matches.







* They may have improved their amadou since I was given mine ~ which, even after being turboflamed, couldn't keep a smoulder :yikes:. I heavily suggest that you try it before you need to rely on it .

Nice kit mate, I have the amadou it came with and the stuff I made myself both hold an ember really well, so much they don't want to go out! I find it lights well with the flint and steel when the end is charred. .

 

[decorum]

pencil sharpener (for scale and also lives in pouch for tinder production). (and sharpening my pencil too).

Lots of those little metal pencil sharpeners are magnesium ...

 

[Goatboy]

Lots of those little metal pencil sharpeners are magnesium ...

Aye I've not tried this one on that front yet, but it turns wee sticks into shavings fine - handy when the hands are stiff with the cold.

 

[Clouston98]

Here's another something, you'll get to see what's in the other two tomorrow:

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Had some good ones already, keep them coming!

 

[Clouston98]

Keep the tinder boxes coming!

Here is my steel striker selection, I don't collect, honestly .

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[Pignut]

Really like the look of these!

Will post some pics of mine when I get in

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[Clouston98]

Really like the look of these!

Will post some pics of mine when I get in

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Cheers

Looking forward to seeing yours!

 

[Clouston98]

Here's another, keep them coming !

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Keep them coming!

 

[Pignut]

Here is mine.

Buckskin pouch

That has

Round Brass tin with pixie litany on the lid.

This Contains dragon striker and flint. Brass tinder tube and amadou.

The pouch also contains birch bark and a big lump of true tinder fungus

Hope you like

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[Clouston98]

Thats a great kit Pignut! I like the striker!

Keep them coming!

 

[Pignut]

Thats a great kit Pignut! I like the striker!

Keep them coming!

Cheers.

Had it about 8 years or so. Throws great sparks...

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[Goatboy]

Here is mine.

Buckskin pouch

That has

Round Brass tin with pixie litany on the lid.

This Contains dragon striker and flint. Brass tinder tube and amadou.

The pouch also contains birch bark and a big lump of true tinder fungus

Hope you like

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Oh I like that too, the term kid in a candy shop keeps coming to mind, nice axe and striker too, did you make the pouch yourself?

 

[Pignut]

Oh I like that too, the term kid in a candy shop keeps coming to mind, nice axe and striker too, did you make the pouch yourself?

I did.

Glad you like it

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[Samon]

Sadly I don't have a tinderbox..

I don't make fires outside of my garden so I never really took the time to accumilate the bits but seeing how cool those are I may need to invest!