Again, not a tinderbox but definitely pyro-related.
A friend recently made me these beauties:
Nicccccce! very sssssnake like. Cool work.
Again, not a tinderbox but definitely pyro-related.
A friend recently made me these beauties:
Ooh well I've been naughty! I've got another one, (yes, I know ), no where near as nice as Tombears, but here it is:
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Keep this thread going, show us your tinderbox, or fire pouch or whatever, we want to see!
Just received this today. Thought it might be bigger (well I wanted it to be) but in the hand it's a little small for tinder. It'll come in handy for powdered chagga.
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and it's exactly the same age as me
Really well made. I've got details of where I got it if anyone is interested.
Just received this today. Thought it might be bigger (well I wanted it to be) but in the hand it's a little small for tinder. It'll come in handy for powdered chagga.
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and it's exactly the same age as me
Really well made. I've got details of where I got it if anyone is interested.
Thanks, the tube job is based on various 19th C ones I've seen
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=249095
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tinderbox.jpg
it was very easy to make, just find a bit of brass tube big enough to fit a pistol flint width wise and a bit of thin brass sheet from the model shop and several burns later bobs your uncle!
i made several rolls of linen to fit the tube and charred them when I did the next batch of char cloth so I don't have to try and roll up the black stuff to refill the kit when I run out.
these are easy to make, a tinder horn to store a supply of tinder but perfectly usable as a tinderbox if you want. Would look well scrimshawed.
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tom
only got access to a camera again now...
comes in a handmade pouch which is a roadkill hare i bark-tanned myself (my first time, was quite trial and error but it worked). i wish i made it a drawstring close pouch instead of a belt pouch though. i used a moose tooth as a button.
the back...
my tin (with a hole so it can be used for makign charcloth also)...
contents...
i guess not all that is in there is strickly tinder or even fire related, but its the closest thing i have to a tinderbox at the moment (soon to change though due to some advice i picked up off here recently).
a small lighter
some electrical tape
a sewing needle
a small box of dental floss
a small clear plastic bag (underneath everything)
some strips of innertube
a bit of jute swine
some cotton wool
a few waterproof matches and striking pad
and a buck mini multitool
ive also got a really small tin with some charcloth and charred cotton balls in it.
Hi Cameron,
Got a scrumptious Copper Hudson Bay Tinder Box Deluxe for Christmas with lots of extras. Will post up some pics later. Been sitting playing with it all day - a very tactile thing.