WK Strikers - FOR BIG HANDED PEOPLE

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Whittler Kev

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As the title says, Hand Forged Flint Strikers made by me :)
For people with BIG hands :yikes:

I got fed up with catching my knuckles using small fiddly strikers :( so I've hand made some bigger ones that are easier to use.;)
They are all made from high Carbon steel and tested for sparks after finishing.:cool:
When finished, all are heated :campfire: to critical and water quenched twice to align the atoms and make them throw good sparks (several work with a strong stroking action instead of the usual glancing blow) :35:

Only 4 & 6 left now

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1) £10 Centre "hole" is 100mm x 30mm SOLD
2) £14 - Sold Centre "hole" is 65mm x 35mm
3) £10 Centre "hole" is 100mm x 25mm SOLD

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4) £9 Centre "hole" is 70mm x 30mm
5) £8 Centre "hole" is 70mm x 25mm Sold
6) £7 Centre "hole" is 60mm x 20mm

All include P&P and PayPal fees as Gift or Money Owed Please ;)

Please remember if you cut yourself using it, bash your knuckles, set your self on fire, yadda, yadda, you will be using these, as you do with all of my wares, at your own risk
 
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these items are just superb!! kev sent me two of them and I cant choose which one I like the most!!
I cant recomend them enough he was exactly right when he said they will strike from a glancing blow as usual but they do work by pressure and that is just smart! well done kev keep em coming!!!
 
these items are just superb!! kev sent me two of them and I cant choose which one I like the most!!
I cant recomend them enough he was exactly right when he said they will strike from a glancing blow as usual but they do work by pressure and that is just smart! well done kev keep em coming!!!
I'm so pleased they work well for you :35:. I hope you can grip them better than the others you've seen.;)
The reason they work with pressure is they're made from a very high content carbon and hammer forged and hardened twice to realign the molecules.
Anyone else that has a poor grip that fancies one (or just need a good striker), give me an email;)
 
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As to make some more strikers (a draw knife and spoon blade as well) :)

4 hours of hammering later :yikes: (good job the neighbours are old and deaf so have their TV's on loud)

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the steel wouldn't stretch as I wanted it to make it symmetrical so may chop a little off the long side before heat treating
and a commission(maybe) for some to go in strike-a-light sets (without file marks as much as possible)

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all still need heat treating (I ran out of gas - both me and the forge:lmao::lmao:) and a light polish
 
kev, when will theblade and draw knife bedone and how much mate?


bushboy1(needs answers)
 
Just making sure I've got enough 01 steel and got to fetch some more propane,then should be on it tonight. I'll get them made then see how much time/steel/gas I've used as to the cost. As usual, I won't hurt you with the price :)
 

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