Blacksmithing - Flint and steel fire kit

[@LeeRalph100]

That was pretty interesting. I like that you showed that blacksmithing can be done with just a few tools!! Thanks for showing this!!

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

+Lee Ralph (Pathway to Self Reliance) Thanks Mr. Lee! Gotta make do with what you have.

[@hemansr3893]

Thanks for the blacksmithing lesson...Very Cool project.... I really like your set up!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

+HemanSr Thank you my friend!! I will do more soon. -Red Shadow

[@krishorton5252]

Very good information, liked the one on the forge simple and resourceful.

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

Thanks for the positive feedback Kris, I hope to make more videos in the near future.

[@sosteve9113]

very nice done my friend,you did it right

[@RandomButtonPusher]

Big props for making that steel. Makes the resulting demonstration of flint & steel that much more meaningful. Best of luck with your continuing blacksmithing self-education.

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

+Random Button Pusher Thank you so much! I really enjoy learning new things.

[@LazyManPrepper1]

Great Job! I enjoyed watching that.

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

+Lazy Man Prepper Thanks for watching!!!

[@bushcraftlife1380]

this is an amazing video please post more

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

+Bushcraft Life Hey thanks for the positive feedback, I really appreciate that! I plan on doing a few more in the future. Thanks again!!

[@rbm6184]

Yep. It works! Flint does shave steel better than Quartzite because the flint is harder than the Quartzite. But both will do the job. I like to use a damp rag or bandana to throw over (smother) the cooking tin when it comes off the fire but cool sand works too. While the tin is super hot when it comes off the fire, if air gets to the char it will burn it to ashes. So the faster the better when it comes off the fire. Material can be placed into dry sand with a layer of sand on top of the material and a fire built on top. When the coals die down the sand can be uncovered to get the charred material. So it can be done without a cooking tin. Same thing for just a metal container with the material inside and filled to the top with sand. No lid container using just sand. Thanks for sharing.

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

+RB M That's right. I have read about ground char but the only time i tried it it rained before we got back to it. LOL!! Really cool stuff I think. Will try again some day. Thanks for watching!!

[@Nerding4Nature]

I love your setup. It's very simple. It makes it pretty tempting for me to get a little blacksmithing setup. I especially like your chair :D

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

+The Last Grownup in the Woods LOLOL!!!! Yeah, I just uh? borrowed it from the kids, yeah. LOL!!! It doesn't take much for sure. I will do a video very soon on my setup. I hope you will try it one day!!! Thanks for the support!!!

[@NathansFerroceriumrods1]

I like your flint and steel kit. You have good skills Red Shadow.

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

+Nathan4071 Thanks Nathan!! I'm trying!! LOL!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

That's just so COOL to me!!!! Thanks!

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

+David West It really is a lot of fun!!

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

Awesome job on that striker. Works well.

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

+Far North Bushcraft And Survival Thank you so much sir! I'm trying!! LOL!!

[@SkillCult]

Cool. neat anvil. I have some pygmy ground, spike anvils I made that just pound into the ground with a plate like that to keep them from sinking too far. I like minimalist forging. People think the need a bunch of stuff to get started, but a lot of people could start today with just stuff laying around. Quenching just the edge leaves the back soft since it's the rapid cooling that hardens the steel.. Those things are prone to breaking, especially the thin part. I've broken them before. Oddly, I don't recall ever thinking to quench just the edge of a striker. Makes sense though, it works for other stuff.

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

+SkillCult LOL! The little anvil kicks butt and the kid chair works great for what I need it to do, just down and dirty ya know. I would like to raise it all to waist level one day. I got to thinking a little more about the quench and it make very good sense to just do the edge. I will do a video on the setup of the forge soon, I use coal but just started making my own charred wood coal. I'm making some more colonial style soap and will do a video, keep an eye out if your interested. Thanks for stopping by!

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

+SkillCult I usually smudge out my last fueling of a fire for charcoal. Thanks for the link, very interesting! Cool how the white charcoal sounds like two cast iron pans clanging together, and the kiln and method used was awesome! All the uses for charcoal, talk about years of practice. I will be looking for your lime video it sounds really neat and so does your kiln! I will be dripping lye from wood ash, this will be my 2nd batch of soap I made this way.

[@DerangedSurvival]

Function not fashion my kind of style. I love your passion brother. Do you think you can make me a steel striker. I shall give you the coin required for such task. Awesome video brother.

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

+Deranged Survival Thanks Eric, I really appreciate the support man! I will give you the one from this video as a gift, you helped my channel with the shot out you gave. pm me.

[@GIBLETTS]

Well done mate, if old mate from far north comments its gotta be good , cheers,

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

Thanks!! Hope you enjoyed it. -Red Shadow

[@wallaceviviansadventures2095]

great job on that striker,would any file doo

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

+Wallace Vivian I like to use old looking files, does not mean they are old. I believe you can use any file, don't hold me to that please LOL i'm still pretty new to it. Thanks!!

[@4directionsbushcraft]

Cool man. I know the bottom of that anvil is a railroad tie but how did you make the top?

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

+4 directions bushcraft My buddys dad dug the anvil up on a job years back, I made him a knife and sheath for trade. I heard that people buried anvils to get rid of them back them, LOL! crazy I think. I will do a video on my home forge setup soon. Thanks for watching!!!! Is the flint you used in your knapping videos local stone in your area?

[@4directionsbushcraft]

really, I don't know why they would buried them either? I'll forward to that video. Yes it is all local chert. I fire harden it and it works ok.

[@rivervalleysurvivalandbush8126]

+4 directions bushcraft Cool! Thanks for your time! -Red Shadow