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an update to my Bronze Fire Kit
my current striker collection
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I didn't buy these, another day at the forge, these three I made, two are destined as gifts (and are made from old files) and one (the big one) is mine and made from W2
Wave Man
Pyromaniac
I recently bought a traditional Viking striker, Bronze striker kit, by Jean the Hornmaster and doing some research into it I have found out some more info on it.
The bloke who did the casting did a copy of an original from an archaeology dig (Birka, Sweden?).
The bronze design represents Odin in the center and his two ravens, Huginn and Muninn whispering what is happening in the world of humans.
an original
mine
He did a brilliant job at reproducing the striker IMO.
Some of his other work.
The bloke who did the casting did a copy of an original from an archaeology dig (Birka, Sweden?).
The bronze design represents Odin in the center and his two ravens, Huginn and Muninn whispering what is happening in the world of humans.
an original
mine
He did a brilliant job at reproducing the striker IMO.
Some of his other work.
Wave Man
Pyromaniac
my antler tine striker build, the starting concept
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I got a few dollars for christmas, and decided to buy a striker, rounding out my Viking strikers
Jean The Hornmaster standard Viking striker
Jean The Hornmaster standard Viking striker
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my striker collection, the first 26
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second part, next 22
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not wanting to waste anything when I snapped off the end of my first striker a while a go I kept it and today I decided to make a mini striker from it, cleaned it up on the grinder, as it was hardened it sparks as good as the striker it was taken from.
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the third set, next 13
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my first attempt at a non forge file striker build using antler, I like it turned out not to bad.
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Been busy today, made another non-forge antler striker, a much bigger one this time, used a Nicholson file (Brazil) 6.3mm strike face thickness, 84.7mm striker length, again friction fitted. Last of these, the rest are going to be forged.
These a much better (IMHO) than just a file snapped off.
and the two together
These a much better (IMHO) than just a file snapped off.
and the two together
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Pyromaniac
striker collection, fourth part (finishes it off)
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I didn't buy this one, a valued gift from a friend, C type hand forged in America
Those are the bust kind of strikers !
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agreed mate, I value all my strikers but truly love the ones that my friends have given me.
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the three antler strikers I am keeping
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the four antler file strikers together
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Craftomatik Viking era C type (large), trying to complete my Craftomatic striker collection
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another successful day at the forge, all because of the generosity of a mate.
One double curl done and another bought striker that only sparked occasionally rehardened now sparks consistently.
I have found I can only do one striker in a session, that way I am not feeling rushed and can concentrate on the forging and mateship.
The double curl still doesn't look like the pic, and has some cracks in the strike face after the quench (despite me not working the metal too cold, and doing several normalizing cycles throughout the process) but it sparks like demon, and that's what I care about.
I'll do a spark test video tomorrow
One double curl done and another bought striker that only sparked occasionally rehardened now sparks consistently.
I have found I can only do one striker in a session, that way I am not feeling rushed and can concentrate on the forging and mateship.
The double curl still doesn't look like the pic, and has some cracks in the strike face after the quench (despite me not working the metal too cold, and doing several normalizing cycles throughout the process) but it sparks like demon, and that's what I care about.
I'll do a spark test video tomorrow
Wave Man
Pyromaniac
two strikers turned up today, a Craftomatik Viking-era Bowtie and a Vladimir Kubkov #6e curly C type.
