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Member’s Work Bench => Blacksmithing => Topic started by: Thumper on September 16, 2009

Title: A Unique Fire Starter "Flint & Steel)
Post by: Thumper on September 16, 2009
I got a strange commission recently, a striker shaped like a snake. I came out pretty good and after tempering, throw's off sparks like a 4th of July sparkler. Should work fast in competition too, cause it's made out of a coil spring off a 80" Corvette LOL !!
(http://www.fmtc.com/~tfl1x/F&Steel1.jpg)
(http://www.fmtc.com/~tfl1x/F&Steel2.jpg)
(http://www.fmtc.com/~tfl1x/F&Steel3.jpg)
Title: Re: A Unique Fire Starter "Flint & Steel)
Post by: david32cal on September 16, 2009
 thmbsup nice
Title: Re: A Unique Fire Starter "Flint & Steel)
Post by: Ironwood on September 16, 2009
Wow!  What a neat looking striker!  Who ever's getting that one ought to be really proud of it.  Great job Thumper!
Title: Re: A Unique Fire Starter "Flint & Steel)
Post by: voyageur1688 on September 16, 2009
  Nice work.
Voy
Title: Re: A Unique Fire Starter "Flint & Steel)
Post by: Don on September 21, 2009
Very creative.........nice work!... thmbsup
Title: Re: A Unique Fire Starter "Flint & Steel)
Post by: bull frog on September 21, 2009
Turned out very well.
Title: Re: A Unique Fire Starter "Flint & Steel)
Post by: aka-kesler on September 23, 2009
Very nice work!!! thmbsup
Title: Re: A Unique Fire Starter "Flint & Steel)
Post by: wwpete52 on September 25, 2009
Awesome! You are an artist!
Title: Re: A Unique Fire Starter "Flint & Steel)
Post by: Hanshi on September 25, 2009
Creative and very well done!
Title: Re: A Unique Fire Starter "Flint & Steel)
Post by: Stumblin Wolf on November 01, 2009
 slap figures...on the weekend I close my shop, ol Thumper posts a pic of something I gotta try!  thmbsup chrrs
Title: Re: A Unique Fire Starter "Flint & Steel)
Post by: beowulf on November 01, 2009
cool ! ilike that !
Title: Re: A Unique Fire Starter "Flint & Steel)
Post by: skwerly66 on November 01, 2009
very nice

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