I am currently working on a project to forge my own fire steels.
I recently cut a piece of 5160 and hardened it for a fire steel and bow drill. However it didn't throw the kind of sparks I thought it would while striking a flint, or ferro rod for that matter. It works but not efficiently. So my question to all on this forum is what is the best steel for fire steel?
Here is the fire steel. This was made to test out 5160 on its spark throwing capabilities.
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