Firesteel Project

[vthompson]

I thought that I would share my firesteel project that I have been working on the past couple of days. I got a 1" dowel rod and cut 2-3" pieces and 2-4" pieces. The size of my firesteels are 1/2x5". I used a 1/2" drill bit and I drilled a hole one and a half inches deep on each of the short pieces of wood. I then drilled a three and a half inch hole in each of the long pieces.
I used Gorilla Glue to glue the firesteels into the short pieces and let them set overnight to cure real good. In the meantime, I started brushing polyurethane on the wood dowels to protect the wood and to also make them waterproof. In all, there is a total of 6 coats of polyurethane on the wood dowels.
I now have a handle for my firesteels to hold them by, and protection for the part of the firesteel that you use with your scraper.

[crashdive123]

They look good. Nice work.

[flandersander]

Thats a cool little idea. Thanks.

[Runs With Beer]

Nice job Thompson, Your getting on a roll making stuff. Keep it up. Nice pics.

[pgvoutdoors]

Great Work! I'll have to try that out.

[pgvoutdoors]

Great Work, I think I'll give that a try...

[Rick]

Nice job!!!

[Ken]

Uhhh..... Did you forget about those Q.C. samples that Crash and I were supposed to get last week?

[Tony uk]

Uhhh..... Did you forget about those Q.C. samples that Crash and I were supposed to get last week?

What a con artist !

[crashdive123]

Con artist? Con artist? I'll have you know that this is a service that we unselfishly provide free of charge! Con artisit......The nerve of some people.

[Ken]

What a con artist !

[FVR]

Where do you get a 1/2" x 5" firesteel?

[crashdive123]

Where do you get a 1/2" x 5" firesteel?

Here ya go. http://www.firesteel.com/

[laughingbeetle]

Very nice work! Thank you for sharing the pics.

[FVR]

Crash, thanks for the link.

[Dennis]

Great workmanship VT thanks for sharing.

[Gray Wolf]

Nice project, great outcome!

[vthompson]

Thank's everybody for the kind words. I had been thinking about doing this for a while, so the other day I was bored and decided to do it.

[bulrush]

Neat idea. I have some bamboo that grows outside. I wonder if the bamboo is thick enough to do something like this. It's not real thick, that is.

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