How To Make A (Flint and Steel) Steel Out Of A File And Trying It Out!

Great and informative video, thank You! :)

how long should they be made

Very neat, thanks for sharing

You showed us how to make the steel......
But you never mentioned the flint what kind ,size, and so on wish you had I knew how to make a steel but don't know about the flint 😕😞

As always……nice watchin’ you makin’🔥………which reminds me I need to make some more char cloth!

You did good power tools are always dangerous. Iam 63 you learn over time or not to have common sense. I still have my body parts just don’t go crazy with tools. Be careful

David is trying to teach a primate way of making fire give him a break. If you got your kids doing it. Safety glasses and hearing protection fire extinguisher all the normal precautions

What material, rocks, or crystal can you use as a flint? Love these videos. Thanks

Nice one 👍 Dave great tekneek good video thanks

I know this is an older video, but just a comment on your lanyard or fob. If you make it a little longer you have a cord for a bow for starting fire that way just in case.

Thanks David!

I reccomend that you don't do what I'm about to"

Thanks, goodbye.

I don't have a cut-off wheel so, I annealed my file and cut it with a hacksaw.
I can't get a spark off of it. I tried chert, agate, and dacite. What am I doing wrong?

He has never had one explode, but he failed to add that one important word, YET, because eventually one will and if he's lucky he will be ok.

Saturate the ends of paracord with WHITE GLUE and let 'em dry overnight. They won't unravel and will be easy to poke through holes like shoelaces.

Any file will work as a fire steel?

Is there anything other than rocks that I can use to strike against the steel to see if it will spark?

Great results!!

Thx! ^^

blade explodes cause not made for alot pressure from pushing: let it cut on its own/ tool do the job/not force it! And dont get it in a thin- tight gap and pinch it.. Booom!

Looks more like a Ferro rod striker than a flint and steel to me.

I was a welder fabricator for years and new had one explode they come apart with a chunk of they get bound up but never exploded on a normal grinder. Years I used them in fab demolition and construction. Also those file steels are throwing some of the best sparks I have seen!

Are those pine needles for the birds nests?

Brilliant stuff.

hey david not sure if you check messages on old vods, Just was wanted to ask you why its better to round over the edge vs leaving it square and sharp? is it just to keep the flint from breaking to much? i was thinking after watching this i would leave one side rounded and one side shard square so i could use one side for flint and one side for fero rod.

No protection for the lungs !!!

What kind of metal did you use?

OK I made two while I was at it but these files just will not throw a spark. None. can I heat them or beat them or just throw them away. Very disappointed in my craftsmanship project. can't believe I get NO spark.

Enjoy your videos Dave

Man I hate to see those old files get destroyed but I guess it’s better to have a new life than end up in the garbage dump.

Long sleeves to protect arms,,,, a GFCI to eliminate potential electrical shock or electrocution, a fire extinguisher because of the potential for a fire, face shield to protect face , not just eyes, paid up health insurance just because, and paid up life insurance because you just never know.

hi david. i'm a retired boilermaker welder and you are correct on those disks. seem like when we started using them the younger hands never learned the art of the torch.

That’s really cool!! I never thought about using a file or rasp for flint and steel. Thanks for sharing!

Hi.
What kind of Stone do you use?

That is awesome ❤ great video

6 years after the fact, and now I'll be scouring NW Montana for that big chunk of Pyrite!
Thanks for the video!

Saya banyak belajar dari anda trimakasih telah membuat vidio edukasi ini...

Thank you

So darn cool

I had a disc explode on me and it took out my garage. Or was it the empty gas can I was cutting up?

People must learn with power tools they are a violent little machines The grinder is a very valuable tool . I have had them discs blow apart . People must have good gear . . love your fire steels

Witf are processed and unprocessed pine needles.

It was funny as hell when you mentioned putting your handle back in I just started laughing like hell yeah the man come around and caught me I didn't have to handle in ,
so stupid lol :"
Oh by the way I forgot to mention face shield while grinding lol;'"

And on top of that safety glasses goggles and face shield
HOW RIDICULOUS,
I used to work nuclear shutdowns , anyone knows nuclear shut down knows what I'm talking about.

Have a great one.

🤔😏🥱👉🙄👈👉😳

First time seeing this, very educational video! Thanks for sharing! Awesome

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Thanks 😊

I made a nice knife out of one for $2

Looks great to me. I wouldn't change a thing. Wow that was quick.

Today is 3-20-19 and I just watched this video again. I noticed that my hands were shaking a lot in this one. Back then, as it turned out, my Synthroid medication was too high and it caused some pretty bad "shakes". It's kind of distracting now that I watch it back again. Yes, I still have a slight tremor which often comes with aging but nothing like what was going on here. LOL! It makes me want to do another Steel Build Video. We'll see!