[TheForge] Coal fire starter

Fri Jul 25 11:52:03 2003

Didn't someone say never work cold steel on the anvil........

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Freeman" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 5:25 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Coal fire starter

> I'll bet there's some trick to it that you just didn't see.  There's no
> question you can get steel hot from hammering if you hammer fast enough.
>  I've seen it done on a power hammer - no sweat.  My guess is that when
> you make up your "match" you put some kind of a bend in it a few inches
> back from the tip.  Done right, this might make the point bounce up off
> the anvil face between blows, so the heat from each blow isn't sucked
> away from the anvil.  Maybe I'll try this and report back.  If I'm
> feeling energetic enough.
> 
> Bruce
> NJ
> 
> >>> [email protected] 07/24/03 01:00PM >>>
> <snip>
> 
>        Has anyone seen a "Blacksmiths Match" the Smith I learnt this
> from 
> took a small diameter mild rod and hammered the end square and tapered
> it round 
> while cold and he hit hard and very fast the heat generated was enough
> to start 
> his fire.  Saw him do it twice, I haven't been able to replicate it. We
> 
> started his forge with sawdust/chips with 4 to 6 wooden kitchen matches
> buried head 
> out. I still cant hit that rod hard and fast enough to light a match. 
> 
> 
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