[TheForge] RE: Fire steel

[Bob Ehrenberger]

Mike,
A sulky rake is an old style horse drawn hay rake.  It has a row of tines
about 6" apart that are bent into a 3' half circle.  They would drag it
through the mowed hay until the rake was full and then it would be pivoted
up to dump out the hay.

This was before my time, but there are a few of them around being parted
out.  The tines are about 3/8" round and are excelent for small hand tools
as well as flint strikers. If you see these at an auction or "iron in the
hat" they are worth putting a bid on.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
----Original Message---
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 17:39:03 -0600
From: Mike Linn <bamablacksmith at comcast.net>
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Fire Steel

What is a sulky rake?

mike


At 09:58 AM 10/1/2004, you wrote:

>I use the tines off of an old sulky rake. They are a spring steel probably
>1095 or similar.
>
>When done I quench in water, and test.  If they don't spark I re-heat
treat,
>and try again.
>
>I only have a few of these left so may be looking for a new sorce of steel
>soon myself.
>
>Robert Ehrenberger
>Shelbyville, Mo.
>
>_