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Hay rake teeth to flint strikers
KHalverson:
the yellow rake tooth was purchased from my local tractor supply store for $1.99.
that's a very reasonable cost for almost 3 feet of high carbon steel.
step #1 is to heat the tooth to @ least red hot and uncoil.
repeat as many times as necassary until ya have a fairly straight rod.
KHalverson:
step #4 is to start forging the tooth flat.
I'm shooting for 5/16-3/8 wide by roughly 1/8th thick.
I like to flatten about 5 inches of stock.
step 5 is to start tapering down the end of the stock.
I shoot for about 2 inches worth of taper.
KHalverson:
next I mark @ 5 inches over all.
that is where I want my second taper to start.
I taper out to about 6.5 inches.
Trapper Rob:
Those hay rake teeth make good strikers.
osage outlaw:
I'm watching. Thanks for posting this.
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