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Hay rake teeth to flint strikers

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KHalverson:
ears are aligned.
and then curled.

KHalverson:
I stamp my mark next,
if you put your work in the publics eye it deserves to be maker identified in my opinion.
here the striker is heated till non magnetic( critical temperature).

KHalverson:
quench only the striking edge in water leaving the ears to cool below red heat above water.
this produces the super hard edge required to strike consistent sparks but allows the ears to stay softer and less brittle.
next we hit the grinder to clean the decarbed  striking edge up.
be  cautious to keep the striker cool.

KHalverson:
final step is testing,
we have nice sparks on some Michigan quartz.
I use that for my testing cause it doesn't produce  spark as easily as most flints,
if i get good sparks of this  good rock makes it easy.

KHalverson:
I hope this encourages others to give this a try.
feel free to ask questions and I will answer to the best of my ability,
Kevin

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