I made a fire piston this week

[J. Doyle]

It took several tries and a lot of trial and error, but I finally made a fire piston that works pretty good. Building these is easier said than done. This one is made out of California buckeye burl and has a compartment in the top of the cap for some tinder or an extra o-ring.

I don't think anyone should ever rely on only a fire piston for survival. They're kind of a novelty item for me but fun and interesting just the same. I never venture out without a firesteel and a few matches.

 

[atakach]

well damn thats one good looking piston, man i love that burl
is there a site, or set of plans, as ive wanted to build one of them for a long time,


thanks for showing, and well done
andrew

 

[Rupestris]

I gotta admit, the Buckeye burl is gorgeous. Great job.:thumbup: Matched the knife very well.
Is that a BRKT Woodland in the pics?

 

[sicily02]

Please tell how you did it.

Bryan

 

[tonym]

Wow beautiful work man, that knife is awesome as well!!!!!!!

 

[ML Knives]

Great Job.

Matt
ML Knives
http://www.mlknives.com

 

[CarpScot]

That is a nice piece of engineering. I would very much like to know how you shaped the block into a hexagon on something so small. :thumbup:

 

[J. Doyle]

Thanks for the kind comments everyone. I appreciate it.

well damn thats one good looking piston, man i love that burl
is there a site, or set of plans, as ive wanted to build one of them for a long time,


thanks for showing, and well done
andrew

There are a few sketchy plans floating around but they all seem to leave out critical details. I am talking with another forum member who wants to get some step by step instructions going. I will also put a post together on how I did it without too much fancy equipment. We'll get something put together in the next few days.

I gotta admit, the Buckeye burl is gorgeous. Great job.:thumbup: Matched the knife very well.
Is that a BRKT Woodland in the pics?

It is a woodland special. I rehandled that myself also. Great little knife.

Please tell how you did it.

Bryan

Bryan, I will get some sort of a post of how I did it worked up soon.

That is a nice piece of engineering. I would very much like to know how you shaped the block into a hexagon on something so small. :thumbup:

Shane, I marked the ends of the block out and used a rasp and file to keep it flat and then hand finished it down to 400 grit. I thought about the belt grinder but they take off too much material too fast. Not any room for errors. With hand sanding and filing, I can keep everything flat and under control.

 

[sicily02]

Thanks

Bryan

 

[CarpScot]

Shane, I marked the ends of the block out and used a rasp and file to keep it flat and then hand finished it down to 400 grit. I thought about the belt grinder but they take off too much material too fast. Not any room for errors. With hand sanding and filing, I can keep everything flat and under control.

Thanks for the reply. I had excluded hand shaping simply because the lines are so clean. Great job on it and I hope to see more of your work in the future.

 

[DWK2]

You may be right that it's not your most reliable method of starting fire, but it's the prettiest one I've ever seen!

DancesWithKnives

 

[fujita yuji]

This is so beautiful.
Human powered diesel engine shaped in such a beautiful form is way too cool.

 

[bondy]

That looks great , knifes not bad either.

 

[jds1]

That's a beautiful piece of wood... VERY nice work. :thumbup:

Jeff