Diy Ferro Rod Handle

If you are good with your hands and looking to take on an easy project a diy ferro rod is a great way to add some personality to your survival gear.

Diy ferro rod handle.

The hotter the sparks the more efficient the ferro rod. I see lots of folks have the tape duck or gorilla handle with some cordage on their blank ferro rods my thought is to just lay the cordage down with some excess below the initial tape wrap make a a pass or two then fold back up the excess and complete the wrap this should secure it with stirrups in a sense like a bandage for those that are familiar and minimize potential for slippage. First buy yourself a plain ferro rod like those in the hooddeal ferrocerium rod pack. The threads inside the handle may be a bit tight because of glue residue try screwing in out the bolt a few times to clear them out.

Diy ferro rod handles. Hi and welcome to another instructable by me capsos i do hope you enjoy these and please make sure you check out my other instructables on here also with that if you are into bushcraft or would like to see a little more on what i teach then please. Drill bit the same diameter as the ferro rod. In this video we are finishing up the bushcraft knife and sheath build with a custom handle for my ferro rod.

Making a ferrocerium rod handle. Thank you for reading have fun making and using your own. To make a custom handle you will just need a few materials. Problem is this coating needs to be gone before a spark can be created.

When struck with a high carbon steel knife a ferrocerium rod will throw numerous sparks that will hopefully light whatever dry tinder. Then braid a length of paracord to use to attach the striker to the rod. Most ferro rods come with a paint or some sort of coating that prevents oxidation. It will match the walnut and black glow in the.

Then make your own ferro rod handle. After you put it together try resisting the urge to repeatedly screw in out the rod the threads will wear down because ferrocerium is relatively soft. You want to do all the work needed to the antler before gluing that way if you chip the antler and want to start over you can. Ferro rods are great to carry around for making fire in any situation whether its camping survival backyard fun etc.

Place a piece of wood under the antler let the drill do the work and don t press too hard. Diy custom ferro rod handle ferrocerium is a man made metallic material that produces hot sparks at temperatures of about 3 000 c 5 430 f when scraped against a rough surface pyrophoricity.