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Flint and Steel

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This will be the last one for a while as I have other projects in the hopper.

Two-toned 7 oz. leather.
The complete kit will get you started and, if frugal, can start several fires.
The strikers are custom made by my friend Eric at Colonial Iron.
A bundle of juniper bark and ample charred cloth will spark up readily.
Everything packs neatly in the purpose built bag. However, the belt pouch is great on its own if the kit is kept in the rucksack.
If you are an outdoors person or just interested in history, it can be very rewarding to carry and use a traditional flint and steel fire kit like our ancestors have done for millennia.
The loop accommodates a belt up to about 2 1/2 inches.
Double needle saddle stitching, full grain veg tanned leather, and a vintage button should all age beautifully and last a lifetime.

This is available at our online shop Lost World Crafts where you can find a more detailed description of the kit.

Please check out the shop and consider following us as things are constantly being added and sold.

Enjoy! https://www.etsy.com/shop/LostWorldCrafts

Catching Up

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I like to add a little character and variety, even if I’m just making the same thing again and again. I want to believe that this is what my ancestors would have done, toiling away in the craft to make a living. It keeps things interesting and more human than the soulless, mass-produced consumables.

Here’s the most recent fire-kit with another beautiful vintage button. This will be sold through the Etsy shop at LostWorldCrafts: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LostWorldCrafts
Made from 7 oz. Hermann Oak leather drum-dyed for the brown part and natural for gusset.

Thanks for looking. If you are interested, these generally don’t last a day on Etsy so check it out soon if you want one. Please follow the shop if you would like to keep up with the latest offerings.

Happy Camping!

Improving on a Design

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I decided that my kit bags, although nearly perfect for their function, could use a little more room. Outdoorsmen and women can never have too many nooks and crannies about themselves to store little necessities. With this in mind, I have made the bellows sides bigger to accommodate about an inch in thickness. It might not sound like much but it does add up as survival gear can be a very fluid thing.

Fire Kit Complete

This is a traditional fire kit with TINDERBOX, FLINT, and FIRE STRIKER. This handmade leather belt pouch is constructed from 7 oz veg tanned cowhide and closes with a vintage pewter button. The pouch measures approximately 5 x 3 inches and bellows out approximately 1 inch (interior). The pouch is hung from a belt loop that will accommodate a 2 1/2″ belt.

The FIRE STEEL is a collaboration with my good friend Eric at Colonial Iron. It is hand forged high-carbon steel and sparks beautifully. I am including a flint blade made from Knife River Flint (North Dakota). The sheet metal TINDER BOX is a mint tin that is perfectly sized for the job of making and storing charred cloth or punkwood.

The body of the bag is double needle saddle stitched sewn freehand using yellow saddle thread. The bag has been treated with dubbin (beeswax – neatsfoot oil formula made here in the shop). The pouch works well independent of the kit if you carry the fire kit in your pack.

This is a handmade item so please look carefully at the photos for details of the construction and appearance.

This kit is currently available in my Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LostWorldCrafts