Got a like on this one purely for the title of the video!

nice touch with fancy cam shots

I found the easiest way is to crush the plastic part in a vice, great vids, Thanks

Weird, but every time I watch your videos I smell burned wood! Lol

Top work Skye.. workshop time getting me through this lockdown... 👍👍👍

I'm doing the same thing but with a beautiful piece of fatwood. I'm going to make it over-sized in case there's ever a need for emergency tinder. I don't have any fancy wood working tools so I plan on just using a knife. It's going to look rustic. Yours looks great...thanks!

Thanks for vid, keep videos coming quality man. 👍👍👍

Great project

Subbed after I watched your Morakniv pimp vid😆. Of course you can get ferro blanks, Bayite seems to be the best compromise between the hard sparky variety and the dragon snot slinging softer ones that are higher in magnesium. Chuck up a square hunkof High speed steel lathe bit material like this, and it gives ya 4 edges for running a ferro, and a nice matched set. Save the knife spine for the SHTF in the woods stuff

Well done!

Beautiful! I gotta get me one of those special Skye rigged grinders :)

Great Job On This Skye ! Custom It Is ! High - 5 ATB T God Bless

great job that's a nice looking handle. take care

Nice

Nice job. I like it 👍👍

Cool video I need to give that a try... thanks.

Nice work Skye :)

great video, inspiring to make my own one, looks so much better, thanks!!

Nice mate,gives most of us on lockdown something to do 🌳⛺🔥👍

Good tip. Envious of your man cave, mate!

Lucky for me, I just decided I will consider getting my flooring done. I may choose otherwise--we'll see. But oh well ;)

Very nice , going to have a go at that 😊

This is exactly the video I needed 👍🏼🙏🏼

Love it, some brilliant videos here, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Cool. I use Crepe Myrtle for carving spoons and walking staffs. Now I get to try this! Thank you.

Nice it helps me a lot, thanks❤️

Thank you!

Thank you!!

So glad you've started making videos again. Top work.

Very nice Skye 👍 👌

After the epoxy has set you can fasten the ferro rod into your drill and spin the ferro rod to shape the handle with a piece of sandpaper in your hand or on the bench. You can easily control the speed and sand at a rate that you feel safe and comfortable with. This method also works well for sharpening punches or awls if you get my point, no pun intended. Stay safe!

hi Skye. Great demo of a how to do and, even better, I have the excuse to buy an angle grinder! Stay safe in these troubled times. ATB. Nigel

Skye, thanks for all your vids; the wife and I are chilling from the sofa (in the warm!) throughout our lockdown afternoons by binge watching the Valley on the big TV - keep them coming! I'm hoping for a few less arctic days sometime soon, so I can get back in the workshop and make a little sheath for my Hults axe without freezing my toes off; I'll be stealing some ideas from yours, obviously. Hi as well to Colin, and the rest of the Swamp family and friends too. Great to watch your interview with Yankee the other day!

Nice video. I have been using branches from trees in my garden (we say yard in the US). I let them dry for about six months first. I have cherry, oak, hawthorn, pear, holly, redbud, and crepe myrtle. I basically do the same as you have shown. I do the major part of shaping with my Mora and then finish off with hand sanding. Mine have worked better than the plastic handles. I now just buy the rods off of Amazon and then add the handle.

Another great video Skye, loving the grinder like that might have to steal that idea mate, I’m defo away to have a go at this once I finish up this job at the end of the month. Atb Wullie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Nice! With a little piece of brass tubing for lanyard it looks even cooler. I made my few years ago, still in good shape.

Nice drill. (:

Hi Swamp Valley, n I've just found your channel and subbed to you. Great intro. Where in the world are you? Love your animations. Have a great day and stay safe. James

You could also just buy the rods with the female end on it n save cutting them just a thought

Thanks Sean Connery

You are a good ole boy handyman like me. I whine about a minor imperfection and my wife says stop competing with God!

what size dia is your ferro rod

nice finish thank's to show I just finished my first handle for completely handmade Ferro rod and I made similar notches to you in my Ferro Rod I make video on that you can go check and if you caan tell me i make something rong or all is good for you i appreciated Thank's God Bless you

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