If you Buy this Listing You will Receive ONE (1) NEW Matched WHITE OAK Ferrocerrium Firesteel #22 Approx., 6 inches long Total White Oak FireSteel + White Oak Stiker with P-38 (GI Can Opener) + Paracord too! Note: The first picture that you see is the actual Firesteel that you will Receive These matched wood fired steels have the ferrocerium Rod and striker handles turned from a single blank of wood, insuring a perfect grain and color match. They are shaped and sanded to a 400 grit finish, and sawed apart. The high speed steel 1/8 " square high speed tool steel striker is then pressed into a 3/8" diameter delrin socket and glued into the striker handle, and the 5/16" diameter ferrocerium rod is glued into it's handle. A screw eye is threaded into each handle and both handles are finished with 3 coats of hand brushed lacquer. The handles are then tied together with approx., 14 inches of paracord in the colors of the Vietnam Service Ribbon( Red, Yellow and Green) with a P-38 can opener between them. The entire process is done by hand on my wood lathe and bench top mental lathe. Finished dimensions will vary slightly. All Ferrocerium Rods will have at least 2 inches of usable Rod and all Strikers will have at least 1 inch of 1/8" square high speed steel tool bit exposed to strike sparks from the ferrocerium rod. T The measurements are below are the approx., size of Fire steel that you will Receive Firesteel runs 5 1/2 -- 6 inches long overall Handle of the Firesteel is approx., 3-- 4 inches Long Striker is approx., 3 1/2 -- 4 1/2 inches overall Striker handle is 2 1/2-- 3 1/2 inches overall Diameters on both run approx., 5/8" -- 3/4 " Please understand that there are variances are due to the length of different species of wood blanks available... *************************************************************** **** Custom Hand Turned Fire steel *** Made Especially 4 U I Use mine to light my grill if the starter does not work It starts right u The ferrocerium rod commonly known as the Fire steel was developed by the Swedish Dept., of Defense to be a weatherproof fire starter for it’s troops. When scraped by a sharp piece of steel it will produce a shower of sparks capable of igniting dry tender-even when the fire steel is wet & will work equally well at any altitude. It can even be used to start charcoal or gas grills! *********************************************************** This is a compact design that packs small and will work well in many other applications. Fire steels of this size are generally rated for well over 6,000 strikes, & given the ferocity of the rain of sparks this bad boy throws, you will probably never need to buy another - Please note:A piece of survival gear, no matter how good, will only function well if you know how to use it when you need it, so may I suggest you practice making fire with your new fire steel before you need it. First, start small....Get a cotton ball, rub a small amount of petroleum jelly into it then pull it apart a bit to make it bigger. Place it outside on a fireproof surface (Safety First!!!!)…….. Hold the fire steel by the handle in your left hand with its end near the cotton ball (If you are right handed, use opposite hands if you are left handed) …….. Hold the square striker blade with one corner at about a 30 degree angle to the top surface of the fire steel rod with your other hand, Then scrape toward the bottom of the rod fast and hard! You should generate a shower of big bright hot sparks and the cotton ball should burst into flame and burn 20 seconds to well over a minute depending on how much petroleum jelly you used. You may not get many sparks the first few times (it does take a little practice) but, as you gain experience you will find yourself making fire with nearly every strike! Cotton balls and petroleum jelly are cheap and pack small, but this fire steel will also ignite larger, less flammable kindling... Try it on dry grass, leaves, cloth.... things you might have to light in a real emergency if only so you'll know you can! And it will throw showers of sparks even when it is soaking wet! **Please always use caution and be safe at all times! ** **************************************************** Thanks for looking and remember the Boy Scout motto.. Be Prepared MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT MY OTHER Listings click ---> Items in Seeds2go 4 U store on eBay! click ---->Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Please send payment asap. Thanks! I want to give everyone a chance to have these! We accept Paypal I thank you so very much for Stopping by! My Ebay ID is: Buy2eze