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Does anyone know where I can get one that isn't made of modern materials?  Mine was made from mule deer antler and it finally died and broke apart.  I'd like another or one made from wood, but no shiny metals and certainly no plastics.

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I had to look it up. Apparently it has various names such as fire piston, fire plunger, fire syringe, etc.  There are several YouTube videos.  Here is a link to one video:

 

 

 

And, There is Wikipedia entry. Here is the link for the Wikipedia entry.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_piston

 

Cat Brules

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8 hours ago, Charlie Harley, #14153 said:

I’ll bite. How do these things work?  I went to Dave’s link but could find a how-to. 

 

Here is a demo in a clear tube so you can see what's happening.

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Charlie Harley, #14153 said:

I’m smarter than I was five minutes ago.  Thank you for sharing.

 


Yeah....me too!  Never heard of it before.

 

Cat Brules

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3 hours ago, Charlie Harley, #14153 said:

I’m smarter than I was five minutes ago.  Thank you for sharing.

 

 

Me too, but keeping a 99 cent Bic lighter handy makes sense as well.

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