I made one of these a few years ago and it worked. With mine and yours as well, the quality of char cloth is critical. It took a while to figure out that for mine the thin handkerchiefs are too fragile and thick denim worked the best in mine. I got charred punk wood to go by inverting the piston and hitting the base. I had forgotten about my fire piston and thanks for reminding me. I need to get it out and starts some fires with it.
I've never seen one of these. It would have been good to see what the char cloth looked like when it wasn't stuffed into the receiver. In any case, thanks for taking the trouble.
I made one of these a few years ago and it worked. With mine and yours as well, the quality of char cloth is critical. It took a while to figure out that for mine the thin handkerchiefs are too fragile and thick denim worked the best in mine. I got charred punk wood to go by inverting the piston and hitting the base. I had forgotten about my fire piston and thanks for reminding me. I need to get it out and starts some fires with it.
Interesting
I've never seen one of these. It would have been good to see what the char cloth looked like when it wasn't stuffed into the receiver. In any case, thanks for taking the trouble.
Thanks for the suggestion!
What are the benefits?