Firesteel Blank Group Buy.

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Well it’s about time that I started to put some effort in the BCUK after getting so much from all of you guys so: -

Is anybody interested in a firesteel blank group buy?

Here's the blurb from the seller's website www.firesteel.co.uk :-

"Firesteel Rods are one of the best ways of lighting a fire in a survival situation. Firesteels for bushcraft, survival, camping and barbeques!

Ferrocerium is a man made mix of 20 different metals fused together into a rod. Ferro rods consist of 20% iron, with small amounts of zinc, magnesium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium plus small amounts of other rare earth elements. We supply a top quality no frills product at the lowest possible price."


www.firesteel.co.uk would do 50 + 5 free for £150 which brings the price down to £2.73 per unit PLUS P&P at cost and Pay Pal fees would have to be added. Their price structure is here: - http://www.firesteel.co.uk/firesteel%20blanks.htm

I would suggest that batches of 5 firesteel blanks per person. This works out a £13.75 for 5 firesteels PLUS P&P at cost and Pay Pal fees. I suggest that the P&P be charged at the same rate as www.firesteels.co.uk are charging which is £3.00 for 5 firesteels + 5% Pay Pal fees 84p making a total of £17.58 I think this should cover everything and if it works out cheaper the "profit" will be donated here http://www.justgiving.com/runningforTeenageCancerTrust a per MagiKellys previous fund raising auction. If anybody is unhappy with this please advise.

Don’t forget that you could split any multiples of 5 firesteels with you bushcrafting buddies.

If there is significant interest above the 55 units I will contact the seller and see what he can do on the price.

PAYMENT: -

Payment is via Pay Pal. Nearer the time of ordering the firesteels I will PM members that have ordered with my Pay Pal account details. I will also accept cheques - but suggest that if you want to pay in this way you should contact me as I will need to have the cheque cleared prior to placing the order with www.firesteel.co.uk


The first allocation of 55 units is now reserved! I will leave this for a little while longer to gauge what the interest from other members. If it warrants I will start a second allocation and order in "one hit".

BTW - I have no connection to the company, seller, etc.

Cheers,

Phil.




List so far: -

First Allocation: -

5 x Firesteels Wildrover PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels Adi PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels Andy J PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels AndyW PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
10 x Firesteels Eric_Methven PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels John Pickett and janiepopps PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels Shibari.surfer PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels Longstrider PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels Buckshot PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels ilan PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
______________________________ _____
55 Running total. FULL.
______________________________ _____



Second Allocation: -

5 x Firesteels w00dsmoke PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels fred gordon PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels redcollective PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels Bardster PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels Andyn (re-allocation of Chopper's order as no response)
5 x Firesteels swyn PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels scanker PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels Gibbsy PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels madrussian PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels moduser (re-allocation of copper_head's order as no response)
5 x Firesteels FoxyRick PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
______________________________ _____
55 Running Total. FULL.



Third Allocation: -

5 x Firesteels davef PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels reddave PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels kobalt01 PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels 2blackcat PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels Radar_Uk PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels paradox (LSG) PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels willie PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels silvergirl PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels Dingo PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels Seoras PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels P@ul PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
______________________________ ______
55 Running Total FULL.



OVER-SPILL ALLOCATION:-

5 x Firesteels Caleb PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED 20/02/2007.
5 x Firesteels Cormac PAID - thank you. DISPATCHED and received.

[Andy J]

Yes hello, just posted on the "how to remove plastic handle " question, Yes please, I'm in for fve too, Thanks Andy...PM me for my details...

[AndyW]

Hi, put me down for a batch please Phil. Thanks.

[madrussian]

Can I call dibbs on the five free ones? :D I'm interested if someone would be kind enough to tell me how much that is in US dollars and how much shipping will be? :confused:

[Eric_Methven]

Put me down for ten (10) firesteels please.

Eric

[JonnyP]

5 please Phil........

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

WOW - these are going fast!!

As stated if we go over the 55 (50+5 free) then I will contact the seller.

Re: madrussian - not sure what P&P would be to the States mate as I don't know the weight of the items. I've not put you down for 5 at this stage - but leave it with me buddy and I'll see what I can do. BTW - the 5 free were included in the batch of 55 to bring the price down.

Cheers all,

Phil.

[oldsoldier]

Madrussin, I'd be willing to split the cost with you. PM me, maybe we can work something out.

[Shibari.surfer]

I'll deffo take five. Who and how do i pay?

[Longstrider]

Please put me down for 5 as well. :You_Rock_

[OzaawaaMigiziNini]

gimme a while to send the cash and I'll order one :D How long do we have? (if this has been answered already I appologize, just jumping in ASAP).

[madrussian]

I was just joking about the five free. :rolleyes: Let me know the shipping rates so I can see if its worthwhile for me to ship to the states. Thanks.

[ilan]

Hi please can i have five as well ilan

[Chopper]

I may be interested in 5 as well, but has anyone got one of these and tried it ?

It may be worth doing before you order 150. :)

[w00dsmoke]

I'll take 5 bud if it's not too late.

W00dsmoke

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

I may be interested in 5 as well, but has anyone got one of these and tried it ?

It may be worth doing before you order 150. :)

I know several other people who have ordered these and they say they work fine and are happy with the purchase. I use and abuse my firesteels and don't expect them to last too long.

If you are not sure about placing the order at this stage I would suggest leaving it.

I will await your approval before placing you on Second Allocation.

Cheers,

Phil.

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

I'll take 5 bud if it's not too late.

W00dsmoke

Hi mate,

I will start a Second Allocation and see how it goes ;)

Phil.

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Due to demand I have started a Second Allocation.

Please see initial post in this thread.

Cheers,

Phil.

[fred gordon]

Great offer. 5 for me please PM sent. :You_Rock_

[firesteelcam]

Hi,
I just heard about the group buy from one of your menbers 'British Red', who had started the pimp my firesteel thread on this site. :lmao:
Just a few things to say, firstly hello to all , and a big thankyou for your interest in my business. I started firesteel.co.uk just over a year ago after being amazed by the product, but dismayed at having to pay about £12 to buy a piece of metal with a plastic handle. :(
After some time I managed to source a supplier who was a manufacturer, not a reseller, and decided to sell at the lowest possible markup to encourage a higher turnover. Luckily I have an established business in industrial flooring, so I was not reliant on firesteel sales to earn money. Also I have the finance to risk sending thousands of pounds to an initially unknown supplier the other side of the world before any product appears. :eek:
Initially I think people presume a low price equates to low quality, but many of my customers now are repeat customers, I also supply many of the custom knife makers around the world including the famous one with the 2 year waiting list.

Answers to question from Madrussian....postage to the USA. I have just weighed 5 steels in a padded envelope and looked on Royal Mail postage calculater. £3.89.

Phil, Thanks for your input...I don't envy you packing them all up! As for the £3 to post on, there will be a bit of profit, but not much, I charge a bit more than it costs to cover my time and petrol to the PO. I think its great to donate the left over, and as a thankyou I will send £10 for every 55 firesteels bought to your charity. I will pay direct to just giving, you will be able to see my donation.
I will keep popping back to answer any questions. :D
Regards
Cam
firesteel.co.uk

[redcollective]

5 please. :)

[British Red]

Thanks for popping in Cam - a very generous offer ofn the donation - you have rep (which, as a new member, you have no idea what it is, but you have it regardless).

Guys, check out cam's site - his firesteels with a wood turned handle are a bargain (actually an amazing bargain), well worth a look for the talent impaired!

red

[Bardster]

Can I take 5 please

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Hi,
I just heard about the group buy from one of your menbers 'British Red', who had started the pimp my firesteel thread on this site. :lmao:
Just a few things to say, firstly hello to all , and a big thankyou for your interest in my business. I started firesteel.co.uk just over a year ago after being amazed by the product, but dismayed at having to pay about £12 to buy a piece of metal with a plastic handle. :(
After some time I managed to source a supplier who was a manufacturer, not a reseller, and decided to sell at the lowest possible markup to encourage a higher turnover. Luckily I have an established business in industrial flooring, so I was not reliant on firesteel sales to earn money. Also I have the finance to risk sending thousands of pounds to an initially unknown supplier the other side of the world before any product appears. :eek:
Initially I think people presume a low price equates to low quality, but many of my customers now are repeat customers, I also supply many of the custom knife makers around the world including the famous one with the 2 year waiting list.

Answers to question from Madrussian....postage to the USA. I have just weighed 5 steels in a padded envelope and looked on Royal Mail postage calculater. £3.89.

Phil, Thanks for your input...I don't envy you packing them all up! As for the £3 to post on, there will be a bit of profit, but not much, I charge a bit more than it costs to cover my time and petrol to the PO. I think its great to donate the left over, and as a thankyou I will send £10 for every 55 firesteels bought to your charity. I will pay direct to just giving, you will be able to see my donation.
I will keep popping back to answer any questions. :D
Regards
Cam
firesteel.co.uk

Hi Cam,

I had no idea you were a member :rolleyes:

Hope that there is no problem with me doing this group buy - I just wanted to try and put back something into the BCUK community after being on the receiving side of some my good things :D

As for your offer to dontate £10 for every 55 firesteels ordered that is wonderful and very generous of you :You_Rock_

I will keep you posted and place the order with you when we have several allocations full.

Thanks for popping by the thread and posting your message.

Cheers,

Phil.

[bent-stick]

B*gger, sent my order for 10 in on Friday...

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

WOW - these are going like hot cakes!!!!!

Only 4 more orders required for completion of Second Allocation.

See start of thread for further information.

Phil.

[swyn]

Five for me please if I'm not too late TMKTC.
Cheers from Swyn.

[madrussian]

Thanks Firesteelcam.

[scanker]

I'll take 5 as well please.

Well done TMKTC for organising and Cam for the charity donation.

[Gibbsy]

Another five here please.

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Right guys,

The Second Allocation is now nearly full.

I would like to get the firesteels ordered from the supplier and dispatched to you as soon as possible.

Here’s the plan: -

1. If you have ordered please ensure that your BCUK user name and requested amount of firesteels is listed in the Allocation tables in the first post at the bottom of this thread.

2. I will PM you with my Pay Pal details – THIS IS THE PREFERED METHOD OF PAYMENT - below this I will include my name and address for those of you that would like to pay by cheque. Please include with your payment you BCUK User name!!!!!

Once the majority have paid by Pay Pal I will place the order with Cam for the First and Second Allocation. I will only dispatch to you guys after receiving cleared funds.

I will start a Third Allocation if there is enough demand.

Hope this is all clear.

Cheers,

Phil.

[fred gordon]

You are a hero! I'm even more pleased now that we are also helping a fellow traveller. I'll send a cheque as soon as you like just let me know when. :You_Rock_

[firesteelcam]

By Phil

Hope that there is no problem with me doing this group buy - I just wanted to try and put back something into the BCUK community after being on the receiving side of some my good things

No probs at all mate, more the merrier, all part of the beer fund. :beerchug:
Luckily I have recently had new stock in. :D
Its nice to put something back, it makes yer feel good. :)
Cam

[firesteelcam]

So far thats £20 so far for ....http://www.justgiving.com/runningforTeenageCancerTrust
before I dip into the beer fund I hasten to add. :D

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

First and Second Allocation Now Full.

Please log your interest in a future Third Allocation!!

Cheers,

Phil.

[davef]

Can I join the 3rd allocation for 1x 5 rods please.
Ta
Dave

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Hi,

All of First and Second Allocation buyers should now have a Payment Request via PM.

Please follow the request and send funds soonest and order from the firesteels from Cam I will dispatch as quickly as I can.

I will added PAID to the Allocation Table at bottom oncce funds have been received.

Thanks for all your prompt responses :You_Rock_

Cheers,

Phil.

[reddave]

5 for me please.

[copper_head]

And five for me, cheers Phil. :You_Rock_

[Bardster]

Paypal sent, Many thanks

[kobalt01]

Could you put me down for 5 plz

Matt

[Shibari.surfer]

I may be interested in 5 as well, but has anyone got one of these and tried it ?

It may be worth doing before you order 150. :)
i bought one recently -retail from www. firesteels... with a nice turned handle. Works lovely :) Loads of big fat sparks using back of my knife or even the saw blade striker think i paid about £10 for it with postage so you can see what a bargain this group buy is :D

Nice 1 Too Much Kit... paypal done :)

[2blackcat]

Could you put me down for five please?

Many thanks

[Radar_UK]

Put me down for 5 please :)

[willie]

Put me down for 5 please..

Thanks alot.

[silvergirl]

Hello, can you put me down for Five on the third allocation please :)

[JonnyP]

paypal sent.........Cheers Phil........

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Hi guys,

I am now sending PM's requesting funds as you are ordering as this is getting to be a serious amount of firesteels :rolleyes:

Heck, I thought I'd be lucky to do one batch of 55 units :lmao:

THE THIRD ALLOCATION WILL BE ALL I CAN HANDLE AT THIS STAGE!!!!! :cool:

SO THERE ARE ONLY 25 UNITS LEFT ON THIS GROUP BUY!!! :eek:

I'm not going to reply to PMs where you are telling me you've paid as I am updating the Allocation Tables in the first post.

Thanks for all your support and the way in which you've all help in keeping this simple :You_Rock_ ..... well simple SO FAR anyhow :o

Cheers,

Phil.

[Dingo]

please add me to the list for five, thanks mate. :)

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Last 2 batches of 5 firesteels available before this group buy ends!

Phil.

[AndyW]

PP sent.

Thanks Phil :notworthy

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Please don't forget to put your BCUK User Name on the Pay Pal payments ;)

Phil.

[madrussian]

PP sent. Thanks Phil. Can't wait to play around with them. :rolleyes:

[Seoras]

Hi Phil

Put me down for 5 please when you can.

Cheers

George

[g4ghb]

cutting it fine I Know but i'll have 5 if there are any left please;)

[British Red]

Don't let him have them Phil - there's more "disco balls" in the offing I can sense it! :D

[Buckshot]

I'll have 5 if I may please.

Cheers

Mark

[swyn]

PayPal sent this morning.
Thanks from Swyn.

[g4ghb]

Don't let him have them Phil - there's more "disco balls" in the offing I can sense it! :D

Right!!!! - thats it Hugh!!!! - I have your address remember........... one more outburst from you my friend and 'i'll let you have it!' ;)

[Radar_UK]

PayPal sent - many thanks.

[P@ul]

Phil, 5 x firesteels for me please and have a rep for all your work, nice to know were also supporting a good cause.

Paul

[Caleb]

if still time can you put me down for 5 please

thanks :You_Rock_

[silvergirl]

PayPal sent this morning ;) .

Looks like you've had hugh demand for this :You_Rock_

Can you handle it? :cool:

[willie]

Pp sent..

cheers

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Looks like you've had hugh demand for this :You_Rock_

Can you handle it? :cool:

Sure - I've not found anything so far that I've not been able to handle ;)

Phil.

[Caleb]

pay pal sent

and have some rep for the hard work

thanks

[wildrover]

I'd like 5 if you run this again

[Seoras]

Phil

Paypal sent mate. Cheers for doing this. I need to now find out how this rep point system works and when I figure it out I am sure to add one more to your tally.

Cheers.

George

[g4ghb]

I need to now find out how this rep point system works and when I figure it out I am sure to add one more to your tally.


Is easy mate - just click on the little set of scales at the top right of the thread and finn in your comments into the popup box!

even Caleb has worked it out today :D ;)

[British Red]

Right!!!! - thats it Hugh!!!! - I have your address remember........... one more outburst from you my friend and 'i'll let you have it!' ;)
Please Graham spare me - I didn't mean nuttin by it guv:D


Red

[Caleb]

Is easy mate - just click on the little set of scales at the top right of the thread and finn in your comments into the popup box!

even Caleb has worked it out today :D ;)


Oi g4ghb watch it :)
:lmao:

[Eric_Methven]

Thanks for doing this Phil, Paypal sent. I've got some lovely bits of oak and some nice antler here just waiting.

Eric

[kobalt01]

Thanks for organising this :You_Rock_
Paypal sent; Cant wait.

Matt

[OzaawaaMigiziNini]

:( Gotta pull out fellas, sorry. Right now cash is tight around the household. But I still expect to see your pictures of your final work!

Phil thank you once again for bringing this opportunity to all of us, and especially thanks from me. Good Medicine Brother.

[OzaawaaMigiziNini]

Hey BR... anybody ever make it to 30 rep? :eek: ...think that'd be called the "You put Mears and Mors to shame" level :lmao:

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Sadly one of our members has had to pull out of the group buy :(

But on the positive side it means that there is a batch of 5 firesteel blanks available.

First come first served - Pay Pal prefered.

Cheers,

Phil.

[AJB]

I really can’t justify buying five sticks, but if anyone wants to split a batch I’d be up for just the one.

AJB

[moduser]

Phil,

PM sent

David

[Eric_Methven]

Hey BR... anybody ever make it to 30 rep? :eek: ...think that'd be called the "You put Mears and Mors to shame" level :lmao:

I dunno' about others, but I just checked mine and I've got 123 rep points - I must be doing something right! :)

Eric

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

ALL GONE.

Will start a new group by soon.

Phil.

[Eric_Methven]

Are we going to have a 'pimp my firesteel' competition then?

Eric

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Are we going to have a 'pimp my firesteel' competition then?

Eric
Let me have a think about this.........

I knd of started a thread here: -http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=18937

Phil

[willie]

Whats the Eta on them??

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Whats the Eta on them??

The simple answer is: -

The cheque from my pesonal account will be with Cam the supplier tomorrow, then the cheque has to clear, firesteel balnks will then be dispatched to me, I will packaged and address evelopes, take to Post Office and then send on to you guys ASAP. :o

I won't hang around once the firesteels are with me - honest :D

This has been a lot more work than I initially thought as I anticipated only doing one batch of 55 - I have ordered 3 batches of 55 plus a few others :eek:

Sorry to be so vauge - but you will have them with you as soon as possible.

Cheers,

Phil.

[firesteelcam]

I had a call from Phil this evening and his cheque should be here tomorrow, I have already started packing them up in bubble wrap, in batches of 5 to help Phil, ( or shall I do them in sixes just to keep him busy?) :D
i will update you all here when they go out. Thankyou all and maybe Phil can let us all know how much we raised for the charity, including the £30 that i now owe, once he has paid all the postage.
Thankyou all for your business. :)
Cam

You just sit there watching telly, browsing the net, or just relaxing with a whiskey, and I'll start slaving away packing firesteels. :(

[ilan]

Now you have spoilt the illusion had visions of some poor chap ruler in on hand hacksaw in the other cutting lengths of rod muttering darkly that no one has ever ordered more than ten :lmao:

[firesteelcam]

Now you have spoilt the illusion had visions of some poor chap ruler in on hand hacksaw in the other cutting lengths of rod muttering darkly that no one has ever ordered more than ten

Have you ever tried cuttin them! :cool:

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

I had a call from Phil this evening and his cheque should be here tomorrow, I have already started packing them up in bubble wrap, in batches of 5 to help Phil, ( or shall I do them in sixes just to keep him busy?) :D
i will update you all here when they go out. Thankyou all and maybe Phil can let us all know how much we raised for the charity, including the £30 that i now owe, once he has paid all the postage.
Thankyou all for your business. :)
Cam

You just sit there watching telly, browsing the net, or just relaxing with a whiskey, and I'll start slaving away packing firesteels. :(

Thanks Cam for packing into groups of 5 :You_Rock_

As for sitting round drink whisky I'm on the wagon - not had a drink in 10 days and counting :eek:

I have been sitting down helping a pal of mine prepare for a 3 year trek around South America though ;)

Phil.

[firesteelcam]

Cheque received and banked, many thanks. Firesteels nearly all wrapped in 5's. I will let you know when they have been posted.
Regards
Cam

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Cheque received and banked, many thanks. Firesteels nearly all wrapped in 5's. I will let you know when they have been posted.
Regards
Cam

Thanks for letting me know the cheque has arrived safe and sound.

Cheers Cam,

Phil.

[firesteelcam]

Steels went out today. Over to you Phil. :D
Cam

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Steels went out today. Over to you Phil. :D
Cam

Hi Cam,

That's great news - I'm very busy tomorrow and possibly Saturday but I will dispatch as soon as is humanly possible.

Also I'm still waiting on payment from several members.

Phil.

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

I've had a few of you ask if I have received payment.

I have marked all those of you who have sent me funds so far on the initial post to this thread here :- http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showpost.php?p=252333&postcount=1

Please check here before PM'ing, but if there is a problem get in touch ;)

If you have paid you should get your firesteel towards the end of next week if all goes well.

Cheers,

Phil.

[Longstrider]

Paypal Sent. Sorry I'm a little late, have been away from the PC for a few days.

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Paypal Sent. Sorry I'm a little late, have been away from the PC for a few days.

No problem at all mate ;)

Thanks for sending funds :You_Rock_

Phil.

[firesteelcam]

Just made my donation as promised to http://www.justgiving.com/runningforTeenageCancerTrust
but in the comments section a bit of dyslexia took over and instead of saying good luck from Cam it came out as good luck for Cam. What a tw*t :o

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Just made my donation as promised to http://www.justgiving.com/runningforTeenageCancerTrust
but in the comments section a bit of dyslexia took over and instead of saying good luck from Cam it came out as good luck for Cam. What a tw*t :o

A true gentleman - you have rep Sir!

Phil.

[Dingo]

sorry i have been away funds sent asap, thanks again mate.

[firesteelcam]

Hi phil
Just wondering if a heavy parcel arrived yet? :rolleyes:
Regards
Cam

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Hi phil
Just wondering if a heavy parcel arrived yet? :rolleyes:
Regards
Cam

Hey Cam,

Heavy parcel arrived ok :D

Just been to a well know stationary supplier to buy the padded envelopes :D

And now I have to write everybodies names and addresses on the envelopes :eek:

Cheers,

Phil.

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Hi all,

Just to let you know that those of you I have received payment from have had thier firesteel blanks dispatched today. :D

I managed to get them packaged last night and I saw the Mr. Postie put them in his van - so expect them soon.

Best regards to you all and thanks for your patience :You_Rock_

Cheers,

Phil.

[fast celt]

:( I've sent you a PM

[Andy J]

Hey Phil, hope you are well. Just wanted to be one of the first to say thanks for organising such a big group buy! Well done sir, you've certainly saved the members on here a lot of money, and of course, inspired many, like me, to become as selfless as you and others on this great site. Thank you, Andy... :You_Rock_

[swyn]

Good morning TMKTC. Items arrived this morning. Thank you. :D
Swyn.

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Hey Phil, hope you are well. Just wanted to be one of the first to say thanks for organising such a big group buy! Well done sir, you've certainly saved the members on here a lot of money, and of course, inspired many, like me, to become as selfless as you and others on this great site. Thank you, Andy... :You_Rock_

Andy that's a really nice comment - thank you kind Sir :D

I've been on the receiving end of some group buys and very genrous deeds of fellow BCUK members and I just wanted to put a little someting back. ;)

Best regards,

Phil.

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Good morning TMKTC. Items arrived this morning. Thank you. :D
Swyn.

Hey Swyn,

Thanks for letting me know. Enjoy playing with them :D

Phil.

[Buckshot]

Mine arrived today too

Cheers

Mark

[kobalt01]

Just reading this post thinking mine should be here soon.
Followed shortly by the sound of the post with them in.

Thanks Matt

(Would rep you but its been disabled)

[silvergirl]

Mine have arrived :You_Rock_

So we doing a pimping comp or what?
May be the best way to motivate me into making handles etc.
Two are for my kids, I'm feeling inclined to let them do some whitling,
but the 5yr old is rather accident prone.

[Phil562]

These are two I made from a group buy on BB ;)


http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d72/PHIL562/S4020226.jpg

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Mine have arrived :You_Rock_

So we doing a pimping comp or what?
May be the best way to motivate me into making handles etc.
Two are for my kids, I'm feeling inclined to let them do some whitling,
but the 5yr old is rather accident prone.

You've beaten me to it - yes there is going to be a Pimp My Fire Steel Comp and I have the prize here that was kindly donated by Cam of www.firesteel.co.uk :D

Just need to take some pictures of the prize and get the ball rolling - try to do that this evening ;)

Cheers,

Phil.

[Radar_UK]

Received mine this morning - many thanks :)

[ilan]

Hi many thanks mine arrived today great ilan

[Shibari.surfer]

Mine arrived today :) Thanks very much for taking the time and trouble to organise this :You_Rock_

[FoxyRick]

There be dragons here!

Well, firesteels anyway.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

:You_Rock_

Rick.

[Gibbsy]

It is great when you forget that you have bought something and then you get home and find a nice present on the doormat.

Thanks toomuchkit......

[w00dsmoke]

Recieved mine today,


Thanks very much you are a gentleman too much kit to carry!

woodsmoke

[fred gordon]

Got mine today. Now I can start on the presents for friends. Thanks for the group buy efforts. :You_Rock_

[JonnyP]

Many thanks Phil, got mine today...... :You_Rock_

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Pimp My Firesteel - Part Deux.

Now the firesteel blanks are arriving with you guys have a look here for you chance to win a very nice prize ;)

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?p=256971#post25 6971

Best regards,

Phil.

[P@ul]

Cheers Phil also received mine today, now all I have to do is think of a competition winning handle :eek:

Paul

[Bardster]

Mine too arrived today - many thanks for organising this. Good stuff :D

[Dingo]

thanks phil, arrived first post today, awesome.

[AndyW]

Thanks for doing this Phil, mine came this morning and now I'm dreaming up handles for them

:Thinkingo

:D

[Andy J]

Mine arrived today, thanks very much, lets get whittling.looking forward to using that Fire Piston I'm gonna win!!! (not). Thanks Andy...

[willie]

Mine arrived yesterday..

Thanks alot =]

[davef]

Arrived today
cheers very much :You_Rock_

[reddave]

Thanks very much TMKTC, they arrived yesterday and work brilliant. Note to anyone..... the little rep scales have dissappeared, so how do I give this guy his deserved pat on the back? please

[Seoras]

Thanks Phil. My steels arrived yesterday and pimped 3 of them last night (no time for piccies yet). Two of them I have used antler and one with some hard wood I had lying around. They will be used this weekend by my cadets as well as the Char tubes from the recent tutorial.

For the other two I am hoping to get some antler soon to make up a couple of Firesteel Papooses as shown in Bearclaws shop. Hope they do not mind but they will be for my own use and not to be sold.

I will post pictures for the competition but not enter it as I have 2 Fire pistons already (including one you have featured as the prize). Going by the standards of the previous competition there would not be much chance of me winning anyway.

See you at Jason's meetup.

Cheers and thanks again for organising this. :You_Rock_

George

[scanker]

Thanks TMKTC and Cam, mine have just arrived.

[Longstrider]

Arrived home today from a few days away to find mine waiting for me. Thank you very much for the time and effort this must have taken to organise Phil. :You_Rock_

[Caleb]

got home today and they were waiting for me

thanks :You_Rock_

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Hi all,

I'm still awaiting payment from a couple of guys. :confused:

I will give it until the end of the week before offering the last couple of 5 x blanks to the first on the reserve list. :D

I will not be sending any more PM's requesting funds or asking when funds will be sent as I'm too busy to keep chasing :(

Once the renaining firesteels have gone I will work out what the donation amount is and get it sent of to MagiKelly's charity.

Phil.

[madrussian]

TMKTC, how long do you think it will take for my firesteels to arrive in the US? I'm not impatient, :rolleyes: just wondering how much longer i'm going to have to wait until I get to play with them.

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

TMKTC, how long do you think it will take for my firesteels to arrive in the US? I'm not impatient, :rolleyes: just wondering how much longer i'm going to have to wait until I get to play with them.

Hello mate,

I'm sorry but I just don't know :(

Perhaps Cam could answer this?

Cheers,

Phil.

[madrussian]

Thanks. I guess I'll just have to play with my paracord until it comes in. :(

[wildrover]

Hi phil
Just a quick post to say I recievd the fire steels and thanks for all the hard work.
ATB

[madrussian]

Got them in today. Thank you very much TMKTC. I've already taken one and made a key fob out of it. If you should happed to get stuck with five extra pm me and let me know I'll take them off your hands. Thanks for taking the time and effort to do the group buy.

Old soldier you have a pm.

Alex

[Celt_Ginger]

If there are any left, I'd take 5

[Scoops]

I'll take 5 if there are any left

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

None available at the moment - although i am still awaiting several payments :(

If I have not received payment for the outstanding firesteels they are already spoken for I'm afraid.

I will look to organise another group buy in the near future.

Cheers,

Phil.

[madrussian]

Thanks TMKTC. If you decide to do another group buy count me in.

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Hi all,

The group buy is now finally over and the last lot of firesteels have been paid for :rolleyes:

I have totaled up the costs detailed below: -

Purchase of fire steels £477.30
Postage and Packaging £44.45
Total £521.75


Total Funds Received £615.30
Minus Costs £521.75

Donation Total £93.55 (I will pay this by credit card now)


This is also combined with the 30 quid kindly donated by Cam making a total donation from this group buy of £123.55

Thanks to everbody that got involved in this which was my first group buy on the BCUK :You_Rock_

Might be tempted to get another going in the near future :eek:

Best regards to you all,


Phil.

[Seoras]

Thanks again Phil for a good group buy. All my steels have handles now and are in use by the kids. :You_Rock_

Cheers

George

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Thanks again Phil for a good group buy. All my steels have handles now and are in use by the kids. :You_Rock_

Cheers

George

That's great news George - hope the kids are having fun with them ;)

Hopefully I will see you again soon at a meet. I have a nice piece of elder drying slowly to make a hand drill and should have a piece of ivy for hearth board somewhere :o

Cheers George,

All the best,

Phil.

[chrish]

Might be tempted to get another going in the near future :eek:


Is the near future any time soon?

[Nick123]

I hope so....