Flint and steel sparks are nowhere near as hot as those coming off a ferro rod. There are only a few materials that will light with flint and steel without being charred. I don't know if drier lint is one of them (I don't think so), but in general, if you want your sparks to land; they have to drop onto something that has already been charred.
After a 10 year hiatus, I decided to get back into black powder shooting again. I have a Thompson Center Arms .50 cal. flint lock kit gun I built over 2 decades ago and a TVM .54 cal. Late Lancaster flint lock. Currently I am working on developing a hunting load for the T/C rifle. Yesterday, I...
Here is a steel striker that I made yesterday for a flint and steel kit. I have been making them from 1/4" coil springs from overhead doors. It is a pretty...
One of the attractions of high carbon steels, as we all know, is the capability of striking sparks with flint, chert or quartz. I have started several fires with my Terävä Jääkäripuukko and with an Opinel. I really don’t want to hit my very nice, very expensive 3V knife with a rock, but would...
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The Flint River is well named, but it`s against the law now, to get it from the river. Your best bet is to get permission from private property owners, to gather stone. Chances are, some of that stone in your creeks, is workable. Post up a few pics of it, and we can take a look and let you know. Chert (flint) will have a chalk or limestone layer on the outside, called the cortex. Knock off ...
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A buddy of mine made a nice little bushcraft knife out of a 1095 carbon steel blank. Not sure what process he put it through as far as tempering and heat treating but I can't get it to throw sparks. I've tried English Flint, Chert and Quartz. Not a single spark from any of them. My WCF striker...
Carbon Steel Knife as a steel for a flint and steel? - Bushcraft USA Forums
Working Up A Hunting Load For T/C Arms Rifle Hawken Flint Lock Rfle.
I just purchased this fire steel knife thinking I'd like to try learning flint & steel fire starting method. Can someone recommend a cheap source of flint stone? Thank you. Also is char-cloth an absolute necessity in starting a flint & steel fire or are there other suitable materials?
On the other hand, flint is usually found with sharp edges and also breaks to form more sharp edges. Consistent composition - Whereas flint is just flint, agates often contain weak quartz centers, holes, or varying degrees of jasper-like shades (like the first agate I tried). These impurities interfere with things like striking that require ...
Does any know where I can harvest a little knappable material in CO? I have some troublesome chert and Texas chert that was gifted to me, but I would like to gather a little of my own just so I can say I harvested, and created from beginning to end.
Emberlit flint and steel striker review Emberlit makes some very cool looking striker designs. So when the wife was placing an order on Amazon I had her order one for me. It came with a large piece of "flint". I got a few sparks off the supplied flint but even more rock chips.
Made a couple neat little pouches tonight and wanted to offer them up here. I made myself one (the first two pics) for a lightweight flint and steel pouch. But they could be used for whatever you want. They are big enough to hold your flint, steel and some tinder / char cloth. These are made out...
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where is a good place to find flint naturally? - GON Forum
I guess this would be an oddity of nature, but reading that Flint River chert is a form of Clayton chert. It occurs in areas of limestone in the Flint River and other areas of Georgia. It's yellow to brown in color, very brittle, and has a glossy luster. The nodules and pieces are usually...
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