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- Flint and steel Friday | Page 18 | Bushcraft USA Forums
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
- Using agate as flint - Bushcraft USA Forums
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
- Cheap Source for Flint? - Bushcraft USA Forums
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?
- Emberlit flint and steel striker review - Bushcraft USA Forums
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
- where is a good place to find flint naturally? - GON Forum
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
- Tempering a flint striker? - Bushcraft USA Forums
Flint and steel works by the sharp edge of the flint chipping off molecules of iron which react with the oxygen in the air and ignite The Flint is the part knocking off the iron molecules and it needs a fairly brittle hard piece of steel to let the rock knock off the iron molecules
- Steel for striker? - Bushcraft USA Forums
What is it about steel that makes it a good striker for flint and steel? I am testing different things around the house and am more confused than when I started Is it the hardness, is harder better than softer? Carbon content, some books say mild steel, others say carbon I know tool steel
- Flint wheel torch lighter? - Bushcraft USA Forums
A while back there was a thread on clipper lighters, in the thread a member made mention of a flint wheel torch lighter Anybody remember what it was called? This is driving me nuts trying to find the thread or the lighter name
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