Flint striking steel choice - Bushcraft USA Forums
Jul 20, 2013 · Flint steel + char cloth (or other excellent tinder) Friction fire Good to know all, and i love old school bushcraft (oil tarps, canvas rucks, wool blankets etc). But in reality, when you need fire the …
Flint River Chert, is it in nodule form, embedded in limestone?
Feb 29, 2024 · 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 …
Flint and steel Friday | Page 18 | Bushcraft USA Forums
Feb 8, 2017 · 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 …
Carbon Steel Knife as a steel for a flint and steel? - Bushcraft USA Forums
Apr 23, 2015 · 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 …
Using agate as flint - Bushcraft USA Forums
Feb 27, 2010 · 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 …
Working Up A Hunting Load For T/C Arms Rifle Hawken Flint Lock Rfle.
Nov 11, 2025 · 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 …
Cheap Source for Flint? - Bushcraft USA Forums
Mar 6, 2011 · 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 …
Flint knapping material in Colorado? | Bushcraft USA Forums
Feb 21, 2016 · 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 …
Flint and steel kit with leather pouch - Bushcraft USA Forums
Nov 9, 2012 · Striker from Wolf Creek Forge, pouch made with instructions from McQ Bushcraft on YouTube. Moose antler tinder scraper gifted by member onewiththewild. Flint was just lying around …
Emberlit flint and steel striker review - Bushcraft USA Forums
Feb 22, 2013 · 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 …