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Flint obits recent. I got a new striker from @HP500 and decided to try again.
Flint obits recent. I also know from experience that A2 will not. I've started trying to play with knifes as my steel so I don't need to carry a dedicated striker and because I think its a valuable skill to know. Mine goes from 0:33 until 0:44 in the new vid Jul 13, 2015 · The process of producing a spark from flint and steel is the harder flint cuts a small portion of the iron off which rapidly oxidizes producing a spark as the pure iron is exposed to oxygen. I got a new striker from @HP500 and decided to try again. Musing on that - has anyone aware/has tried and modern material which would Jan 31, 2017 · Technically you can use both your flint and steel on your ferro rod to start a fire. Because the more pure iron suddenly has more oxygen to surface area ratio it burns. Mar 26, 2020 · Over this year I've been going down the worm hole that is flint and steel. I Oct 28, 2011 · For Flint & Steel: What other stones are hard enough to be used instead of flint? Hi Guys, Just wondering if anyone knows which stones could be used instead of flint in order to get sparks off of a striker. Mar 22, 2021 · So I'm somewhat versed in the technique of Flint and Carbon Steel to make sparks. It's not far from me but I don't know anything about that part of the River. Here is a firesteel and ferro rod. This thread will be for creating your own set of homemade copper flintknapping tools, with the goal being to keep the price low and encourage people to start knapping! So, stay. Jun 23, 2025 · Flint and Steel, Strike to Flame, in 11 seconds Well I was asking all of you to beat my old speedrun of 16 seconds and no one did, so I decided to try again myself. Mar 24, 2016 · I know from my own uses that 1095, 1084, O1, and what ever steel is used by Swedish axe companies will do this but I am curious which others will. Aug 2, 2012 · What exactly is (are) the property (properties) of a knife steel that will enable it to throw sparks well using flint? I suspect a steel must have a high carbon content, a low chromium content and have a certain hardness to be effective. This thread will be for creating your own set of homemade copper flintknapping tools, with the goal being to keep the price low and encourage people to start knapping! So, stay Mar 24, 2016 · I know from my own uses that 1095, 1084, O1, and what ever steel is used by Swedish axe companies will do this but I am curious which others will. Can you beat my speedrun? I would love to see it. And am aware that its the action of sharp edges on the flint that actually scrapes steel shavings away which are the actual sparks. Also why is it flint and steel when odds are lots of times it's not really flint at all. Jun 19, 2021 · Hey all, I debated putting this in the primitive tools sub-forum, but thought that it might fit here better. 4 days ago · Any one know if I could put a 17' Basstracker boat in the Flint River at Joe Kurz? I know I probably could not run the outboard. I got it in 11 seconds. Most of my knives (which is only a handful) are carbon or tool steel. Flint is not a native stone to this area, where I live, south/eastern Ontario, Canada. ieymwfetagupdyvgonclcvdvilqitxhjrqetcknflhbtjosmoqv