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TrevorM:
I got my wife a flint and steel set for Christmas, but the flint that came with it's not great. Where do you guys get yours?

Pat B:
Try the Flintknapping section.   :OK

JW_Halverson:
Some of the best flint I have ever bashed with a firestriker was stuff I picked up out of the knapping pit at Pappy's farm during the Tennessee Classic. Someone had come in with a pickup load of this really fine grain dark grey stone that was pert-near as hard as my head!  Most of the pieces I picked up had some light-colored rind on them that seemed to draw spark as good as the core material. I believe I remember saying that they brought it down from Kentucky and that it might have been called Kentucky hornstone.

Next best stone I have ever found is the lovely dark caramel-colored Knife River flint from North Dakota. What I would give to have someone knap me a dozen gun flints from that stuff, seeing how I come from up that way once upon a time.

Pat B:
Try the Flintknapping section.   :OK    :KN

TrevorM:

--- Quote from: Pat B on December 30, 2021, 07:50:13 pm ---Try the Flintknapping section.   :OK    :KN

--- End quote ---

There's an echo in here  ;D  Will do though.

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