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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: White Falcon on August 20, 2021, 04:50:44 pm

Title: Flint and steel fires
Post by: White Falcon on August 20, 2021, 04:50:44 pm

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Title: Re: Flint and steel fires
Post by: Hawkdancer on August 20, 2021, 06:11:34 pm

That is a skill I still have to master!  A friend once made flame in 21 seconds to win our club tie breaker at a skill day 

Hawkdancer

Title: Re: Flint and steel fires
Post by: JW_Halverson on August 21, 2021, 12:55:37 am

Did you make that firesteel?

Title: Re: Flint and steel fires
Post by: BowEd on August 21, 2021, 02:44:46 am

In memory of my old buckskinning days every winter I start every first fire in the wood stove with my flint and steel.

Title: Re: Flint and steel fires
Post by: KHalverson on August 21, 2021, 01:59:41 pm

nice looking steel.
sure is fun to do.

Title: Re: Flint and steel fires
Post by: White Falcon on August 22, 2021, 09:09:42 am

No, got from a buschcraft site.

Title: Re: Flint and steel fires
Post by: White Falcon on August 22, 2021, 09:11:46 am

Char cloth is a big help to get a spark on.

Title: Re: Flint and steel fires
Post by: White Falcon on August 22, 2021, 01:09:33 pm

Smoked B. B. Ribs today. Coals, wood from whisky barrel, small piece of fat wood, and a flint and steel.

Title: Re: Flint and steel fires
Post by: Hawkdancer on August 22, 2021, 03:15:50 pm

Time to start practicing! (=).  Ed, that is a neat tradition.  I remember many Scout troops kept a piece of charred wood from the last campfire to use in starting the next campfire continue the spirit of the camp.

WF,
Nice fire, I am jealous (lol) - and inspired to get busy and regain lost skills!
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: Flint and steel fires
Post by: White Falcon on August 24, 2021, 01:05:19 pm

Thanks. I like the ferro rods also.

Title: Re: Flint and steel fires
Post by: Fox on August 25, 2021, 01:15:12 pm

Nice ;)  I wish I could figure out flint and steel, I can get sparks and I have tried getting an ember with processed amado fungus, Chaga, and char cloth and never had any luck, I am using quirts instead of flint cause that's what I got around here.

I got a tradition similar bow Ed, I start every first fire in the woodstove with a bow drill, 2 years ago I started every fire of the season with bow drill so id be thoroughly comfortable with the skill

Title: Re: Flint and steel fires
Post by: White Falcon on August 26, 2021, 05:54:44 pm

Fox, when using char cloth, do you fold it over so it is thicker? Do you have cloth on top of flint or on the bottom?

Title: Re: Flint and steel fires
Post by: Fox on August 30, 2021, 01:20:27 am

I haven't folder the char cloth over, and I have tried both ways on top and bottom, usually I try with the char cloth on top

Title: Re: Flint and steel fires
Post by: White Falcon on August 31, 2021, 09:29:50 am

Do you get sparks? Try to light a piece of your cloth with a liter to see if it  will get an ember.