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Obsidian instead of flint - Bushcraft USA Forums Has anybody used obsidian instead of flint? Where I live there is lots of obsidian, which is basically volcanic glass A lot of it is weathered and rounded off, but some of it is broken, making a sharp edge I also plan to modify the file on my old Leatherman to use the edge as a striker
Joe Kurz Flint River boat ramp - GON Forum 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 It's not far from me but I don't know anything about that part of the River
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
Processing a small chunk of chert for flint and steel Some English Flint, Obsidian, and a tiny piece of Dacite All will strike sparks, granted with different successes Just a giant chunk of Flint, still need to break it down An Obsidian chunk, large enough for a good handhold Here is a Obsidian flake Hope all this helps you out some brother, I know I was definitely confused before I got into
Flint striking steel choice - Bushcraft USA Forums 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 most, it will be hardest to make it (paradox of fire) You've gotta have FAST and reliable ways
Flint and Steel Pouch - Bushcraft USA Forums Tonight’s project was a pouch for my flint and steel setup I still had some leftover scrap leather so that is what I decided to use for the pouch View attachment 1835897 I cut the pieces to the size I wanted and measured out a perimeter around my piece to mark out the stitching
Bics do not last forever, check your kits. - Bushcraft USA Forums Just out of curiosity, what difference would it make to replace the flint, instead of just replacing the lighter? You would have to carry around the replacement flint in your kit for it to make any difference You'd replace the flint if needed during a maintenance check Flints in your kit
#496 Drivelers are washed | Page 39 | GON Forum Nope, just for the memory of that sweet girl it's in honor of and of course the t-shirts are pretty kewl! Got my first One Blood sweatshirt this time! Snacks Gatorade to finish up! I'm working on my 4th gallon with One Blood, I can't remember how much I gave with Red Cross0
striker wont spark - Bushcraft USA Forums I have an old fire steel I got a few years back and recently I got a few chunks of flint to make some sparks The flints are pretty sharp, but for some reason when I strike it against the steel it won't generate a spark Does anyone know why this could be?