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 …

Aug 3, 2025 · 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 …

Nov 11, 2025 · Morning flint <X> The fire of individual liberty burns white hot in the soul of Americans.<X> elfiii Nov 12, 2025 #104

Apr 1, 2024 · In my opinion, the greatest advantage to regular use of a flint and steel in fire making is the preparation work practice. If you mimic that same good tinder preparation for other ignition sources, …

Jun 20, 2012 · Well I created me a homemade flint and steel set and it produces tons of sparks but for some reason the charcloth won't catch the spark the charcloth works with a ferro rod but not with the …

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 …

Nov 3, 2018 · Objective: make char cloth then use it to catch a spark with a flint/steel, add to a tinder bundle then bring it to a flame

Apr 11, 2011 · 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 …

Dec 4, 2009 · 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 …

Oct 28, 2020 · Improvise a flint and steel striker and start a fire using it to make char cloth or another type of char material.