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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: TrevorM on December 30, 2021, 12:52:30 pm

Title: Flint
Post by: TrevorM on December 30, 2021, 12:52:30 pm

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?

Title: Re: Flint
Post by: Pat B on December 30, 2021, 04:10:11 pm

Try the Flintknapping section.   :OK

Title: Re: Flint
Post by: JW_Halverson on December 30, 2021, 04:11:46 pm

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.

Title: Re: Flint
Post by: Pat B on December 30, 2021, 07:50:13 pm

Try the Flintknapping section.   :OK    :KN

Title: Re: Flint
Post by: TrevorM on December 31, 2021, 12:20:40 am

Quote from: Pat B on December 30, 2021, 07:50:13 pm

Try the Flintknapping section.   :OK    :KN

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

Title: Re: Flint
Post by: TrevorM on December 31, 2021, 12:22:17 am

Thanks for the replies too by the way  :OK