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What steels can be used to strike a flint - Bushcraft USA Forums One of my favorite scenes in Jeremiah Johnson is when he was struggling to get a fire going with flint and steel Just when he thinks he has it, the snow falls on his fire lay and snuffs it out When I think about what our forefathers went through, it makes me glad that I am an amateur experamental archeologists rather than someone who stakes
Knife steels that work as steel strikers | Bushcraft USA Forums After seeing spines used in the "Flint And Steel Friday" thread, I gave this a whirl with one of the carbon steel knives I have I got sparks, but wasn't able to light up charred punkwood I did however chew up the spine of the knife pretty bad, and had to file it back to a 90* sharp edge for using with a ferro rod
Exotac titanlight - Bushcraft USA Forums The spare flints in the bottom I took out of a Big that was out of fliud Bic flints fit but they are to long so I had to cut them in half This was easily done with the wire cuter section of a leathrman I then had to spin the wheel with a little pressure against flint to mate it to the wheel before I reinstalled the flint assembly
TSA and Bushcraft | Bushcraft USA Forums Fire kit including flint, steel, char tin, char cloth, fatwood, fatwood matches Baddest Bee tinder UCO matches in a match case Candle lantern After the event I set up my stuff in the hotel room In the below pic you can see the fire kit including the char tin, sulfur matches and ferro rod, it is up near the top of the image
Flint and steel GAW - Bushcraft USA Forums 2 pieces of flint Leather with fine blue stropping compound Leather for bottom of tin The other tin was from @Munsungan and has some char cloth, jute, couple pieces of chert (one from @HillbillyHiker) and a fresnel lens Fatwood
Which kind of steel is best for FireSteels? - Bushcraft USA Forums the confusion comes when you talk about using your 5160 to strike a flint this is commonly called a striker in this case the sparks are made by pieces of the steel chipping off and sparking after being struck with a flint or chert in your case, the 5160 needs to be struck on a hard and sharp enough surface to shave off sparks
Carbide lamps? - Bushcraft USA Forums It is powered by carbide power which you load into a small hopper You put a little water in the combustion chamber You hit the dispenser once, and it releases just the right amount of carbide powder into the water in combustion chamber, then you hit the flint spark igniter, and BOOM! an explosive bang similar to a 12 gauge shell going off
Will D2 steel strike a spark? | Bushcraft USA Forums D-2 will through sparks from a piece of flint, D-2 is a high carbon tool steel my Queen drop point has a rockwell of 58 and stays SCARY sharp It is harder to sharpen than 1095 or 5160 but it retains an edge longer
True Temper Kelly . . . . Works? | Bushcraft USA Forums Any I've seen on the 'net have "Flint Edge" in the center line in the stamp This one doesn't So Axe Mobbers, I need an assist Any idea on age? Looks and feels like 3 5lb Dayton handle was Hickory, curved I believe I'm looking at the factory edge, I cant find a file mark anywhere Eye has a few dings, but not a show-stopper