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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Flint and Steel, Another View


Offered for your continued education, and the fun of it. Do yourself a favor and watch the all the video, if you're serious about learning this primitive fire making technique. About fourteen minutes in he will show you how simply it is to make fire from flint, steel, and char clothe. I hope you enjoy the show.

Stephen
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  1. 45erNovember 9, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    I've never heard fibrous pronounced "fiborus". Huh. That's a pretty cool video. It's good to have a basic understanding of flint and steel (obviously easier to find if you need to) I love my magnesium bars as well.

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  2. StephenNovember 9, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    45er, funny, it threw me for a loop too when he pronounced it that way. Took me a moment, then, oh, okay....anyway thank you. He explained it so simply I thought the video an easy way to help folks learn this simple method of fire starting.

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  3. kymberNovember 10, 2011 at 4:40 AM

    Dear Stephen - crap - can't watch it right now and jambaloney is sleeping....he does that often and at night? i can't understand it all!!!

    but he is up at 6:00 and i will get him to put this on his computer...i don't why he can play these things but i can't?!?!?!?

    anyway - i love anything about flint and steel. oh and the pronunciation thing....fiborus...can't wait to hear it!

    thanks for sharing, buddy!

    your friend,
    kymber

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  4. StephenNovember 10, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    Hey, no sweat, it'll wait. Tell Jamie if he finds a deposit of flint or quartz out there on the river banks I really like a nice chunk....thanks.

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  5. 45erNovember 12, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    Holy heck, Stephen. Here in this part of Texas, flint is just about every 10 feet. If you can't get hold of some let me know and I'll send a chunk to you. We mostly have the dark flint (purplish) but the white flint he had is around as well. Not much quartz crystal, but you find it here and there.

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  6. StephenNovember 12, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    45er, thank you, Bubba. All we have in Florida is lime stone and coqhina (a stone formed from coral and oyster shells, check spelling) but no flint or quartz. I might just take you up on the nice offer if my friend doesn't find me a nice chunk.

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