How to strike a flint and steel

[sassylassy01]

That is totally amazing. I NEVER knew how that was done. I know how to make char cloth and now I want a flint and steel. I want a local store to buy this at. Do you think a camping supply store sells this?

[63dannyk]

At White Hart Forge dot com

[63dannyk]

me

[allapollo1]

i dont have a striker. where i can get one or can i make one?

[GHLFOREVER]

minecraft in real life ;D

[Ommfg45]

he should use that white stone it dos better sparks

[SurvivalVids]

i fount this video 2 be really helpfull i couldnt get my flint and steel to work now i can.

[bman899]

can you also use quartz?

[63dannyk]

@bman899 Yes, you can. Any hard fine grain stone like chert, agate, quartz even thundereggs.

[GamblingRulez]

cool

[63dannyk]

It's the same method used to make arrow heads. Its called flint knapping. For a flake like this one you need a hammer stone in one hand and your flint spall in the other. Place the flint on your knee for support and aim a glancing blow to the edge nearest your knee. This is known as percussion flaking. It takes practice. Be sure to wear safety glasses. There might even be a how to flint knapp here on YouTube.

[63dannyk]

Tool steels are used. That is high carbon steel. You can make a "steel" from an old file. However, after forging the steel it becomes too soft. The steel must be heated to a cherry red then quenched to make it hard and almost brittle. This is how the flint carves off the steel and makes sparks.

[evillutionskate]

Well I bought some 'Flint' and I tried to strike it with a bunch of diffrent metals including Steel.. And nothing happened. :/

[63dannyk]

Me too. Always had a light for smokes and could win every bar bet for lighting a cigarette without the use of matches, lighter or fire of any kind!

[Born2Late00]

Nice, looks like a Viking style striker. I use my fire steel to light almost all my fires...Even used it for my pipe back before I kicked the habbit. Matches are a waste of money! I just toss my tin with scrap cotton cloth on the coals from my fire or BBQ when I'm done and a few minutes later have more charcloth.

[RyaSte12]

You ussaly find flint near a big water place or on the mountion or in trees or a big pile of bricks

[LilPistol44]

thx

[ericetaa]

where do you get flint

[killeroo123]

where do u finde flints

[63dannyk]

Flint can be found in most areas. It is a very hard silt stone or old sea bed. Quartz stones work well to as do some cherts. English flint is very common and found where you buy black powder rifle goods and equipment. It is used in flint locks.

[paddyboy12432]

nice video....you made it look simple

[63dannyk]

Thanks. Really it is if you practice and have good tools.

[screamingcockatoo]

Chunks of quartz can be used in place of flint.

[quartzrulz]

how are you meant to strike quartz

[4ancientarts]

nice vid!

[pooboy13579]

how do u make charred cloth?

btw nice vid.

[bowcatz]

You can also use charred punk wood. I make mine from dry, crumbly dead wood I find on fallen dead trees. I use thick pieces of charred punk wood with the fat spark maker and thin or crushed pieces of charred punk wood for the small spark maker.

[4ancientarts]

I am making some char from punk wood now,... It will take a second session for me as I was too careful and it didn't cook right.

[urishejk]

Great video! It answered a lot of questions I had. Now where can I buy a tinder box, steel striker, flint, and char cloth?

[kyoungxlee]

you make charcloth yourself, use an altoids box for a tinder box and everything else you can find at the camping section at sportsmart

[63dannyk]

You can get a tinderbox with everything you need including instructions from Me. whitehartforge at yahoo dot com

[quartzrulz]

how much will it cost or is it free?

[bowcatz]

Great video! The dark shirt was an excellent background, too. I make my own charred cloth from old 100 percent cotton t-shirts (Hanes, btw) and have made many fires with flint, steel, and charred cloth. Better than matches because if you drop the flint or steel in water, you simply dry them off and can use them. Keep your charred cloth dry though.

[63dannyk]

Keep your tinder dry. Thanks for your comments.

[clrtrapper]

hello im a trapper and if i was a city slicker then that demo would be helpful also have you done bowdrill fires?

[63dannyk]

Thanks for your response of my video. No, I have not tried a bow drill but have by hand with a stick. What a time it took! I like my flint better.

[snipe731]

yea im trying the bow and drill thing right now ive not gotten fire but ive got smoke and a lot of it

[NilezII]

Lots of smoke is a good sign-keep at it!

[snipe731]

thanks i got some flint and some magnesiun too but ive found that a lighter works best lol