Flint and steel fires

[White Falcon]

 

[Hawkdancer]

That is a skill I still have to master!  A friend once made flame in 21 seconds to win our club tie breaker at a skill day 

Hawkdancer

[JW_Halverson]

Did you make that firesteel?

[BowEd]

In memory of my old buckskinning days every winter I start every first fire in the wood stove with my flint and steel.

[KHalverson]

nice looking steel.
sure is fun to do.

[White Falcon]

No, got from a buschcraft site.

[White Falcon]

Char cloth is a big help to get a spark on.

[White Falcon]

Smoked B. B. Ribs today. Coals, wood from whisky barrel, small piece of fat wood, and a flint and steel.

[Hawkdancer]

Time to start practicing! .  Ed, that is a neat tradition.  I remember many Scout troops kept a piece of charred wood from the last campfire to use in starting the next campfire continue the spirit of the camp.

WF,
Nice fire, I am jealous - and inspired to get busy and regain lost skills!
Hawkdancer

[White Falcon]

Thanks. I like the ferro rods also.

[Fox]

Nice   I wish I could figure out flint and steel, I can get sparks and I have tried getting an ember with processed amado fungus, Chaga, and char cloth and never had any luck, I am using quirts instead of flint cause that's what I got around here.

I got a tradition similar bow Ed, I start every first fire in the woodstove with a bow drill, 2 years ago I started every fire of the season with bow drill so id be thoroughly comfortable with the skill

[White Falcon]

Fox, when using char cloth, do you fold it over so it is thicker? Do you have cloth on top of flint or on the bottom?

[Fox]

I haven't folder the char cloth over, and I have tried both ways on top and bottom, usually I try with the char cloth on top

[White Falcon]

Do you get sparks? Try to light a piece of your cloth with a liter to see if it  will get an ember.