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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: JackCrafty on May 28, 2013, 09:38:33 pm

Title: Downloadable Book on Making Gunflints
Post by: JackCrafty on May 28, 2013, 09:38:33 pm

Just wanted to share this old book.  There's no copyright restriction and it's a charming old book on making gunflints.

Here's the link  ---http://www.scribd.com/doc/144290392/Manufacture-of-Gun-Flints

Let me know if this works.   :)

Title: Re: Downloadable Book on Making Gunflints
Post by: StevenT on May 29, 2013, 11:54:46 am

The link works. I didn't read the whole thing, obviously, but I did read the part on making the blades from the core and making the gunflints. I cannot imagine working 12 hour days and making 25,000 flints a day. Interesting stuff.

Title: Re: Downloadable Book on Making Gunflints
Post by: JackCrafty on May 29, 2013, 12:44:05 pm

Yes, definitely hard labor.

Title: Re: Downloadable Book on Making Gunflints
Post by: JW_Halverson on May 30, 2013, 12:13:45 am

If anyone ends up with a gunflint they need testing, I got the flinchrock rifles!   >:D

Those guys had access to some mighty fine rock!

Title: Re: Downloadable Book on Making Gunflints
Post by: mullet on May 30, 2013, 10:22:40 am

Thanks Patrick. I've got some Danish Flint I've been wanting to try.

Title: Re: Downloadable Book on Making Gunflints
Post by: JW_Halverson on May 30, 2013, 10:23:04 pm

To think that there are houses in parts of England that are constructed of ton upon ton of knappable high quality flint!  It's enough to make Iowabow go Abo-Wabo!

Title: Re: Downloadable Book on Making Gunflints
Post by: Mike_H on May 30, 2013, 10:30:09 pm

You know, it's funny, and I told Patrick this...Texas chert makes sparks better than english flint.  At least for flint and steel fire lighting.  Yes, I've tested that.