RHensley
Pilgrim
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- Jan 22, 2018
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I once ask a gentleman on the form (I think it was on this forum) what was his preferred flint for flint and steel. He said the English flint. I had ordered a flint and still kit off the computer and when it arrived it had Texas flint in it. After I beat my hands almost to death I finely got to where I get a pretty decent spark. I tried a couple of large rifle flints English and with there size and my hands I had little success. I found a site on the computer that sold English flint by the lb and it was fairly inexpensive so I've ordered a couple of lbs. In the mean time I have walked the creek below my home and picked up some rocks that I believe to flint. After breaking a few and using them I found they also produce a half way decent spark. Now I've said all this to say one more thing. Do the members here that commonly use the flint and steel method find the rock and use what they find or do you order the flint of your choice. Just looking for more knowledge.