Char cloth - face-palm

[Canute Rex]

So I cooked up some char cloth yesterday in a tin in my woodstove. It looked great, but it had shrunk strangely in the tin.

I tried out a piece. I struck sparks on it until my fingers were sore. Frustrated, I stuck a piece of fresh char cloth into the flame of my propane range. It glowed red, but when I pulled it out the glow disappeared. I put it in the flame again, and again it glowed and went out.



I realized that the old shirt I had cut the patches from was made of fire retardant cloth.

Lesson learned.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Just another reason to use punkwood... :haha:

 

[nwtradegun]

was not 100 per cent cotton.

 

[tenngun]

Had some 100% cotton old t shirt. I cut it up and made some rag tinder and had it in my tinder box at the Nathen Boone home homesteader days a couple of weeks ago. I couldn't get it to catch a spark to save my soul. Last time it was washed it was done with fabric softener and dried with dryer cloths with the rest of the clothing. Worked ok with a glass but sparks just bounced off. Luckily no toured the saw me struggling to get a spark :redface: :haha:

 

[Wes/Tex]

I realized that the old shirt I had cut the patches from was made of fire retardant cloth.

Lesson learned.

And :wink: :haha: there you have it!

 

[Pete G]

I realized that the old shirt I had cut the patches from was made of fire retardant cloth.

Lesson learned.

And :wink: :haha: there you have it!

But at least you met OSHA standards for workplace safety. :wink:

 

[KingofDerby]

I realized that the old shirt I had cut the patches from was made of fire retardant cloth.

Lesson learned.

And :wink: :haha: there you have it!

But at least you met OSHA standards for workplace safety. :wink:

I could do with some of that for going to English Heritage events to go along with the Safety Wood they provide! :haha:

 

[Canute Rex]

It's a great excuse: "I'm not bad at starting a fire. I'm just safety conscious. I use a mild steel striker, a dull piece of limestone, fire retardant charcloth, and well soaked wood. No chance of burn injuries whatsoever."