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Seems like a natural adjunct hobby for anyone with an interest in muzzleloaders. Is there anyone on this forum who has pointers to share? Thanks in advance.
I do. Used to sell gunflints. First, find a free source of flint, chert, or jasper. To find what rock the local First Americans used, visit local museums and memorize the type of rock they used.
You will need a lot of practice rock and time and band aids.
Gun flints are made from blades, which are struck from cores, which are in turn shaped from nodules. If you are able to find suitable nodules I can help from there.
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I make my own and prefer flakes to blades for my personal gun flints, which as stated, come from cores which always produce ridged flints. Technically cores produce blades and blades are sectioned into flints.
I'd sure hate to try and make a living at gun flint production.I've been a glazier ( commercial glass worker) for almost 50 years and that's tough enough!
I make all the gun flints I want using left over flakes from an arrow point hobby I have. Some folks will tell you heat treated flint/chert does not make good gun flints but they are wrong!
especially bandaids!!!
Some say soaking chert in water for a while will help it knapp better but I haven't tried it.
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