flint

[woodse guy]

Where can I buy a good flint for my fire kit. I have no idea what a good one looks like.

 

[necchi]

Give this guy a call, tell him you want a few good fire steel flints. He'll send ya some good pieces. http://www.cosmos-mn.com/businesses/78-cosmos/89-lietzau-taxidermy.html

 

[skunkskinner]

Search " Black Chert Silica Specimen " on Ebay. Buy the big black rock looking like piece with white powder on it, and nap a few flakes off it. Its the best you can get, in my opinion.

Black English flint is what it is i think.

 

[tenngun]

If your buying rocks on line, and its for your fire kit look for some fools gold...iron pyrites. I use a 2 inch round piece in my fire kit thats better then 10 years old and not much smaller. throws hot sparks and lots of them. But before you start coughig up money for unshaped rocks go to a creekbed and look for any small rock that has a flat 'knife like edge. dry it off and give it a whack. It just may throw a spark or two. Flint/chert grows wild in mo.

 

[woodse guy]

I looked on a web site to see if I had flint or chert. And according to it I have none in my area

 

[rich pierce]

There's a lot of good chert in Missouri for strike a light or making gunflints. I'm a Missouri feller. Most anybody can bust up some rock and get a sharp edge, but it takes some skill to shape them and get them nice and thin for carrying around. I sent you a PM.

 

[necchi]

Search " Black Chert Silica Specimen " on Ebay.

Those do look nice, great price do if the bid doesn't go too high.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Where can I buy a good flint for my fire kit. I have no idea what a good one looks like.

You live in Missouri, you are probably walking on a lot of flint every day. Well known flint knapper, D.C. Waldorf lives in the Branson area. He shouldn't be hard to locate, he can get you some. I have a couple pieces of red agate I use for fire striking. They started out over 40 years ago as one hand-sized piece that D.C. gave me. If these two last another 40 years I'll be OK.

 

[Stophel]

I'd a figured that you'd have plenty of flint there in Missouri too! Here in Kentucky, I pick it up out of the driveway! I believe the gravel driveway where I work is probably over 5% flint! I can send you some chunks.