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West TN chert, or help me make sparks on vacation

Hi all, I did not bring any of my paleo toys on vacation, and I was demonstrating making char cloth to my bro in law, and well I failed miserably. I dont have a real striker ( using an old file)...

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Re: West TN chert, or help me make sparks on vacation

You might try grinding the edge of the file so that it is smooth. The sharp edge of the rock actually shaves off small pieces of steel. If the steel is too hard the sparks will be small and burn too...

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Re: West TN chert, or help me make sparks on vacation

well I found something that works, not chert per se but at least it fractures sharp enough for a few sparks per edge. ended up using the back of a rusty pruning saw blade as it was handy at the time....

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Re: West TN chert, or help me make sparks on vacation

Try DOVER chert. If the teeth are still on the file it will interfere with your sparks. If the file is only treated with a case hardening and it wears away you don't have good steel. Old files when...

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