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General discussion => Contemporary Accoutrements => Topic started by: recurve on May 08, 2020, 08:02:11 PM

Title: Making My own Flints
Post by: recurve on May 08, 2020, 08:02:11 PM
 ;D OK for some of you (Richard P. thank you) know I've been trying to make my own flints (no good flint I can find in Pa) so I broke down and order some from Kentucky Flint works (A great helpful guy)  and with Richards input wacked out something that might work(and 3 cuts 2 blood blisters)
(https://i.ibb.co/rx5t9Kh/DSC03191.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wSpLtZq)

(https://i.ibb.co/TK2x1nb/DSC03200.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3fd9v8M)

(https://i.ibb.co/184vMBf/DSC03198.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vZMwhfx)

(https://i.ibb.co/Ypj5YTK/DSC03195.jpg) (https://ibb.co/r4yBTfL)
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: recurve on May 08, 2020, 08:03:19 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/MsZYZLR/DSC03192.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nb6H6SD)

(https://i.ibb.co/kqWJs06/DSC03201.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qmPC39F)

(https://i.ibb.co/9VLqp2T/DSC03194.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qWfRD9s)
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: recurve on May 08, 2020, 08:05:59 PM
My biggest problem is how to thin out the fat flakes without shattering the flint(lots and lots of mistakes small shards)
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: Daryl on May 08, 2020, 10:31:16 PM
Those appear the same colour as Rich's river rocks (except for the black one).  Tough material.
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: john bohan on May 08, 2020, 11:23:25 PM
you could come to a knap in like bald eagle,hosted by bald eagle st park. check susquehanna flintknappers facebook page for info. you can get a lot of tips,and also buy stone there. Craig Ratzat would be a stone dealer that handles english flint.
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: rich pierce on May 09, 2020, 12:19:19 AM
You’re off to a good start for sure. Thinning a finished flint is not achievable without losing some length. Best to thin first then shorten to length. I can show you sometime on FaceTime.
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: recurve on May 09, 2020, 02:51:49 AM
Rich pm sent I'm all thumbs (& old school flip phone) I need my 5yr old grandson to show me how to use(facetime) my Ipad  :'(
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: 120RIR on May 09, 2020, 04:29:03 AM
If you're interested and don't know about it yet, there are a couple of great videos from the 1940s or so ("movies") about the Brandon, England, gunflint knappers on YouTube.
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: recurve on May 09, 2020, 06:55:32 AM
yup utube with the lock in/down lots of time to kill and also Will Lord has some along with paloman (check the spelling) all good I get a little from each .
Thanks
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: recurve on June 01, 2020, 10:32:18 PM
here's part 2>>>---> thanks Rob
making my own flints has been a learning curve
made my ishee sticks from rifle cleaning rod , bonkers from copper pipe caps and antler,and rock
(https://i.ibb.co/v4Pj88n/DSC03232.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zVR4wwv)

(https://i.ibb.co/WvqQQHd/DSC03229.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0y8kknW)
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: recurve on June 01, 2020, 10:33:21 PM
lots of dangerous waist  :o
(https://i.ibb.co/yhXzcS0/DSC03220.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vsHN6Y1)
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: recurve on June 01, 2020, 10:35:41 PM
so from this
(https://i.ibb.co/NsKF8hK/DSC03223.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qdpDtGp)
to this
(https://i.ibb.co/gmBMz1z/DSC03224.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Kb3jFZF)
to flints( I hope , they seem to spark hot)
(https://i.ibb.co/WvqQQHd/DSC03229.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0y8kknW)
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: rich pierce on June 01, 2020, 10:46:26 PM
Nice work!
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: recurve on June 01, 2020, 10:52:39 PM
trying to get to your standards Rich
(https://i.ibb.co/2d9sNpN/DSC03227.jpg) (https://ibb.co/m4jX8P8)

(https://i.ibb.co/3WxM115/DSC03228.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hHGZssx)
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: rich pierce on June 01, 2020, 11:05:35 PM
If you bleach them nobody would know the difference!  ;D
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: Bob McBride on June 01, 2020, 11:13:38 PM
Quote from: rich pierce on June 01, 2020, 11:05:35 PM
If you bleach them nobody would know the difference!  ;D

Rich, it seems you do what i do, forum hopping wise, I see you comment over there and over here almost simultaneously. I got 4 doz of your flints last month from Jerry R and I like em a bunch. Looking good Recurve!
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: rich pierce on June 13, 2020, 12:39:26 AM
Quote from: Bob McBride on June 01, 2020, 11:13:38 PM
Quote from: rich pierce on June 01, 2020, 11:05:35 PM
If you bleach them nobody would know the difference!  ;D

Rich, it seems you do what i do, forum hopping wise, I see you comment over there and over here almost simultaneously. I got 4 doz of your flints last month from Jerry R and I like em a bunch. Looking good Recurve!

Round, round, get around, I get around!
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: Daryl on June 14, 2020, 05:58:20 AM
I'm getting short of those Pierce River Rocks.
Title: Re: Making My own Flints
Post by: Mike from OK on June 14, 2020, 09:13:45 AM
Quote from: recurve on June 01, 2020, 10:52:39 PM
trying to get to your standards Rich
(https://i.ibb.co/2d9sNpN/DSC03227.jpg) (https://ibb.co/m4jX8P8)

(https://i.ibb.co/3WxM115/DSC03228.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hHGZssx)

I've got that same bluish-gray "flint" along one of the banks at a local creek, a big shelf of it. I've busted off several good chunks of it and tried to knap gun flints from it... And failed miserably. However I did get some very nice shards to use with my striker for firestarting.

Mike