Advice on flint please

[Retired Member southey]

I've been practising with a flint and steel today, and was wondering do Ineed to do anything to maintain the edge or will the action of striking gradually moving along they edge keep it in shape. here's a pic of the flint.

and the kit itself.

any help would be great cheers.

Southey.

 

[Asa Samuel]

Is that a magnifying glass in the lid? What else is in with the kit?

 

[Retired Member southey]

Hang on i'll take some pics.

 

[Retired Member southey]

I bought this from shark designs on evilbay for about seven pounds advertised with scratches on the tin but they are so small it makes no odds.theres a really effective lens in the lid with protective brass cap the kit came with two strips of amadoo, three lengths of sizle, a bag of char cloth(replaced with my own as original mostly dust) one flint and a U steel, I added a cramp ball and an ultra absorbant tampax(highly ompressed tinder), I really like the kit the shape of the tin means it sits nicely in my pocket, I think it was advertised as a Hudsons bay Trading Company tinder box.

 

[Retired Member southey]

Anyone any advice on the flint Q?

 

[British Red]

If it blunts a lot you can "pressure flake" the edge to get it sharp again. If you google that it'll show you ho its done Southey

 

[Retired Member southey]

Cheers BR, I might have found another skill to learn, flint work looks cool, funny that I grew up in view of Stonehenge,spent alot of time digging arrow heads out of the chalk, never thought to make them, i'll have to have a proper go when we move back down.

 

[DFCA]

You got it for SEVEN quid? I have been trying to justify the nearly FORTY that they want for one!!!

ATB
Dave

 

[Retired Member southey]

I know, I had a look this afternoon and was a bit shocked at the price, it is a really nice kit, mine was listed as damaged but it just looks like its been in a pocket with some keys, blunt ones at that.

 

[DFCA]

Definately a good catch their my friend - very well done!

I fancy the 1700 on that they do, got to do some major justification to change from a tobacco tin to one though

ATB
Dave