Alright guys =D

[Alessio]

Bit of a newbie to this kind of thing. I've tried my hand at camping and stuff and come off better for it =]. The most 'primitive/bushcrafty' thing I've grasped is the art of starting a fire with three sticks =D Not bad eh? XD. I enjoyed the process so much that I found myself incredibly eager to learn more.

I found a great site that showed me a load of amazing techniques to make bows, fletch arrows, start fires with basic tools and my most favorite proccess is flint knapping. I'd love to give it a try, along with several other new things, but I dont know where to start looking for the blasted rock! So yeah, hi and can someone please tell me where I can find some flint in Wales? =D

Hello guys!!

 

[Globetrotter.uk]

welcome to the site hope you enjoy learning and sharing things with us friendly folk

 

[FreddyFish]

:welcome1:

A good material to play with is the (thick) bottom of glass bottles.

 

[Alessio]

:welcome1:

A good material to play with is the (thick) bottom of glass bottles.

What, fire fire lighting? I tried it with a sheet of ice which I chipped to the shape of a concave lens =D Sadly it melted before my damp tinder managed to light >.< Slightly embarrassing lol

 

[John Fenna]

Hello and welcome!
I import all my flint from England (via friends and trades) but am going on a flint knapping course with Karl Lee in a while. He is based in the Forest of Dean - worth looking up!
The bottle bottom is a substitute for flint for a lot of things from firelighting to knapping

 

[Alessio]

I didnt know you could knap glass Isnt that a little bit dangerous though? Like, having glass shards flying around and stuff >_<

 

[John Fenna]

No more dangerous than flint shards!

 

[Shewie]

Hi Alessio - welcome to the forum

 

[JonathanD]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[gregorach]

No more dangerous than flint shards!

Probably less so, in fact.

 

[Alessio]

Probably less so, in fact.

I might give it a shot, so long as I can get my hands on some goggles =D

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone :You_Rock_

Hope to see you around!