The Joseph Method Of Flint & Steel Fire Lighting.
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Interesting video!
I was surprised to hear that this is not the usual and most used method of using steel and flint .
Ive always done it this way , and in fact , am having trouble with working out how not to....
Try to strike a flint onto the steel , with tinder underneath seems rather difficult???
Even with crampball mushrooms it seems easier to do it "Joseph's" way surely?!
Even my 9 year old lad can get those lit that way...
Here's a pic I took a few weeks back when we went to try out different primitive fire methods and materials ...
Cramp balls or King Alfred's cakes and flint&steel
And with quartz (instead of flint) &steel and charcloth
bullrush and clematis definitely harder to light than charcloth or (dried) crampballs, but still really easy , much easier than friction...
Anyhow
You mention the match (spunk?) are these easy to make ?
Can you put us in the right direction please , or even just a different name for it , as a Google search brings up all sorts of wrong stuff...
😒
Either way great demonstration , thank you for sharing .
I was surprised to hear that this is not the usual and most used method of using steel and flint .
Ive always done it this way , and in fact , am having trouble with working out how not to....
Try to strike a flint onto the steel , with tinder underneath seems rather difficult???
Even with crampball mushrooms it seems easier to do it "Joseph's" way surely?!
Even my 9 year old lad can get those lit that way...
Here's a pic I took a few weeks back when we went to try out different primitive fire methods and materials ...
Cramp balls or King Alfred's cakes and flint&steel
And with quartz (instead of flint) &steel and charcloth
bullrush and clematis definitely harder to light than charcloth or (dried) crampballs, but still really easy , much easier than friction...
Anyhow
You mention the match (spunk?) are these easy to make ?
Can you put us in the right direction please , or even just a different name for it , as a Google search brings up all sorts of wrong stuff...
😒
Either way great demonstration , thank you for sharing .
I guess it is a matter of preference & familiarity. I prefer to use a tinderbox. The tinderbox makes it easy to prepare plant tinders & it preserves the tinder in the tinderbox for further use. If you char plant tinder material in the fire, then you need to extinguish the smouldering embers to preserve the tinder. Also you need to keep this tinder dry in something. I look at fire lighting from a long term use perspective, not just a one off fire.
Regards, Keith.
My tinderbox is kept dry inside this greased leather fire bag, which in turn is carried in my belt pouch.
Very cool! Thanks for that, I might be trying and stealing some of these ideas...I guess it is a matter of preference & familiarity. I prefer to use a tinderbox. The tinderbox makes it easy to prepare plant tinders & it preserves the tinder in the tinderbox for further use. If you char plant tinder material in the fire, then you need to extinguish the smouldering embers to preserve the tinder. Also you need to keep this tinder dry in something. I look at fire lighting from a long term use perspective, not just a one off fire.
Regards, Keith.
My tinderbox is kept dry inside this greased leather fire bag, which in turn is carried in my belt pouch.
Thanks again for sharing.
PS- how do I make a "spunk" ? As it would simplify greatly lighting candle from ember rather than using bundle and blowing etc...
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