Where can I get a peice of flint for my steel striker?

[Shandy]

HI - just came back from my first Bushcraft SIG meet and am 'fired-up', literally!. I've ordered a nice steel stirker from Ray Mears' website, but am having trouble locating a suitable piece of flint. I live in the North, so we don't have much flint lying around as I remember during my Kentish childhood. Can anyone advise?
Thanks
Alex

 

[Ogri the trog]

Builders merchants or garden centres often have stone for paving, which even though it has been tumbled to get rid of too many sharp edges, is still worth a look. If you get desperate, I'm sure you'll be able to buy some on-line, but other stone such as quartz works for me - half the fun is in trying things out to find what works.

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[Mesquite]

If you really want some flint and don't want to look for alternatives as Ogri suggested I can go down the local farm fields and pick up a load for you.

All you have to do is say how much and pay the postage

 

[revol]

PM me and i will bung a few pieces in the post for you

 

[Shandy]

Thanks Guys - You're very helpful

 

[dave53]

is anyone taking some flint to the moot we could all have a bit then regards dave

 

[Mesquite]

is anyone taking some flint to the moot we could all have a bit then regards dave

I think there's going to be flint knapping there so there may well be one or two bits you can scrounge from that

 

[Shandy]

Are you flying in fromTexas?

 

[Whittler Kev]

Or try this thread
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58511&highlight=flint+steels

 

[Dynamite_1303]

It depends on how far 'up t'north' you are, but if you can find your way to the north-eastern coast, predominantly around Crimdon Dene, there is a nice natural deposit of pretty high quality flint just sitting on the beach there. All redeposited in the last 50 years through tidal activity and river migrations inland, but some good grade black hard stuff. I've had more than a few strikes from it!

 

[tombear]

Went to the coast near Crimdon Dene today on the way back from 5 days camping on the Wall. We found a few nice bits but unfortunately we had to leg it as the tide was coming in, I was hungry and the wind was so strong it nearly had all 18 stone of me off my feet and I had to tie my Balmoral on (Yes folks I've actually been wearing it in public). It was a good job the kids were all carrying lumps of rock or they would have ended up in Holland!

Cheers for the tip off anyroad!

ATB

Tom

 

[FerlasDave]

Look around your local area and see whos got flint shale on their driveway, then just walk past late at night.