[Regia-NA] Making Fire
Frojel Gotlandica
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Seriously=20you=20will=20need=20a=20striker,=20you=20need=20a=20piece=20of=
=20steel=20which=20has=20been=20tempered=20to=20a=20specific=20hardness=20=
to=20strike=20the=20flint.=20Sorry.
=20But=20strikers=20should=20not=20be=20that=20expensive.=20I=20know=20a=20=
couple=20of=20people=20who=20make=20cheap=20ones=20but=20they=20are=20in=20=
Australia.=20There=20should=20be=20somebody=20local=20to=20you=20as=20well=
=20of=20course,=20check=20up=20with=20your=20local=20blacksmiths=20
groups=20there=20are=20a=20number=20in=20the=20States.
Cheers
Sandy
=20Lori=20Rael=20Northon=20wrote:
>Can=20anyone=20tell=20me=20if=20there=20is=20some=20special=20trick=20to=20=
striking=20a=20spark=20with
>flint?=20=20I=20need=20a=20spark=20to=20light=20the=20petrol=20I've=20pou=
red=20all=20over=20everything
>on=20this=20list!=20=208^)
>No!=20NO!=20NO!=20Seriously=20now,=20I=20would=20like=20to=20know=20about=
=20flint=20and=20striking=20a
>spark.=20=20I=20attended=20a=20Black=20Powder=20Fair=20with=20a=20girlfri=
end=20(yes,=20I=20do=20actually
>have=20a=20couple=20of=20friends=20-=20I=20haven't=20driven=20them=20all=20=
away!)=20this=20past
>Saturday=20afternoon.=20=20Both=20of=20us=20purchased=20smallish=20chunks=
=20of=20what=20were
>labeled=20as=20flint=20for=20about=20$.75.=20=20My=20chunk=20is=20a=20dar=
k=20blackish=20gray,=20and=20hers
>is=20a=20sandy=20brown=20color.=20=20We=20tried=20scraping=20and=20striki=
ng=20these=20chunks=20against
>metal=20files,=20rusty=20steel,=20other=20rocks,=20each=20chunk,=20and=20=
anything=20else=20we
>could=20get=20our=20hands=20on=20except=20the=20"strikers"=20that=20were=20=
being=20sold=20for=20way
>too=20much=20money=20at=20the=20fair.=20=20And,=20of=20course,=20neither=20=
of=20us=20thought=20to=20ask
>for=20a=20demonstration=20of=20our=20flints=20while=20we=20were=20still=20=
at=20the=20fair=20grounds.
>If=20anyone=20has=20any=20suggestions=20or=20information=20they=20would=20=
care=20to=20pass=20on
>regarding=20sparking=20techniques=20and=20required=20materials=20to=20cre=
ate=20sparks=20that
>does=20not=20include=20smashing=20the=20chunks=20to=20fine=20powder=20wit=
h=20a=205#=20sledge=20hammer
>or=20skipping=20the=20chunks=20out=20across=20the=20water=20or=20hucking=20=
the=20chunks=20at=20passing
>police=20cars,=20both=20my=20friend=20Maerhild=20and=20I=20would=20be=20g=
rateful.
>No=20flames,=20please.=208^)
>Lori
>_______________________________________________
>list-regia-na=20mailing=20list
>list-regia-na@lig.net
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Fr=94jel=20Gotlandica=20Viking=20Re-enactment=20Society.
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=20POINTSIZE=3D"12"=20DEFAULT=3D"SIZE">Seriously=20you=20will=20need=20a=20=
striker,=20you=20need=20a=20piece=20of=20steel=20which=20has=20been=20temp=
ered=20to=20a=20specific=20hardness=20to=20strike=20the=20flint.=20Sorry.<=
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=20But=20strikers=20should=20not=20be=20that=20expensive.=20I=20know=20a=20=
couple=20of=20people=20who=20make=20cheap=20ones=20but=20they=20are=20in=20=
Australia.=20There=20should=20be=20somebody=20local=20to=20you=20as=20well=
=20of=20course,=20check=20up=20with=20your=20local=20blacksmiths=20groups=20=
there=20are=20a=20number=20in=20the=20States.<BR>
<BR>
Cheers<BR>
Sandy<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
=20Lori=20Rael=20Northon=20wrote:<BR>
<BR>
>Can=20anyone=20tell=20me=20if=20there=20is=20some=20special=20trick=20=
to=20striking=20a=20spark=20with<BR>
>flint?=20=20I=20need=20a=20spark=20to=20light=20the=20petrol=20I've=20=
poured=20all=20over=20everything<BR>
>on=20this=20list!=20=208^)<BR>
><BR>
>No!=20NO!=20NO!=20Seriously=20now,=20I=20would=20like=20to=20know=20ab=
out=20flint=20and=20striking=20a<BR>
>spark.=20=20I=20attended=20a=20Black=20Powder=20Fair=20with=20a=20girl=
friend=20(yes,=20I=20do=20actually<BR>
>have=20a=20couple=20of=20friends=20-=20I=20haven't=20driven=20them=20a=
ll=20away!)=20this=20past<BR>
>Saturday=20afternoon.=20=20Both=20of=20us=20purchased=20smallish=20chu=
nks=20of=20what=20were<BR>
>labeled=20as=20flint=20for=20about=20$.75.=20=20My=20chunk=20is=20a=20=
dark=20blackish=20gray,=20and=20hers<BR>
>is=20a=20sandy=20brown=20color.=20=20We=20tried=20scraping=20and=20str=
iking=20these=20chunks=20against<BR>
>metal=20files,=20rusty=20steel,=20other=20rocks,=20each=20chunk,=20and=
=20anything=20else=20we<BR>
>could=20get=20our=20hands=20on=20except=20the=20"strikers"=20that=20we=
re=20being=20sold=20for=20way<BR>
>too=20much=20money=20at=20the=20fair.=20=20And,=20of=20course,=20neith=
er=20of=20us=20thought=20to=20ask<BR>
>for=20a=20demonstration=20of=20our=20flints=20while=20we=20were=20stil=
l=20at=20the=20fair=20grounds.<BR>
>If=20anyone=20has=20any=20suggestions=20or=20information=20they=20woul=
d=20care=20to=20pass=20on<BR>
>regarding=20sparking=20techniques=20and=20required=20materials=20to=20=
create=20sparks=20that<BR>
>does=20not=20include=20smashing=20the=20chunks=20to=20fine=20powder=20=
with=20a=205#=20sledge=20hammer<BR>
>or=20skipping=20the=20chunks=20out=20across=20the=20water=20or=20hucki=
ng=20the=20chunks=20at=20passing<BR>
>police=20cars,=20both=20my=20friend=20Maerhild=20and=20I=20would=20be=20=
grateful.<BR>
><BR>
>No=20flames,=20please.=208^)<BR>
>Lori<BR>
><BR>
>_______________________________________________<BR>
>list-regia-na=20mailing=20list<BR>
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