Here's a good source for flint

Harry Marinakis · Post by **Harry Marinakis** » Mon May 12, 2014 2:21 pm

Here's a good source for flint for your fire steel.

Neolithics
http://www.neolithics.com/

Bulk flakes by the pound - the flakes are anywhere from 1 to 4 inches across. They are razor sharp. You can knap them down to more manageable sizes.

Here are 2 pounds of English flint flakes for $7:

Thomas Powers · Post by **Thomas Powers** » Tue May 13, 2014 8:30 am

kind of dull looking for cutting and jewelry making

Patrick · Post by **Patrick** » Tue May 13, 2014 8:42 pm

But great for what I want, which is fire striker flints.

Thank you!

-Patrick

Johann ColdIron · Post by **Johann ColdIron** » Wed May 14, 2014 12:23 pm

Thomas Powers wrote:kind of dull looking for cutting and jewelry making

Knap it till you get what you want. That is kind of... the point!

Thomas Powers · Post by **Thomas Powers** » Wed May 14, 2014 3:14 pm

No matter how many times you hit it it still won't change the colour! Some of the Flint Ridge OH flint is positively garish!

examples:

http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/aliba ... terns.html

http://lithiccastinglab.com/gallery-pag ... act6sm.jpg

Cap'n Atli · Post by **Cap'n Atli** » Wed May 14, 2014 8:06 pm

Oddly enough, I picked up most of mine out of a graveled parking lot at Battle in England (near Hastings). They just smashed-up the local flint nodules; eliminating (I guess) any with sharp edges. I've been using it for years.

Johann ColdIron · Post by **Johann ColdIron** » Thu May 15, 2014 2:28 pm

Thomas Powers wrote:No matter how many times you hit it it still won't change the colour! Some of the Flint Ridge OH flint is positively garish!

examples:

http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/aliba ... terns.html

http://lithiccastinglab.com/gallery-pag ... act6sm.jpg

Ah, the wonders of the English language. I though you meant the opposite of sharp, not the opposite of colorful!

Harry Marinakis · Post by **Harry Marinakis** » Sat May 17, 2014 6:09 am

Thomas Powers wrote:kind of dull looking for cutting and jewelry making

The source is for flint for firesteel, not jewelry

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