Thanks for the lesson. Perfect. Now I know why I've seen some flint and steel used different ways. Appreciated.
@askewedchimp3 жыл бұрын
The things you show and the way you show them are signs that you are a natural teacher.
@rogerstillwell71763 жыл бұрын
I really like the way you add the safety tips such as the technique with the knife on this video. You really explain things well in your videos.
@Carterironworks6 жыл бұрын
If you haven't tried it yet find a shelf fungus, slice it up and char it, one of the best natural chars I've found. Great videos
@jaythephoenix2 жыл бұрын
This is the useful stuff. Condition dependent (something bad in the air? Far enough away?) of course, but knowing fire, agriculture, foraging, repairing/making tools/clothes etc would get you far further than a limited supply bunker.
@coalcracker9 жыл бұрын
Thanks man. Got a lot of good vids in the works. Thanks for watching
@homehandywife3 жыл бұрын
One reason I am subscribed to these videos is the importance put on safety. Great job.
@timothyrothrock41733 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right about punk wood char catches easily. Not hard to find and make char with it. I have never used the cloth myself but it's good to know. I would also like to mention I get flint from Crazy Crow.
@seangunnells995810 ай бұрын
Are crazy crows flints any good I usually get mine from townsends and they sometimes have a good edge but it a hit or miss
@DanCooper4042 жыл бұрын
My wife bought me a flint and steel set for Christmas, and I was able to get a few little fires going with little trouble, even though I'd never tried it before.
@norseviking93592 жыл бұрын
Very informative! Also very good that you inform about different techniques.
@jeffreymchoul6 жыл бұрын
...lovin' the Old School Coalcracker videos...
@johnfuller63386 жыл бұрын
Finally some talking sense about flint an steel technique, thank you Dan.
@Olyphoto7 Жыл бұрын
Dan, you look so young! I had never seen this video before today. Great info. I also just realized that you look like Clancy Brown when he was young.
@ldtexas1648 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Just got my kit today from you.
@ourtechwriter4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dan! Especially with using the knife. I’m working on that technique. Kudos!
@badgergearcompound7386 жыл бұрын
Little late on the review. Lol. Very informative. Wasp nest remnants (from pine/spruce, because of smell)flint and steel, and mother nature’s gasoline (birch bark). Yes under summer conditions, surprisingly, started quickly without birds nest. I live in northern Canada (close to Alaska). I will try on a frosty day. Great information, in a non-a$&hole way.
@robertocornacchia48164 жыл бұрын
Great video, straight to the point instructions. Thanks man👍
@firemedic103533 жыл бұрын
Best dang vid on Flint n Steel Basics I have seen. Trying to learn this (Flint n Steel), this has helped me tremendously! Thank You for the great content. Love the channel! Stay Safe!
@cillaloves2fish6887 жыл бұрын
Cool... I recently bought a flint n steel but hvn't really played with it yet. This was a very helpful video!
@scottishbushman37452 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video Dan cheers for sharing
@celtgunn97756 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool about the quartz. We have tons of granite & quartz all throughout the Dakotas. Very easy to make do with that. Tell ya what, it's truly a nightmare to get a spark/birds nest going here on the prairies if you're not smart enough to prep your location and provide enough of a 'wind block'. I learned how to light bird nest fires here from a USAF survival instructor on Ellsworth AFB. It was really cool.
@rtrosenkrantz4 жыл бұрын
Just recently subscribed, and I love both the instructionel (is that a word in english?) approach and the humoristic (hmm perhaps I should start looking up the words) you take in explaining things. Please keep it up. It’s very educationel👍
@over50nomads704 жыл бұрын
Really good video Dan, thank you for sharing.💕👍🏻
@waveman04 жыл бұрын
as far as prepared man made chars go I prefer slow matches, treated in potassium nitrate, flat lamp wick so treated works so well for this, it is easy to store in your kits, lays well on your stone, takes a spark well and smolders evenly.
@killercommi33716 жыл бұрын
Very informative video.. First class info. Thanks.
@marcdewilde5186 жыл бұрын
My father used to say that if your not too stupid you can learn something every day. I just did. Thanks and ATB from Belgium.
@imlookiting21846 жыл бұрын
Thanks again. You're helping this beginner a lot! Subscribed.
@jimmoore87689 жыл бұрын
Great video from a very good teacher!
@davidleasure91386 жыл бұрын
good job and instructions. Really explained the process clearly
@catalhuyuk72 жыл бұрын
Excellent teacher!
@victorquesada75303 жыл бұрын
That's beautifully done. Thanks!
@jerrybrower2315 жыл бұрын
You are an awesome teacher very understandable
@paulcorbett2254 Жыл бұрын
I live in western Pennsylvania and was wondering if it is likely or even possible in this area to find legit flint. I’ve found quite a good bit of chert but never spotted any flint. If not where is a good area to find it? Or does a lot of the bulk of it have to be found elsewhere and shipped in? Thank you greatly
@dananorth89511 ай бұрын
Glacial material is scraped off mountains and boulders, rocks and gravel get deposited further south in valleys, washes, rivers and lowlands. Also train tracks and sometimes road bedding can come from many diferent places. Then there's road cuts and gravel pits. Your looking for ANY rock hard enough to shave atoms/molecules of carbon steel off. So chert, flint, quartz just try anything you suspect, its all part of the learning process. But be very careful with obsidian as it'll open you up real quick! Small atoms/clusters of carbon steel have More surface area to react with oxygen generating more heat. Because they've been seperated from main body of steel theres nowhere for that heat to dissapate. The process of rusting is the same as combustion but in slow motion. The heat is absorbed by the steel so its dissapated before it can be put to use.
@BUZZKILLJRJR Жыл бұрын
Wait so quartz crystal or something would work?
@yogibru12 жыл бұрын
What are your feelings about using a battery and steel wool?
@larrywise81099 күн бұрын
Dan, I tried to make sparks using the 90 degree spine of my knife. I ended up making little dents in the spine instead of sparks! What the heck! How do I go about correcting this hardness error? Thanks. LW
@dougb49603 жыл бұрын
So I've been very interested in all your videos, I also just saw something called a Fire Piston? I thought that would be the absolute best way to make an ember to make a fire, much better than flint & steel and even better than the magnifying glass. Just wanting to know your thoughts.
@kowalski3632 жыл бұрын
Great video
@rickdrasch28045 жыл бұрын
Love your videos Dan, from Rochester NY.
@woodspirit983 жыл бұрын
Hey neighbor. Bristol NY here.
@robertcarrillo5323 жыл бұрын
Very educational. Thank you
@dananorth89511 ай бұрын
Top notch vid, thanks!
@rufusintenn6489 жыл бұрын
good to see you back
@savannamoonwisconsin19732 жыл бұрын
Great tips!
@steveshaffer63506 жыл бұрын
Does the hi carbon steel file purchased at the local hardware store need to be heated and quenched?
@coalcracker6 жыл бұрын
No it should work
@rngriff1Ай бұрын
Good video! Thank you!
@d-not_telling3 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video on how to prepare the cloth?
@hybridbushcraft14769 жыл бұрын
Nice video with good explanations.
@michaelcarter82092 жыл бұрын
Outstanding
@westvirginiasurvival9 жыл бұрын
Great video Dan.
@earlelzy72432 жыл бұрын
I was wondering about the stone to use. If I got a smooth stone that was broken to get a sharp edge could it be used and can I get any stone with sharp edges to strike with? I bought a kit with a large piece of quartz and would like to break it to make a second kit.
@dananorth89511 ай бұрын
Any stone hard and sharp enough to shave microscopic particles of the carbon steel off will work....with practice. Try anything you see/find, rocks are everywhere and often are deposited/left from far away. Glacial and river deposits, road cuts, gravel pits etc. Chert, flint and quartz are primary materials.
@richardsolomon80765 жыл бұрын
Nice n educational :-) stay in the woods bro
@douglasmaccullagh12676 жыл бұрын
I still use char cloth on the flint, then swing the steel. When I try holding the steel and swinging the flint, I am never sure if I will scrape sparks off the steel, or skin off my fingers.
@Wolf098653 жыл бұрын
Lol
@thomasnugent76025 жыл бұрын
Very good. Thank you very much
@kaptainwarp3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@johnhill17472 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir.
@robertmiller45806 жыл бұрын
I have a question I am not to good at flint and steel but I am better with a ferro rod and striker can char cloth or car material be used successfully with this method?
@coalcracker6 жыл бұрын
Yes
@ingog46852 жыл бұрын
Thank you 👍🏻
@savannamoonwisconsin19732 жыл бұрын
Hey is that traffic noise in the background?
@shenanigansIRA6 жыл бұрын
Im planning on making a steel in my forge, did you make yours? Im going to assume it’s high carbon but honestly don’t know if mild has the same effect. Any input would be appreciated
@daveallen16036 жыл бұрын
No, mild steel won't work because you can't harden it through quenching. This is why people usually recycle old files. These are usually made from W-2 or 10XX carbon steel. Trying quenching it in water or brine (if it cracks in water) to get it the hardest you can get it. The harder the steel the better the rain of sparks, so don't normalize it or draw out the temper like a knife or tool after working. Leaving the file teeth on helps too. Have fun
@dananorth89511 ай бұрын
Or you can grind the file teeth off on at least one side or all. The teeth might chew through your stone quicker.
@TonyTooTuff3 жыл бұрын
You’re a wizard.
@jefflarson49823 жыл бұрын
And folks don’t use the sharpened end of the knife for striking just the spine
@59chevt6 жыл бұрын
Great demo thanks
@rongregg72843 жыл бұрын
Question, can you use a ferral rod on char material?
@THall-vi8cp3 жыл бұрын
Sure. Ferro rods generate sparks which should ignite char material.
@dananorth89511 ай бұрын
Will even light non char material if fine and dry enough.
@vans.84356 жыл бұрын
Dan Wowak without a hat??? Good info..
@wolfshieldrx9 жыл бұрын
Good job!
@Thicbladi4 жыл бұрын
I think I’ll try different resins once I get a better striker
@cliffschermer96256 жыл бұрын
👍 thanks
@amydickerson21452 жыл бұрын
I can get a spark from a flint on flint strike. But not carbon on flint.
@K0MBIAN2 жыл бұрын
A lot has happened in the last 6 years. 😊
@PlayaSinNombre3 жыл бұрын
I used to smash the back of my knife with a Boulder, but Colorado PD complained...
@steffenschuldenzucker16923 жыл бұрын
Have you become... younger over time?
@jasontindell67343 жыл бұрын
God Bless everyone!!!! Jesus Loves you all very much!!!!