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	Flint & Steel Fire Lighting Tips
		When the steel struck the flint, the energy in the blow was converted to the heat of friction between the rock and the steel.
		At some point, the energy required to pull a bit of steel from the face of the fire steel is so great that the steel is melted in the process, and a spark results.
		A fire steel with a hardness of 6½ is capable of generating long lasting, hot sparks ideal for the fast ignition of your tinder.
	www.northwestjournal.ca /IX3945.htm (2854 words)

	Fire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fires and burning have often been used in religious rites and symbolism, as the smoke of the fire disperses into the heavens.
		Fire is one of the four classical elements, as well as one of the five Chinese elements.
		In Hinduism fire is one of five sacred elements of which all living creatures are comprised and is considered an eternal witness essential to sacred religious ceremonies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fire (1885 words)

	Fire - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The word fire is used to refer to the combination of the brilliant glow and large amount of heat released during a rapid, self-sustaining exothermic oxidation process of combustible gases ejected from a fuel.
		Fires and burning have often been used in religious sacrifices, as the smoke of the fire disperses into the heavens.
		Fire in a building can be started by cooking accidents, electrical faults, fuel leaks, and accidents involving other fire sources such as candles and cigarettes.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Fire (811 words)

	Fire -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fires start when a fuel is subjected to heat or another ((physics) the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs) energy source, e.g.
		Fires and burning have often been used in (A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience) religious rites and symbolism, as the (The act of smoking tobacco or other substances) smoke of the fire disperses into the heavens.
		Fire is constantly used by the (Follower of Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism) Zoroastrian religion in order to represent the (Chief deity of Zoroastrianism; source of light and embodiment of good) Ahura Mazda, or God, of the (Follower of Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism) Zoroastrians, including the fire at Yazda, which has been burning for over two millenia.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fi/fire.htm (1294 words)

	Fire
		Fire is a rapid, self-sustaining oxidation process of combustible gases ejected from a fuel.
		In particularly violent fires, such as those of the Kuwaiti oil wells during the Gulf War, explosions may be used instead.
		Fire safety engineers provide fire departments and building designers with technical information about the best ways to remove enough of these four elements from modern buildings and industries in order to prevent fires.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/f/fi/fire.html (703 words)

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		Because of this flint and steel sets and the knowledge required to use them are available to anyone who wants to learn the technique.
		The steel is struck against the sharp edge of a hard stone which shaves off very small splinters of steel which are heated white hot by friction.
		To strike a fire hold the char on Top of the flint, close to the edge and strike the stone with a long sweeping downward stroke of the steel.
	www.textfiles.com /survival/fire0001.txt (1051 words)

	Pyrology.org.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Flint and steel is an ancient method of fire starting, which itself descended from the eaelier practice of striking flint/quartz and metal oxides to produce sparks.
		Flint and steel produces fire by friction, but with a slight difference.
		The flint is a harder surface than the (high-carbon) steel, and as it scrapes across the steel surface, it scratches away bits of the metal.
	www.see.ed.ac.uk /~mrichar1/fire/flintsteel.html (294 words)

	flintandsteel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A lot of people have never seen a fire started with flint and steel, and some people have heard of it, but don't know what flint and steel are.
		Flint is a dark gray, smoky brown, or fl variety of quartz that commonly occurs in rounded nodules and whose crystal structure is not visible to the naked eye.
		A good piece of steel to use is an old file that has had the teeth ground off of the edge, so that, when the flint is struck, the steel will slide across and not chip away the sharp edge.
	www.geocities.com /mooredale/flintandsteel.html (437 words)

	Making Fire with Flint and Steel
		Starting a fire with flint and steel is not a difficult skill to master, but some basics of the method will make developing it easier.
		Strike downward onto the face of the steel with the edge of the flint, causing a scraping, glancing blow at an angle of from 15 to 30 degrees, depending on the shape of your flint.
		It's important to note that the flint and steel are held in the opposite hands to the first method, since the char is not below where the sparks originate, but above it.
	www.t23.ma.bsatroops.org /fire/flintsteel.htm (1875 words)

	Fire from Flint & Steel
		This is done by holding the striker slightly off perpendicular to the flint edge and striking the flint edge with a sharp, glancing blow.
		On top of the char, place your flint so that about a third of the char is sticking out past the edge of the flint that you are going to strike with the steel.
		The resulting spark is the high-carbon sliver of steel burning for an instant due to the high temperature generated by the friction between the steel and flint.
	www.texianlegacy.com /fire.html (2052 words)

	Fire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The fire itself is a body of gas that releases heat and light.
		In Christianity, fire is a symbol of the Holy Spirit and is often used in descriptions of Hell.
		In the U.S., fires are generally classifed into four groups: A, B, C, and D. Class A: Fires that involve wood, cloth, rubber, paper, and some types of plastics.
	www.free-download-soft.com /info/fire.html (811 words)

	Fire steels for flint and steel fire starting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		By striking a spark between flint and steel a hot spark is created which is used to kindle your campfire, light a lamp or even light your pipe.
		When using flint and steel to start a fire the sharp edge of the flint shaves of thin piece of the steel, the friction generates heat that ignited the spark.
		Our fire steels are made from new W-1 tools steel that is hardened to produce a shower of hot sparks.
	www.blackbearforge.com /fire-steel.htm (140 words)

	Tracker Trail - Fire - Flint & Steel - Some Clarifications
		In the traditional flint and steel technique, a piece of hardened steel is struck against a piece of flint.
		“Flint and steel” to mean the “rock we call flint” and hardened steel – both of which are involved in a process where the steel is “cut” and as a result heated and subsequently oxidized to make a spark.
		“Flint and steel” to mean the mixture we call Ferrocerium (flint) which is oxidized as a result of the “steel” mechanically removing and heating the Ferrocerium to the point where it burns.
	www.trackertrail.com /survival/fire/flintandsteel/RBclarifications.html (2313 words)

	Making Fire with Flint & Steel
		Being a 'how to' on all aspects of producing a fire in the eighteenth century manner by using flint and steel, by a gentleman who has done it successfully.
		I hold the flint in one hand, and strike it a downward blow with the steel.
		Hold the flint and tinder tightly with your thumb, and strike.
	www.northwestjournal.ca /I1.htm (2125 words)

	[No title]
		Because of this flint and steel sets and the knowledge required to use them are available to anyone who wants to learn the technique.
		The steel is struck against the sharp edge of a hard stone which shaves off very small splinters of steel which are heated white hot by friction.
		To strike a fire hold the char on Top of the flint, close to the edge and strike the stone with a long sweeping downward stroke of the steel.
	protovision.textfiles.com /survival/fire0001.txt (1051 words)

	Flint and Steel fire starter with magnesium
		When flint is struck against the steel, pieces of the metal are scraped off and blaze with white light and high temperature, but normally for less than a second.
		The flint should be large enough to hold firmly and should have a sharp edge.
		The steel needs to be a piece of tempered high-carbon steel since it is the carbon which burns in the spark.
	www.campfiredude.com /campfire-sparks.shtml (1384 words)

	Flint and Steel Fire Making
		Until the second quarter of the 19th century, then, more primitive means of striking fire were necessary, and the most common of those was with flint and steel.
		Striking fire with flint and steel is not a difficult skill to master, but some basics of the method will make developing it easier.
		A method of starting a fire with flint and steel which few people take advantage of, but which works very well, is using your flintlock to catch a spark.
	members.aye.net /~bspen/fire.html (2649 words)

	Travel Size Flint & Steel
		This kit is intended for the person who wants to take their Flint and Steel into the wilderness and actually start their campfires with it (like the mountain men did).
		It is possible to learn the Flint and Steel fire making technique with it, this set is recommended for those who have already learned it.
		Included in the set is a high carbon steel striker shaped to fit comfortably in your hand, 2 pieces of flint, char cloth (to catch the sparks), tinder, instructions, and a tin to carry it all in.
	www.survivalschool.com /products/fire_starting/Travel_Size_Flint&Steel.htm (169 words)

	fireandsteel
		The flint we are concerned with is either a "gun flint", a small, sharpened piece of flint, or a larger, easier to use piece of flint that the mountain men referred to as a "chunk".
		This piece of flint is sharpend on three sides, the side that goes against the palm of the hand is dull, sharp flint will cut flesh as easy as a razor blade.
		A fire steel was traditionally shaped like a letter "C", placed over 3 or 4 fingers with the back of the "C" facing outward.
	www.qsl.net /kf8gr/flintandsteel.html (567 words)

	Fire making with Flint and Steel
		With a bit of practice, fire making with flint and steel is quick and reliable.
		When you strike a spark, you are shaving tiny pieces off the steel with the sharp edge of the flint.
		Strike down the steel with the flint at a shallow angle.
	www.survivalschool.com /articles/Fire_Making/flint_steel.htm (632 words)

	Viking Answer Lady Webpage - Viking Age Fire-Steels and Strike-A-Lights
		The steel does not have to be in the classic "C" shape of most Viking steels, though this is a handy configuration that ensures a good grip and protects the fingers on the striking hand.
		When flint (silicon dioxide) is struck against steel, it is hard enough to detach particles from the surface of the steel.
		Although most modern flint-and-steel fire-makers strike the steel with the flint, apparently in the Viking Age the actual method was to strike with the steel in the dominant hand.
	www.vikinganswerlady.com /fire.shtml (3805 words)

	~ Fire Starting Techniques ~
		Fire From the Sun There are a few ways to concentrate the sun's rays into a single point to generate enough heat to ignite tinder.
		Making Fire With Flint and Steel Until the second quarter of the 19th century, then, more primitive means of striking fire were necessary, and the most common of those was with flint and steel.
		A fire piston consists of a hollowed tube (originally this would have been made out of wood, horn or bone) that is sealed at one end and lubricated inside (pig or dog fat was popular with early fire piston developers).
	www.ssrsi.org /ods/fire.htm (7267 words)

	CVA \| Muzzleloader Ignition System
		The lock is the heart of the muzzleloader because, in all cases, it is the lock which provides ignition for the main powder charge in the barrel.
		When a flintlock gun is fired, the hammer swings through an arc, scraping the flint down the hardened metal face of the frizzen to produce a shower of sparks.
		To fire the gun, the hammer falls on the cap, crushing it and igniting the fulminate inside.
	www.cva.com /muzz/muzz4.htm (609 words)

	Ydalir Vikings - Making fire with flint and steel
		It is probable that there never was "one true method" of using a fire steel, and the materials used for char and tinder would certainly vary from place to place.
		Modern reproductions are usually solid steel, however, having seen detailed archeological reports on a number of other iron tools, I suspect that the originals would have been forged from a bar of wrought iron with a steel strip welded to one edge.
		The flint should be gripped firmly in the left hand (or the right if you are left-handed), with a one-inch square of char cloth on the top surface, positioned so that it comes to the sharp edge of the flint.
	www.ydalir.co.uk /crafts/fire.htm (1285 words)

	Flint & Steel Fire Starting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The fire steel needs to be high carbon tool steel - like a file, or a spring from a car or garage door.
		When you strike a glancing blow, with the face of the fire steel, across the sharp edge of the flint, you get sparks.
		What you are doing is cutting or scraping little bits of the steel off with the sharp edge of the flint.
	www.varsityrendezvous.com /howto_fire.html (423 words)

	Flint & Steel Kits, Char Cloth, Raw Cotton, & Oakum Tinder for Primitive Frontier Spark-Based Fire-Starting, ...
		To nurture a tiny flint and steel spark into a fire, the spark is first caught on a material called char cloth.
		The steel strikers are made entirely of high carbon steel and hardened all the way through, this way they last until there is no more striker left.
		The steel fibers are so fine that they catch fire and burn, one of those things you almost have to see to believe.
	www.hollowtop.com /hopsstore_html/flintandsteel.htm (1383 words)

	Firemaking with Flint and Steel
		Keeping the edge of the flint at a very shallow angle to the steel will increase the useful life of the edge.
		In the first, which I call the Boy Scout method, you hold the steel in your left hand (assuming you are right handed), and strike the steel with the flint held in the right hand to direct sparks into your tinder box or wad of tinder.
		If you are using the softer steel found in most knife blades, you can still get a spark by holding the edge of the flint at a nearly right angle to the steel, so as to scrape rather than carve off pieces.
	www.ragweedforge.com /striking.html (1609 words)

	Lore and Saga. The Living History Service for Education.
		Early "steels" were made of iron that had been case hardened and it is the hard casing that yields the results, however this needs re-hardening regularly.
		This being the case the flint needs to strike the steel at an angle that planes the surface with a sharp edge.
		This is your tinder and if you break a sheet off, you should be able to light it with the sparks from your flint and steel to create a glowing red ember.
	www.lore-and-saga.co.uk /html/firelighting_with_flint_and_st.html (1107 words)

	BCB Ranger Firelighting Flint Fire Starter
		The BCB Ranger Fire Flint Fire Starter was recently introduced to the United States by Best Glide A.S.E. This flint fire starter is currently in use in the UK by the Royal Air Force and SAS.
		The flint is designed for years of use and the striker can be used as a small knife and saw.
		As with all Flint and Steel Fire Starters, be sure to practice with the BCB Ranger Firelighting Flint prior to actually having to use in in a survival fire starter capacity.
	www.bestglide.com /ranger_firelighting_flint.html (188 words)

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