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Q: How Fast Can A Gun Flint Be Made

Old 06-29-2013 | 05:15 PM
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Default Q: How Fast Can A Gun Flint Be Made

A: Pretty dang fast with the right material and skill.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XPEoiY3NnI
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Old 06-29-2013 | 05:45 PM
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That was a real oldie. Notice at the end the 3rd guy's rifle didn't go off and the 4th guy's flash (or flint) must have hit the 5 guy. You saw him jump.
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Old 06-29-2013 | 06:17 PM
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Did you catch the part about the fling nodules from deep underground being "soft as cheese"? Evidently it hardens after exposure to air.
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Old 06-29-2013 | 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Semisane
Did you catch the part about the fling nodules from deep underground being "soft as cheese"? Evidently it hardens after exposure to air.
An Archaeologist I knew years ago told me that Native Americans used to bury their chert nodules in wetlands or spring seeps to soften them. Chert is the chalky outer layer that surrounds raw flint. It's probably that white coating on the raw flint you see in the video clip.

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Old 06-29-2013 | 08:43 PM
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In that close up of the finished gun flint it looks translucent. I've never seen a black English flint like that. I think something happens to the stone in the air.
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