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Making 18th Century Sulfur Matches or Spunks.
Spunks were used in 18th century households for transferring fire to the fireplace or to light a candle from a tinderbox or tinderlighter. Sparks were struck directly onto the tinder in the tinderbox & the sulfur match would be touched to the smouldering tinder to create a flame. Be careful when...- Le Loup
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- 18th century fire lighting lighting candles living history period living skills spunks sulfur matches tinderbox tinderlighter
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Charring Plant & Fungus Tinders without using a "char tin"!!!
In the 18th & 19th centuries people did not use a tin or any container to char tinder for flint & steel fire lighting. They simply charred the tinder material, be it tow rag (cloth), plant or fungus material, directly in the flames of the fire. Then they extinguished the smouldering...- Le Loup
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- 18th century 19th century fire lighting fungus making fire plants tinder tinderbox tow rag
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Flint, Steel & Tinderbox.
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- 18th century fire lighting flint & steel making fire tinderbox
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No "charcloth" Flint & Steel Fire Lighting.
Keith.- Le Loup
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- 18th century authenticity fire lighting flint & steel historical making fire tinderbox
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Field Preparation Of Plant Tinder For Use With Flint & Steel By Charring.
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- 18th century charring fire lighting historical trekking plant tinders tinder tinderbox
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- Forum: Camp & Trail Gear
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No "charcloth" flint & steel fire lighting.
I could not find a section for skills or fire lighting, so I will post this here. Keith.- Le Loup
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- flint & steel fire lighting tinder tinderbox
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