Probably the best $15.00 you'll ever spend for sharpening up a flint!
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Diamond Files
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hanshi
Cannon
I have a set I got from Harbor Freight years ago.
Don Steele
45 Cal.
That's the set I have. I've only used the two most coarse files for flints. They work GREAT. Couple of tips:
For removing a lot of material, like when the edge gets too thick...put the rock in a small handvise. For "touching up" the edge of a flint it's not necessary to take it out of the lock. Let the tool do the work. For those touch-ups, it's not necessary to exert a lot of pressure on the flint. One other tip: I only use the file on the underside of the rock. In my experience..Filing doesn't shorten a flint nearly as quickly as knapping.
For removing a lot of material, like when the edge gets too thick...put the rock in a small handvise. For "touching up" the edge of a flint it's not necessary to take it out of the lock. Let the tool do the work. For those touch-ups, it's not necessary to exert a lot of pressure on the flint. One other tip: I only use the file on the underside of the rock. In my experience..Filing doesn't shorten a flint nearly as quickly as knapping.
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I have a several diamond files but never use them on flint but rather hard steel like sears etc. Your flints and frizzens will both last longer and produce more consistent sparks with a knapped rather than a chisel edge. By knapped I mean pressure flaked not beat on with some type of hammer or billet.
Besides a ground chisel edge is only that way for the first couple of frizzen strikes then starts to break up and round off tending to leave a ledge/groove in your frizzen face if repeated often enough.
Besides a ground chisel edge is only that way for the first couple of frizzen strikes then starts to break up and round off tending to leave a ledge/groove in your frizzen face if repeated often enough.
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They are handy for a lot of chores. They make quick work of tuning up cap and ball revolvers so they don't cap jam too.
