Flint positioning.

[FishDFly]

Flint knapping, there are 2 hinderances.

1. Having no one to teach you, locally.

2. Fear of the unknown. Flint shooters act as they are above
everyone else and there mystical things only they know.

 

[oldwood]

Thanks M. De Land.......I have a collection of used flint and would like to resharpen and use them again. Will look into a green wheel out of curiosity and get one. ..........oldwood

 

[MIOutdoorsman]

Flint knapping, there are 2 hinderances.

1. Having no one to teach you, locally.

2. Fear of the unknown. Flint shooters act as they are above
everyone else and there mystical things only they know.

I have never attempted flint knapping due to your #1. #2 simply doesn't apply to me, and so far, I haven't met other flint shooters who match that description. Of course, I haven't met many of them either, as my local gun range is full of tactical shooters. I'm not much for stereotyping, but if you wanted to place shooters into various categories, those tactical guys come to mind when thinking about folks who think very highly of themselves.

 

[M. De Land]

Flint knapping, there are 2 hinderances.

1. Having no one to teach you, locally.

2. Fear of the unknown. Flint shooters act as they are above
everyone else and there mystical things only they know.

I learned from books and internet videos and so can you! Actually I have found muzzle loading shooters some of the very most eager to share what they know with others as well as interested to learn new ideas and techniques. Thing is they also don't suffer fools well as life is to short to waist it on folks that never intend to learn anything other than what they presently know. None of us knows it all and there is always something to be improved on.

 

[Cruzatte]

2. Fear of the unknown. Flint shooters act as they are above
everyone else and there mystical things only they know.

Aw man! I was hoping after forty years to get my official flint lock wizard's decoder ring. Next you'll be telling me there's no Santa Claus.

 

[Crow-Feather]

I position my flint where it strikes the frizzen as high as possible. More sparks.

 

[hanshi]

Take a good look at the flint and the arc it makes after making contact with the frizzen. The flints arc should resemble a knife blade shaving off flakes of "tinder" for starting a fire. It shouldn't "bite" the frizzen, just shave it.

 

[Shooter1]

Shaving is good in flints and frizzens Personally, I haven't shaved in 25 yrs ++.

 

[FishDFly]

"shouldn't "bite" the frizzen, just shave it."

That is a good description.

 

[M. De Land]

I position my flint where it strikes the frizzen as high as possible. More sparks.
[/QUOT Is the flint cutting a groove at that high spot on the frizzen and how is your flint edge life.? If both are good than your good to go! If the flint life is short and your cutting a groove than the impact angle needs to be increased.

 

[Crow-Feather]

I agree with you.