Sometimes any excuse is good enough!

I may not have worked hard enough on my char cloth. I went to a mountain man demo a couple of 4th of Julys ago...that helped with holding the cloth, flint and steel. I now place the cloth on top of the flint at the edge then strike the steel. This has allowed me to catch sparks closer to the cloth but still not working as well as I would like. This is something I want to perfect. But I might as well add a piston to the mix.