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#138032 - 06/28/08 05:27 PM Which two stones used to get a spark?
MichaelJ07 Member Registered: 12/19/06 Posts: 101 Loc: Michigan, USA	What type of stones am I to look for to start my fire? I don't think it's the big stones in my driveway. Do I just find several stones and strike them together to see if they spark? All I need is the spark. Thanks! I apologize for the limited details of my request. _________________________ That which does not kill me has made a grave tactical error.
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#138033 - 06/28/08 05:31 PM Re: Which two stones used to get a spark? [Re: MichaelJ07]
Mike_H Addict Registered: 04/04/07 Posts: 612 Loc: SE PA	More so you are looking for a stone that will cause a spark with steel. _________________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own..." - Adam Savage / Mythbusters
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#138035 - 06/28/08 05:41 PM Re: Which two stones used to get a spark? [Re: ]
Mike_H Addict Registered: 04/04/07 Posts: 612 Loc: SE PA	They key is the steel striker. High carbon is usually better. _________________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own..." - Adam Savage / Mythbusters
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#138036 - 06/28/08 06:06 PM Re: Which two stones used to get a spark? [Re: Mike_H]
climberslacker Youth of the Nation Addict Registered: 09/02/07 Posts: 603	try quartzite and a CARBON steal knife... Or if you have flint and CARBON steal knife... _________________________ http://jacesadventures.blogspot.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - impossible is just the beginning though i seek perfection, i wear my scars with pride Have you seen the arrow?
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#138037 - 06/28/08 06:08 PM Re: Which two stones used to get a spark? [Re: climberslacker]
JCWohlschlag Old Hand Registered: 11/26/06 Posts: 724 Loc: Sterling, Virginia, United Sta...	I think carbon steel will spark with just about anything. Deflate the tires on your car then drive it around on various grades of road if you don’t believe me. (Car comment not specifically towards you, Jace… until you are old enough to drive, that is! ) _________________________ “Hiking is just walking where it’s okay to pee. Sometimes old people hike by mistake.” — Demitri Martin
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#138040 - 06/28/08 06:41 PM Re: Which two stones used to get a spark? [Re: climberslacker]
Russ Geezer Registered: 06/02/06 Posts: 5357 Loc: SOCAL	Yeah, and no more knives until you learn to spell steel. _________________________ Better is the Enemy of Good Enough. Okay, what’s your point??
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#138041 - 06/28/08 06:50 PM Re: Which two stones used to get a spark? [Re: Russ]
climberslacker Youth of the Nation Addict Registered: 09/02/07 Posts: 603	Oh, oops! Thanks Russ... I thought it looked funny! _________________________ http://jacesadventures.blogspot.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - impossible is just the beginning though i seek perfection, i wear my scars with pride Have you seen the arrow?
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#138046 - 06/28/08 07:42 PM Re: Which two stones used to get a spark? [Re: climberslacker]
Mike_H Addict Registered: 04/04/07 Posts: 612 Loc: SE PA	Unless he meant steal knife, start fire... Sort of a list of fun things to do. ;-) _________________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own..." - Adam Savage / Mythbusters
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#138055 - 06/28/08 08:11 PM Re: Which two stones used to get a spark? [Re: Mike_H]
climberslacker Youth of the Nation Addict Registered: 09/02/07 Posts: 603	Yeah, they won't sell lighters to kids ): _________________________ http://jacesadventures.blogspot.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - impossible is just the beginning though i seek perfection, i wear my scars with pride Have you seen the arrow?
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#138056 - 06/28/08 08:26 PM Re: Which two stones used to get a spark? [Re: MichaelJ07]
clearwater Old Hand Registered: 03/19/05 Posts: 1181 Loc: Channeled Scablands	Hard stones that will chip off tiny pieces of the iron. Quartzite, Chirt, Flint etc. If you get one of the mish-metal strikers you can use most anything hard, brass keys, stainless steel knives etc.
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