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I've been messing with this for a few months, and I've been able to make a fire with just two stones and natural tinder. If you're interested, I'll be putting some information on my website in a little while.
I've put some photos up on my website. The photos are fairly large, but need to be in order to show the detail.
http://lynx.neu.edu/m/mbennett/material04.jpg - (323kb) - shows the materials I used. From left to right, they are: pyrite sample from Baffin Island, tinder fungus inonotus obliquus, flint. They are sitting on a tin lid in a mixture of pyrite debris (silverish in photo,) tinder fungus debris (brownish in photo) and flint debris (more grey and chunky.) Did I mention this method is messy?
http://lynx.neu.edu/m/mbennett/strike02.jpg - (336 kb) - Shows the position of the materials prior to striking the pyrite with the flint. I use a flint & steel-like technique, but I let the sparks fall to the debris pile below.
http://lynx.neu.edu/m/mbennett/coal01.jpg - (420kb) - Shows the coal emerging as a tiny reddish blot among the brown tinder fungus debris. Flint is to the left, pyrite to the right.
http://lynx.neu.edu/m/mbennett/coal01a.jpg - (419 kb) - The coal after being blown on. I've also spent some time covering it up with smaller pieces of tinder debris in order to feed it. Flint is to the left, pyrite to the right.
I've put some photos up on my website. The photos are fairly large, but need to be in order to show the detail.
http://lynx.neu.edu/m/mbennett/material04.jpg - (323kb) - shows the materials I used. From left to right, they are: pyrite sample from Baffin Island, tinder fungus inonotus obliquus, flint. They are sitting on a tin lid in a mixture of pyrite debris (silverish in photo,) tinder fungus debris (brownish in photo) and flint debris (more grey and chunky.) Did I mention this method is messy?
http://lynx.neu.edu/m/mbennett/strike02.jpg - (336 kb) - Shows the position of the materials prior to striking the pyrite with the flint. I use a flint & steel-like technique, but I let the sparks fall to the debris pile below.
http://lynx.neu.edu/m/mbennett/coal01.jpg - (420kb) - Shows the coal emerging as a tiny reddish blot among the brown tinder fungus debris. Flint is to the left, pyrite to the right.
http://lynx.neu.edu/m/mbennett/coal01a.jpg - (419 kb) - The coal after being blown on. I've also spent some time covering it up with smaller pieces of tinder debris in order to feed it. Flint is to the left, pyrite to the right.
