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Flint or chert can be found in a lot of places occurring naturally and can be picked up off the ground. If you live in a area where the geology doesn't provide this stone you might contact a local flint knapper. Failing that, flint may be found at rock shops, gem & mineral shows, or even on Ebay.
around here I can dig them out of the garden.
River bed, you need to study your local geology.
on the other hand the older sparking wheel lighters usually with a wick - Zippo for example - had flints in them
Nov 18, 2010. 1:38 PMsharlston (author)
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thanks,yeah im aware the zippos have flints but theyre tiny
The strike sticks on the backs of those magnesium starter things, scrape along the back with a knife and you've got yourself some blinding sparks.
Nov 16, 2010. 2:32 PMsharlston (author)
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Ive got one,wanted to try making fires old school style
When I visited the historic bit of Williamsburg, VA I visited a shop that had some old timey chunks of flints and steel strikers. That's the closest I've come to that.
Nov 15, 2010. 2:33 PMorksecurity
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If the question is where you could find flint occurring naturally, websearch would answer that too -- the Wikipedia article describes what kinds of formations flint is typically found in.
A sporting goods store with a good camping/outdoors section, REI, or a good surplus store. You could always do a Google search, but that might be too complicated.
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