Flint touble - NEED HELP

[Paddytray]

I will go on a good scout and bring some too the moot .
I know that there is a lot around my way but I wonder if it's of any good quality wise.
As I've only ever tried fire lighting with flint once when I was in the scouts.
And know nothing about the "signs" of a good flint .
That is unless you guys/girls can give me some pointers .
abominable once I know what i'm looking at I'd happily send some your way .

 

[abominable_scouse_monster]

If you can Paddy that would be fantastic, I have to pay over the odds to get anything like that as it's not local an non of the local masons carry it.

 

[Paddytray]

This is what is laying around my garden . Is this of any use to you . Are you going to the moot or would you like me to post it to you (if it's any good)

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[John Fenna]

I will go on a good scout and bring some too the moot .
I know that there is a lot around my way but I wonder if it's of any good quality wise.
As I've only ever tried fire lighting with flint once when I was in the scouts.
And know nothing about the "signs" of a good flint .
That is unless you guys/girls can give me some pointers .
abominable once I know what i'm looking at I'd happily send some your way .

The best flint is nice big pieces that have not been mashed around and still have a full coating of the white outer covering. If you hit them with another rock they should ring like a bell. Lesser stuff is still good for flint and steel work

 

[Paddytray]

We have found a few of the larger ones that are almost completely coated
and a few other bits . Fortunately myself and my neighbor are busy digging our gardens anyway. And finding many .

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[abominable_scouse_monster]

Moot is a sore point with me atm, probation at the new job and the moot dont match

Post is ideal though I can arrange it if needed.

 

[Paddytray]

P.m sent abominable

 

[demographic]

excuse my lack of education on the subject but is flint really so hard to find ?
While digging my garden recently it was everywhere .

Not much of it up round Cumbria as far as I've noticed, some on the Solway beaches but I've not noticed much other than that.

I worked in Lambeth a while ago and there was masses of the stuff in several colours.

 

[grip]

Like most things it is Location, Location, Location! - if you are in an area that has a chalk geology then flint is easy to obtain - if you aint it aint!
There is no flint around me - but if you want top quality slate it is all over the place here You got any of that in Basingstoke?

There is an exception to that. My area North East England there is no naturally occurring flint, However there is flint all over some of our beaches.
This is here because of the N E coal trade. The coal was taken down south in coal lighters the coal acting as ballast for the outward journey, When unloaded they were filled with shingle for the return journey amongst which was a lot of flint.
Having reached their home port the shingle was dumped offshore to be, in time washed up on our local beach.

Grip

 

[Paddytray]

Ive not been out to collect much more yet . But me and my boys are going to take a stroll along the feilds and see what we can find .

Paddytray .;

 

[Paddytray]

Abominable read your messages mate .
Can I ask the more frequent moot goers if I'm wasting my time and car space bringing loads of this flint with me . I don't want anything for it . But will it be used / wanted ?

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