The ideal flint has a sharp edge that will catch the edge of the steel. If you have a flint cobble, that's fine, you can dress it with a hammer (whack on it) to break it so that there's a good ...

Our Ancient Ancestors Were Just as Keen About the Quality of Flint as We Are About the Quality of Steel. They Even Imported It From Long Distances ...

It's several times sharper than surgical steel and has an iridescent beauty that masks its use as a deadly tool. Ancient weaponry 101: Sixteen introduced to art of flint-knapping Skip to main ...

Before steel was widely produced, humans might have generated sparks by scraping flint against other iron-rich rocks, such as pyrite, better known as fool's gold. Other fire-starting technologies ...