In the mid-late 1800s, Flint’s economy was growing thanks to the lumber industry. The money made by lumber was used to pay for a carriage factory...and when automobiles started becoming more popular, the horses & buggies were pushed aside to make room. Buick moved from Detroit to Flint...
How and where man learnt how to produce flame at will is unknown. It was probably a secondary invention, accidentally made during tool-making operations with wood or stone. Studies of primitive societies suggest that the earliest method of making fire was through friction. European peasants...
The flint spring and the flint wheel create the spark for the flame. It’s the movement of the two that generates the spark. Next is the wick. The wick zigzags through cotton that acts as a sponge for the lighter fuel...
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make flint and steel, place 1 iron ingot and 1 flint in the 3x3 crafting grid.When making flint and steel, it is important that the iron ingot and flint are placed in the exact pattern...
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Hard body armor, made out of thick ceramic or metal plates, functions basically the same way as the iron suits worn by medieval knights: It is hard enough that a bullet or other weapon is deflected. That is, the armor material pushes out on the bullet with the same force (or nearly th...
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Flint and Tinder Supima Air Knit Tee Combing removes impurities from the cotton strands, and the strands are then loaded onto spools called bobbins. Next, the strands are spun into yarn, and they are then ready to be woven into fabric. Most Supima cotton producers to their best to use no...
**The content of this post is an adaptation of Hedgehog Leatherworks' “How to Make Stone Blades for Wilderness Survival”.** Thanks for the great tutorial!!! Now that you know how to make a survival knife out of stone, why not learn how to make a knife sheath out of PVC pipe as ...
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