Subject: Flint 'n Steel

From: "D. M. Dickie" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 96 09:32 PDT

An addendum to the discussion of fire starting.  The best material I have
used to make char out of is the pure cotton waste that used to be available,
and was used as an oil filter. It would seem to me that some form of natural
cotton fibre should be available in the cotton growing areas?  I have a box
of the stuff, and it beats the hell out of trying to fray old jeans or duck.
I agree that the frayed/shredded variety however obtained is better than
using whole cloth.

Rusty nails however, are best made in a Brandy snifter, using room
temperature or slightly warmed Single Malt - Highland Park or the Macallan
come to mind - and eliminating the Drambuie entirely!

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D. M. (Mike) Dickie 
FLATLANDER FORGE
Box 85
Pennant, SK
Canada S0N 1X0

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From: Peter Goering <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 1996 07:31:07 -0600 (MDT)

> come to mind - and eliminating the Drambuie entirely!

Yes!  Warm, wet Single Malt.  Now that's the ticket.