Making Charcloth For Flint & Steel Fires

Making Charcloth for Flint & Steel Fires

November 14 6:00 PM
Price: $10.00
Registration: https://tnstateparks.com/parks/event_details/sycamore-shoals/#/?event=making-charcloth-for-flint--steel-fires-11-14

Join Park Ranger Taylor Moorefield for a demonstration of how to make charcloth, a vital piece of kit for your flint & steel fire kit! Charcloth is quick and easy to make and was a very common material on the 18th century frontier. However, like many traditional skills, it is rarely practiced today. Each participant can take a piece of charcloth home. Watch the process of pyrolysis and see firsthand what makes charcloth so useful for a variety of fire-starting methods. Meet in the Longhunter camp, located in the pine grove next to Fort Watauga’s amphitheater seats. Subject to cancelation in the event of inclement weather.

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