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Making Charcloth for Flint & Steel Fires
Making Charcloth for Flint & Steel Fires
Thursday, December 18 2:00 PM
Cost: $10
Registration required – www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals
Maximum of 12 participants
Join Park Ranger Taylor Moorefield for a demonstration of how to make charcloth, a vital piece of equipment 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 at the Talbot House, 2nd cabin on the left when entering Fort Watauga from the sidewalk.
