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Making Charcloth for Flint & Steel Fires
Friday, November 14 6:00 PM
Cost: $10
Registration required – www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals
Maximum of 15 participants
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.
