Flint and Steel Fire: It's Easier Than You Think

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  • @MrAvocadoMan
    @MrAvocadoMan 5 років тому +611

    It's much easier to just right click

  • @DiegoGrosso828
    @DiegoGrosso828 5 років тому +888

    i must be doing something wrong, I cant open my nether portal

    • @AzureDefiance3701
      @AzureDefiance3701 5 років тому +74

      I think you got your measurements wrong with the obsidian.

    • @mcbalboayt3536
      @mcbalboayt3536 5 років тому +8

      Lol

    • @Corn0nTheCobb
      @Corn0nTheCobb 5 років тому +19

      Like someone above mentioned, the dimensions have to be pretty accurate or else the portal won't open when you try to light it.

    • @shahnazparbin2215
      @shahnazparbin2215 5 років тому +1

      Mcpe

    • @paulhampton6408
      @paulhampton6408 4 роки тому +3

      @anti project zorgo We have a portal but I'd never wanna 🤣 go their !
      It's weird !... Lol

  • @lowkeycesar
    @lowkeycesar 5 років тому +39

    Graphics so realistic

  • @gabieledasilva6913
    @gabieledasilva6913 6 років тому +172

    just skip to 4:00

  • @ambur4101
    @ambur4101 4 роки тому +203

    It's perfect that a plane passed by at the end. Provides a contrast between the most primitive technologies and the most modern.

    • @shadowkdr243
      @shadowkdr243 4 роки тому +5

      I didnt think of it, thats pretty cool

    • @suryayenamandra7708
      @suryayenamandra7708 4 роки тому +17

      English teachers rn: :OOO

    • @jonthegod00
      @jonthegod00 4 роки тому +1

      😂

    • @TheDubbingLtdOrNotSamin
      @TheDubbingLtdOrNotSamin 3 роки тому +2

      And a flying car flies of off-camera. Providing contrast between the three states of time. Which is Past, Present And the Future...

    • @malthus101
      @malthus101 3 роки тому +1

      Fact Check: the first airplanes were NOT powered by flint and steel - actually.

  • @hunterxvectorii823
    @hunterxvectorii823 4 роки тому +70

    All adults here: teaching for survival
    All minecraft gamers in this video: M I N E C R A F T

    • @Redditard
      @Redditard 3 роки тому +2

      M I N C E R A F T

    • @KpC169
      @KpC169 3 роки тому +2

      I actuallly searched this up cause of that i wanted to see what was it like irl

    • @AlexYazanGames
      @AlexYazanGames 3 роки тому +1

      @@KpC169 same

    • @AlexYazanGames
      @AlexYazanGames 3 роки тому

      Dang all likes together is 64 with replies

    • @AlexYazanGames
      @AlexYazanGames 3 роки тому +2

      Don’t like my comment

  • @smul.1389
    @smul.1389 5 років тому +114

    In minecraft I do it with 1 hand. I think I'm good at this

  • @guitardoug12
    @guitardoug12 3 роки тому +30

    I found this very informative. You have a wonderful approach to teaching, calm, cool and reassuring. A lot of people try and make everything so complicated, but I followed your instructions and it worked! So happy, thank you.

    • @ThumbStuds
      @ThumbStuds  3 роки тому +2

      Thank you so much for the kind words and support, I'm so glad that you found this video to be helpful. It's people like you that make me want to continue!
      Thank You!

    • @Melancholy308
      @Melancholy308 3 роки тому

      @@ThumbStuds are you going to post any videos soon?

  • @Leo-yf5bx
    @Leo-yf5bx 5 років тому +103

    now i can go to the nether

  • @moral6581
    @moral6581 4 роки тому +315

    Everyone’s First Thoughts: Minecraft

  • @eugenesaint1231
    @eugenesaint1231 2 роки тому +3

    You are absolutely right. It's not a "special" kind of rock -- it just has to be any rock that's harder than the steel. When a tiny sliver of steel is chipped off, the carbon in the (high-carbon) steel combines with oxygen in the atmosphere. This reaction produces molecules of CO and CO2 (carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide) and releases the excess energy in the form of heat as a visible spark. Once the spark lights on the char-cloth (carbon) the reaction continues. Blowing on it adds more oxygen to the mix.
    Thanks for the video. That was cool.
    Just sane... :^) Saint

  • @LostWoodsman76
    @LostWoodsman76 6 років тому +80

    Good job. I like your polite & encouraging approach. I wish you continued success .UA-cam cut me off just when I started to make money, lol . I subscribed, keep up your positive work.

  • @MrWmburr7
    @MrWmburr7 6 років тому +41

    I had never considered using my Bushcraft Black knife. Thanks for the idea!

    • @ZadDan95
      @ZadDan95 4 роки тому

      Is that Minecraft reference?

    • @Idkkdiidk337
      @Idkkdiidk337 4 роки тому +2

      @@ZadDan95 no.

    • @AlexYazanGames
      @AlexYazanGames 3 роки тому

      I thought my diamond sword was going to be safe :insert millions of crying emojis:
      😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🤯🤯🤯😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @ElDuderinoh
      @ElDuderinoh 3 роки тому

      @@ZadDan95 how the hell would that be a Minecraft reference dude

  • @quaggsin6082
    @quaggsin6082 4 роки тому +5

    Made my first one today after a couple days of practicing. So satisfying to get that roaring blaze going after seeing so many pathetic fires die.

  • @thehabibizam5380
    @thehabibizam5380 4 роки тому +6

    7:31 is that nether portal sound!?

  • @stevenrobertson6656
    @stevenrobertson6656 7 років тому +26

    Well demonstrated. Good advice on how use a carbon steel knife to ignite the char cloth !

  • @xtinnz6524
    @xtinnz6524 6 років тому +141

    just like minecraft!!!! not really

    • @vumb8
      @vumb8 5 років тому +1

      It is

  • @alans177
    @alans177 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you brother! This almost looked just as easy as using matches. I´m gonna try to impress om my family next time we barbeque.

  • @garyedwards2983
    @garyedwards2983 2 роки тому +1

    That was a great and simple lesson I got a spark first time going onto my char cloth 👌👌🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @robertgrosser3359
    @robertgrosser3359 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you for the very best demonstration of the flint and steel fire starting method that I have seen.. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

  • @JuanC17Playz
    @JuanC17Playz 4 роки тому +5

    40% IRL of this topic
    *60% MINECRAFT!*
    fantastic!

  • @SimMaster
    @SimMaster 5 років тому +53

    I never knew the steel was shaped like a C in real life, wtf..

  • @kijetesantakalu5593
    @kijetesantakalu5593 4 роки тому +1

    What modpack are you using because it looks real

  • @jonthegod00
    @jonthegod00 4 роки тому +1

    Will I be able to use it in pvp?

  • @brothdian
    @brothdian Рік тому

    I created a nether portal in my basement and didn't know how to use the flint and steel until now, thank you for this tutorial!!

  • @PeteZelchenko
    @PeteZelchenko 5 років тому +7

    Great, simple, elemental, kid-friendly. Openly debunks the specialists. This is what outdoor skill training should look like.

  • @ophirdude4342
    @ophirdude4342 5 років тому +1

    Nicely done video:
    1) You've got cred: bandage on your hand, cuts, scrapes & scars on your knuckle. LOL!!!!!
    2) Thx for the knowledge: I knew Mora knives has high carbon blades, but I did not associate it with creating sparks.
    3) I'm now inspired to find "the-right-rocks" in my area. At a minimum, I will keep my eyes open for prospective candidates.

  • @IaMmEsSiNgBoY
    @IaMmEsSiNgBoY 3 роки тому +14

    When you forget to turn off the rtx textures:

  • @backbutton7888
    @backbutton7888 3 роки тому +4

    thank you now i can make fire everywhere on Minecraft

  • @jerrycollins4893
    @jerrycollins4893 9 місяців тому

    Nice demo with the knife!

  • @aur-1998
    @aur-1998 2 роки тому

    Can we do this without char cloth.plus can we use dried grass for burning

  • @Misanti888
    @Misanti888 2 роки тому

    Hi. Can the flint n steel combo be used effectively for petroleum jelly infused cotton balls? Thanks for sharing.

  • @theopenshpere
    @theopenshpere 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks man. This is really helpful. Can't wait for the zombie apocalypse

  • @benhikescamps
    @benhikescamps 4 роки тому +1

    Nice clear instructions and well filmed. Many thanks for this. - Ben UK

  • @insainee
    @insainee 4 роки тому +5

    Damn these graphics are insane

    • @WSoulsanctuary
      @WSoulsanctuary 3 роки тому +2

      its a real life
      i know it's a joke

    • @jupiter_ios
      @jupiter_ios 3 роки тому

      @@WSoulsanctuary r/hziszhw6hz7shz6ie65gius65gsgt67gsg6t7g6tiwt6giuwguijsvezviw6gijtwcztujc

  • @terrymattson3587
    @terrymattson3587 4 роки тому

    You made it simple to understand. I’ve watched other’s,they didn’t brake it down simply like you did. Thanks.

  • @quinntheeskimooutdoors6234
    @quinntheeskimooutdoors6234 3 роки тому +1

    Very good demo, thanks for showing us. Take care.

  • @fireguy-id7ky
    @fireguy-id7ky 5 років тому +19

    And yet I still can’t light my 2 block talk grass on fire smh

  • @richardbielby9724
    @richardbielby9724 4 роки тому +1

    cheers man, that's a nice little tutorial. How do you identify flint in the wild?

  • @creeator
    @creeator 4 роки тому +1

    Will embers from a dead fire work to catch the spark ? 🤔

  • @m4rtial_law654
    @m4rtial_law654 2 роки тому +2

    Yay! Now I can visit the nether!

  • @jeffclarkofclarklesparkle3103
    @jeffclarkofclarklesparkle3103 4 роки тому +1

    So a piece of quartz should do?

  • @themanstan4215
    @themanstan4215 5 років тому +4

    what if you need the fire to make the char cloth though?

    • @HateDiazP
      @HateDiazP 3 роки тому

      You can use the same method with just dry tinder/grass and omit the char cloth but it’s more difficult to get it started

    • @gayusschwulius8490
      @gayusschwulius8490 3 роки тому

      @@HateDiazP Or dried tree funghi, they work almost as well as charcloth.

  • @nplusw5812
    @nplusw5812 6 років тому +13

    As a Chinese,i really like your English pronunciation and accent😁

    • @huntersvideos905
      @huntersvideos905 6 років тому

      吴所谓 how does a Chinese have a Chinese username but type in English

    • @phill633vgs
      @phill633vgs 6 років тому +1

      As an English, trust me, that is not English pronunciation.

    • @toomanylevels
      @toomanylevels 5 років тому

      @@phill633vgs As and Argentinian, I like the American accent more than the English accent...

    • @KomenCents
      @KomenCents 5 років тому +4

      @@huntersvideos905 Such an American question.

    • @tompearce6312
      @tompearce6312 5 років тому

      @@toomanylevels I think American English is closer to the way English used to speak many years ago, so I've heard

  • @ActionMattGreen
    @ActionMattGreen 4 роки тому

    Very nice demonstration man. I def enjoyed and will be back.

  • @Alias_Anybody
    @Alias_Anybody 3 роки тому +1

    Three questions:
    Is that 1095 steel?
    Would quartz instead of flint do the trick? There's just magnitudes more of it out there.
    Is there a natural material you can use instead of charcloth?

  • @alchemists4443
    @alchemists4443 5 років тому +3

    Does flint make a sort of “glass” noise when tapped on? I’m trying to figure out what kind of rock I have lol

    • @DVDRAR
      @DVDRAR 5 років тому +1

      Yes

    • @mesory
      @mesory 4 роки тому

      @@DVDRAR rily

  • @aweyeiwyeuw5411
    @aweyeiwyeuw5411 3 роки тому +1

    This remember me some game

  • @davidbailey4466
    @davidbailey4466 Рік тому

    nice description. how ever - take another look at your creek bed find and notice the zigzag edge giving a new primitive tool to ad to your bag .

  • @timothyhaskell8262
    @timothyhaskell8262 4 роки тому +1

    The steel needs to be free of rust or oxidation?

  • @suzycat2026
    @suzycat2026 3 роки тому +1

    Fascinating method, good to see.
    Is flint hard to find in many areas of the World?
    Been finding lots of it at my beach. Perhaps it's washed up, some huge pieces. I like the texture of it. 😼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @CricketsBay
      @CricketsBay Рік тому

      It falls out of the cliffs as they are eroded away. It doesn't wash up.

    • @suzycat2026
      @suzycat2026 Рік тому

      Maybe in your part of the world@@CricketsBay the flint I find has definitely been in the sea, the erosion tells, however long ago it was attached to any rock.
      I'm not arguing like you, but hey, no one knows everything.🙂

  • @Pomni3477
    @Pomni3477 2 роки тому

    Thanks for making this video

  • @SammyNeverEver
    @SammyNeverEver 5 років тому +2

    How do you make the fire to cook the cloth

  • @jbelme1
    @jbelme1 4 роки тому +1

    Your flint looks like every Indian made celt/hoe I own. Are you damaging a relic? Thanks for the video. My flint and striker from Townsends are in the mail now.

  • @notsocrapmex3286
    @notsocrapmex3286 3 роки тому +6

    The fact that it look exactly like Minecraft is amazing.

    • @smithy1578
      @smithy1578 3 роки тому

      @@comradedogo2441 obsidian and some forms of chert are black or dark in color

  • @thatguy22441
    @thatguy22441 4 роки тому +1

    I'm glad you used naturally occurring flint, not the ferrocerium rods that are sold as "flint." Anyone who has the presence of mind to bring a "flint" and steel firestarter could more easily bring a lighter. In fact, for the cost of the ferrocerium, you could buy many lighters.

  • @randomlymadeanimations52
    @randomlymadeanimations52 6 років тому +12

    Where do you get flint???

    • @MikevanHattum
      @MikevanHattum 6 років тому +3

      Basically everywhere, at least in northern europe. Also when it comes to the steels, if you have an old file, works wonders as a steel. As a blacksmith I use old files to make steels for the viking era. Just make sure it is hardened correctly. The carbon content is important, but if it is not hardened correctly it is useless.

    • @randomlymadeanimations52
      @randomlymadeanimations52 6 років тому

      K thanks

    • @cataclysmicdev4886
      @cataclysmicdev4886 6 років тому

      Minecraft

    • @Bassoclock
      @Bassoclock 6 років тому

      Good source here. Texas or English work great by the pound $4-5 per lbs.
      www.neolithics.com/flakes-1/

    • @pacificnorthwestoutdoors8510
      @pacificnorthwestoutdoors8510 5 років тому

      Flint is a silica bass rock. It could be quartz rocks to chert and even jasper!

  • @Chillbear47
    @Chillbear47 4 роки тому +1

    Fairly interesting!

  • @Ruthie888
    @Ruthie888 3 роки тому

    Can you do it with the tool on the knife, steel on steel?

  • @fleckyschwein77
    @fleckyschwein77 6 років тому +2

    Very cool explanation 👍 thumbs up

  • @Verm0uth07
    @Verm0uth07 4 роки тому

    how are you going to make a charred cloth if you don't have a fire to begin with? Is there an alternative replacement for the charred cloth? Asking because I'm lost in the woods and im cold as hell right now

  • @mike-yp1uk
    @mike-yp1uk 3 роки тому

    Very well explained

  • @mje3055
    @mje3055 4 роки тому

    Very nice, it's pretty good. You're the man

  • @robertgrosser3359
    @robertgrosser3359 3 роки тому +2

    I found that the best way to light char cloth is a box of matches.

  • @Sharischampis
    @Sharischampis 5 років тому +1

    where do u buy that type of design steel

  • @chaimeekim9652
    @chaimeekim9652 4 роки тому

    Is the steel reusable when the bit of steel has been used for a long time?

    • @jasonswiatkowski9127
      @jasonswiatkowski9127 4 роки тому

      The steel will last almost forever. You re only shaving a tiny amount with each strike.

  • @imjusttoodissgusted5620
    @imjusttoodissgusted5620 4 роки тому

    I made a fire tube tender it works too, just use cotton clothes line in a tube singe the end , pull it back in tube and push it out, hit the spark on it, light the tender and pull the ember back into the tube and put it out.

  • @Go-with-that
    @Go-with-that 3 роки тому

    What do you use if you dont have charcloth? Can you do an extra video on just using tinder?

    • @gayusschwulius8490
      @gayusschwulius8490 3 роки тому

      The easiest method is to use dried tree funghi, but just fine dried grass also works in a pinch, albeit with a bit more work.

  • @johnlacourse9598
    @johnlacourse9598 5 років тому

    WOW you answered a lot of questions I had. I thought it was the flint rock that made the spark but you say it is the steel that does it. So really there's nothing special about the rock? Like too how you placed the charcloth on the flint stone. "High carbon steel" I've heard that over and over. What is it. Would stainless produce sparks?
    Blessings, John 20:29

    • @KomenCents
      @KomenCents 5 років тому

      is what it says. high carbon steel. Steel with high levels of carbon (usually called carbon steel) and no, stainless steel usually has little to no carbon.
      carbon steel is usually what tougher objects are made of (swords, files, anvils, hammers etc)

  • @JohnSmith-vb6jx
    @JohnSmith-vb6jx 3 роки тому

    Good job. Thanks.

  • @Ronbob59
    @Ronbob59 3 роки тому

    Great video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @KettleCamping
    @KettleCamping 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the video! Very helpful!👍

  • @bigmac3006
    @bigmac3006 9 місяців тому

    Great vid!

  • @corinbw
    @corinbw 5 років тому

    where do you live because here in Utah they are just laying on the ground most everywhere.

  • @IDK001-n7n
    @IDK001-n7n 3 роки тому

    how do you do so late in minecraft player flint and steel so fast

    • @tommyvercetti9126
      @tommyvercetti9126 3 роки тому

      "iN mInEcRaFt pLaYeR fLiNy aNd sTeEl sO fAsT" this is NOT minecraft, idiot child.

    • @mz7289
      @mz7289 3 роки тому

      r/youngpeopleyoutube

    • @IDK001-n7n
      @IDK001-n7n 3 роки тому

      @@tommyvercetti9126 ok how do you know I am kid?

  • @bayejid.a.a
    @bayejid.a.a 3 роки тому +2

    How to use flint and steel:Right click

  • @MrFLAIMEBRAINE777
    @MrFLAIMEBRAINE777 6 років тому +1

    Bien playing Cataclysm DDA lately and its inspired me to look up survival stuff. keep up the good work

  • @peterpisani4749
    @peterpisani4749 3 роки тому

    thank you so much for the great video

  • @PeterParker-xv2nl
    @PeterParker-xv2nl 4 роки тому +1

    This demonstration is awesome .., really thank you for sharing this..👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @paulhampton6408
    @paulhampton6408 4 роки тому +5

    Great video ! It felt like you literally brought us with you Sir, to see it up close !
    Got it ! Same carbon steel just a different shape !
    That's interesting !
    We did similar methods for fire 🔥 !

  • @Imjussaiyanbro
    @Imjussaiyanbro 5 років тому

    What came first? The char cloth or the fire?

    • @esmanurarikan7772
      @esmanurarikan7772 5 років тому

      Fire came first. From friction fire or a bic lighter that invented before flint lol

    • @Imjussaiyanbro
      @Imjussaiyanbro 5 років тому +1

      Esma Nur Arikan bic lighter lol

  • @motocrossking84able
    @motocrossking84able 5 років тому +7

    You got a bandaid on from getting hurt filming this lol

  • @gitmoholliday5764
    @gitmoholliday5764 4 роки тому

    as a kid I used 2 pieces of flint to create sparks, now I did read somewhere it is almost impossible to make a fire without a steele striker.. is that some hoax ? because a spark is a spark right ?

    • @michaeldean5787
      @michaeldean5787 3 роки тому

      It's possible. Far Northern Bushcraft uses two rocks to create a fire. I can't remember the tinder he uses to catch the spark.

  • @bike-vlogscuciubuci9017
    @bike-vlogscuciubuci9017 4 роки тому

    its work with a normal stone?

  • @danniedog
    @danniedog 3 роки тому

    Yes, so easy. But how do you strike a spark?

  • @meninadoriopr5668
    @meninadoriopr5668 2 роки тому

    Very Nice.

  • @lupenieto1210
    @lupenieto1210 4 роки тому

    Have you tried using clothes dryer lent

  • @palabraraberep5509
    @palabraraberep5509 3 роки тому

    Nice texture pack bro

  • @liagamer4265
    @liagamer4265 3 роки тому

    love the way you say "boosh" craft lol

  • @catsus4159
    @catsus4159 4 роки тому +2

    Ultimate survivalist: my bad
    Me: STOP SAYING MY BAD!!!

  • @OofyHD
    @OofyHD 2 роки тому

    this video is very helpful i can finally start a irl nether portal so i can get into the nether to kill the wither and makes a beacon

  • @NejinPokharel
    @NejinPokharel 3 роки тому +1

    3:39 video starts

  • @hulaanmo2132
    @hulaanmo2132 3 роки тому +1

    This is much easier in Minecraft
    But seriously, seeing this for the first time is EPICCCCCC

  • @katyakazazian3249
    @katyakazazian3249 4 роки тому +1

    You could see he's been punching a lot of trees with those knuckles.
    Damn

  • @XoXSeba
    @XoXSeba 4 роки тому +9

    5:46 It looks like you've been taking a lot of wood with your hand, next time just make a stone ax dude

    • @warenrose3994
      @warenrose3994 3 роки тому

      Well he was saving his wood up for it

  • @xanderph2999
    @xanderph2999 4 роки тому

    Get obsidian to go nether but is Really help full

  • @melibonst2550
    @melibonst2550 4 роки тому

    Good video

  • @nayfeniel1106
    @nayfeniel1106 3 роки тому +1

    Time to go to then nether

  • @miltonwelch4177
    @miltonwelch4177 5 років тому +1

    As much as I appreciate information but looooooong intro to any step of the process is endemic to most of how-to videos.

  • @wrapsalt5420
    @wrapsalt5420 4 роки тому

    How do i get obsidian???

    • @wrapsalt5420
      @wrapsalt5420 4 роки тому

      @Just a white cat trying to hit 10K subscribers that was a minecraft joke and yes i know it's real.