Definitions
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- noun A
swatch offabric made fromvegetable fibre (such aslinen orcotton ) that has been converted viapyrolysis into a slow-burningfuel of very lowignition temperature , historically used astinder .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I have found that if you hold the steel in one hand and the scrap of charcloth in the other hand with the flint on top and strike your spark thus, you will have a better chance of catching the spark in the charcloth, which will then turn into a rapidly expanding coal that you need to put right into your tinder ball.
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I have found that if you hold the steel in one hand and the scrap of charcloth in the other hand with the flint on top and strike your spark thus, you will have a better chance of catching the spark in the charcloth, which will then turn into a rapidly expanding coal that you need to put right into your tinder ball.
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And that if using flint and steel (not to be confused with ferrocerium igniters) to start a fire it is extremely beneficial to use charcloth.
SurvivalBlog.com 2010
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I printed out information on how to make charcloth and put it in my files.
SurvivalBlog.com 2010
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