Description
Contestants must strike a spark with steel against flint (no modern fire sticks or starters), catch the spark on a piece of charcloth, coax the ember, ignite a bit of tinder, and light a candle… all within a 2-minute time period. The shortest time in each category wins a fire steel forged by the resident smith, Tom Latane. A child winner must be accompanied by an adult to be presented with a fire steel.
Novice Category
Flint, steels, charcloth, and tinder will be lent to novices for practice and competition. There is no charge for practicing.
Experienced Category
Contestants may use their own historic-style tinder boxes or borrow materials.
