Dead longleaf and homemade fatwood

This Longleaf started dying a couple years ago, judging from the pitch hardened bark that remained up top the sapsuckers did a number on it. Figured I'd drop it and add to the shoulder pile before it blew into something else, until I notched the stump and found nothing but swiss cheese.
Fell 90deg off plan and hung in a Pin Oak limb, 3 back cuts later and I was able to toss a tag line up to a small limb and pull it back over on itself.

The center of the stump was perfect fatwood material, spent a few minutes shaving it off stuff was almost translucent.

And too bad this top broke, would have been an interesting carving specimen

i had a big pine that i cut up and the lower portion was breaking apart in the core. a lot of sap and strands that easily separated....not rotted or punky, just a lot of pitch that settled into the core. great kindling.....

cass

Look like you are set for fire starter.
Good that it's down before the wind took it at the wrong time & place.