Fat wood

[StihlKicking]

Found this today

Turned it into this

 

[mark cline]

Is it dry? If so how fast does it light?

 

[StihlKicking]

Is it dry? If so how fast does it light?

Yes it is an old pine knot I found still standing. Short leaf pine to be specific. Dry, it lights instantly. Seriously, I'll try to post a video tomorrow. It's better than the store bought fat wood.

 

[FoxTrotBoogie]

I use fat wood for all my fire starting. Never have tried super cedars as fatwood is just easier to find locally and works great for me.

 

[StihlKicking]

Here's a short little demonstration

 

[7acres]

Very resourceful! I scrounged some fatwood from my inlaw's neighborhood last year. I've got a random stick of it under my bathroom sink waiting to be processed. The wife puts it back in every time she cleans. Probably TMI, but this reminded me I need to take care of that.

 

[cptoneleg]

Is it dry? If so how fast does it light?

is it dry, its usually found in the south and some of it drips turpentine and burns like kerosene.

 

[Paulywalnut]

I love Fatwood. I thought it was from the roots of pine.

 

[StihlKicking]

I love Fatwood. I thought it was from the roots of pine.

You are not completely wrong, a lot of pine roots have these properties. The hearts of old growth southern pines like short and long leaf have these properties as well. Find the hearts standing dead and you strike gold!