RE: Just a dumb firefighter/woodburner's answers to frequently asked questions

[firefighterjake]

Awesome thread. Really great information for this newbie. It's great to have all this in one place. Thanks!

Welcome Nate - as a newbie, remember that there is tons of info out in the hearth wiki. Our resident Fireman has a way with words - lots of 'em ;-P . Stick around, this is a great forum that has many folks with tons of collective knowledge and a good helping of humor thrown in to boot.

Yeah, I'm not exactly fitting in the mold of the tactiturn, quick-witted Maine Yankee . . . folks who know me say I tend to use a lot more words than I need to . . . and my wife says I often wax on and on about nothing.

 

[Jags]

Awesome thread. Really great information for this newbie. It's great to have all this in one place. Thanks!

Welcome Nate - as a newbie, remember that there is tons of info out in the hearth wiki. Our resident Fireman has a way with words - lots of 'em ;-P . Stick around, this is a great forum that has many folks with tons of collective knowledge and a good helping of humor thrown in to boot.

Yeah, I'm not exactly fitting in the mold of the tactiturn, quick-witted Maine Yankee . . . folks who know me say I tend to use a lot more words than I need to . . . and my wife says I often wax on and on about nothing.

Jake - for the record, I think your initial posting was spot on. Keep it going, I think it will make for a great wiki.

 

[chris-mcpherson]

What is this "tunnel of love" method I keep hearing about? I tried to Google it but got information that didn't really apply to heating with wood.
In general... is there a good thread here that will explain some burning methods other than just throwing some wood in or the old boy scout tee pee or log home?

 

[firefighterjake]

What is this "tunnel of love" method I keep hearing about? I tried to Google it but got information that didn't really apply to heating with wood.
In general... is there a good thread here that will explain some burning methods other than just throwing some wood in or the old boy scout tee pee or log home?

I imagine googling "tunnel of love" might come up with all kinds of strange and R-rated sites . . . but I think what you would find is that it refers in this case to digging out a trench in the coals near the incoming air . . . then again I could be wrong.

As for info on burning methods . . . I think I mentioned this in this thread . . . but you can also do a search for "top down" method for starting a fire . . . this is a method I use now and many others have found it to be quite useful as well.