Started a fire this morning and thought I'd document it for folks wondering about different methods for firestarting. This method works well in stoves that allow North/South loading because the air feeds the fire down the tunnel of love®.
Started off with two medium sized fir splits placed about 4" apart. 4 balls of newspaper were placed between them. Then 4 pieces of construction scraps were placed criss-cross on top. I made the kindling by taking a hatchet to 2x6 end cut-offs. Light and let it ignite with the door open a little. These shots were taken 1-2 minutes apart.
setup ignite
split added add wood burning good!
Started off with two medium sized fir splits placed about 4" apart. 4 balls of newspaper were placed between them. Then 4 pieces of construction scraps were placed criss-cross on top. I made the kindling by taking a hatchet to 2x6 end cut-offs. Light and let it ignite with the door open a little. These shots were taken 1-2 minutes apart.
setup ignite
split added add wood burning good!