Is there a name for this fire configuration?

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Out in the woods tonight and had a big chunk to burn, so thought I’d experiment. Kicks out a lot of heat but doesn’t seem to be burning down too quickly.

Is there a name for this fire configuration with a big log in the middle, with the fire built around it?

Thanks in advance!

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I can see how it would be a good heater for a group surrounding it. The fire around it keeping the surface of the log radiant.

It looks from the pictures that it would use a lot of fuel round the outside to keep that surface glowing.

I haven’t seen it done before and I’m wondering why not.

So no name that I know of.
 
I can see how it would be a good heater for a group surrounding it. The fire around it keeping the surface of the log radiant.

It looks from the pictures that it would use a lot of fuel round the outside to keep that surface glowing.

I haven’t seen it done before and I’m wondering why not.

So no name that I know of.


Yeah, my hope was that it’d radiate outwards for the sitting around the fire situation. Seems to be doing the trick nicely!

I expected it to burn through the outer pieces a lot faster than it is doing, which is curious.
 

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