Fat wood

[Raybennett]

I was just looking for some advice on harvesting some fat wood. Will any evergreen do? Or just pines etc? Any help grateful. Thanks

 

[stekker]

Just pines will do.
Look for fallen pine trees,and look for the stump.
Remove some rotten wood from the stump.
You'll find some redcollord wood which looks glazy and smeells like turpentine.
You can use it even when it's wet.


Theo

 

[Raybennett]

Cheers theo. I took some out of a pine stump yesterday. I just took a small piece. But it's only marbled in darker red wood. That seems to be fat wood. I'm going to go back tomorrow and harvest some more, now I know what I'm after. I just didn't want to go making a mess unnessecarily. Again thanks theo

 

[jimbo75]

I buy mine from our local nursery/shopping place... In the chimenia department!! A couple of quid for a big bundle from the rain forest. Very naughty

 

[Raybennett]

Think I'd rather go for a walk and harvest my own!

 

[w00dsmoke]

This pine was dug out of exposed peat and lit on the shore of a lochan. You'd be surprised at how old it can be and where you can find it.

 

[stekker]

Here's my fatwood/pinestump-mayawood we found this winter!
As you can see,it was full of resin and smelled and burned like hell!

Theo

 

[Raybennett]

I've heard the older the better. I've just been and had a look at a tiny piece I brought back. It was a massive tree and I've just snapped a hand sizes piece of root off. There's veins of it in there. I only had an opinel with me so couldn't gather more. Thanks alot for the advice fellas.