as requested by The Big Lebowski here are a few pics of my secret fatwood supply
this is the best ive found. it comes from these two old pine trunks rather than tree stumps cut with a saw. when the tree dies and is left standing i think the 'fat' has more time to accumulate.
scrape with the knife at right angles to the wood to make fluffy shavings as you would with birch bark.
i usually use a few slivers of the fatwood to transfer to other kindling.
these burn for a minute or two.
of course there are other similar fuels such as resin from wounded conifers. pine is good and is harder and sometimes you find saturated chunks of bark. the two bellow are hemlock and spruce. if the resin is fresh and still fairly runny you can soak it up with dry needles and can be lit with a firesteel, otherwise it can be tricky to light.
and no, im not telling where it is!
pete
this is the best ive found. it comes from these two old pine trunks rather than tree stumps cut with a saw. when the tree dies and is left standing i think the 'fat' has more time to accumulate.
scrape with the knife at right angles to the wood to make fluffy shavings as you would with birch bark.
i usually use a few slivers of the fatwood to transfer to other kindling.
these burn for a minute or two.
of course there are other similar fuels such as resin from wounded conifers. pine is good and is harder and sometimes you find saturated chunks of bark. the two bellow are hemlock and spruce. if the resin is fresh and still fairly runny you can soak it up with dry needles and can be lit with a firesteel, otherwise it can be tricky to light.
and no, im not telling where it is!
pete
