Fat wood

Howdy,

Out here in Oregon, A Trade Wood (western term for pitchwood) stump looks something like this:

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jyearly said:
Question? Cut down a pine tree (24" dia) that had been dead 3-4 years. On the trunk, about 2' off the ground where there were limbs that had been trimmed, the wood looked streaked with yellow and brown, and when split smelled of turpentine. Does this qualify as fat wood, or does "fat wood" only come from an old stump? Thanks for any info.
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Sounds like fatwood to me, what are it's burn characteristics?
 
And it doesn't have to be a huge down tree either. This was a small standing dead pine tree that I pushed over.




The good stuff was in the root!

 
tonym said:
And it doesn't have to be a huge down tree either. This was a small standing dead pine tree that I pushed over.




The good stuff was in the root!

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The good stuff usually is in the roots. I need to go back now that it's cooler weather and look at that old tree. It has been laying top down across the trail for over a year now but was long dead before it fell over. As rich as it is in the limbs I'm curious to see what the root end is like. Should be a really good haul in that tree regardless but I am still curious what's where on it.
 
This is part of a root section I used for this video. The "cinematography wasn't the greatest on this one but you'll still get the gist of it.

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Great stuff buddy, but 1 handed firestarting deserves its own thread. I will post a different technique tomorrow if you start the thread.
 
Howdy Neighbors,

I'm in E TN - home of the Appalachian American (just recently learned that the term HillBilly is now passe but I have decided to go against the flow and keep my BF Title).

I've learned quite a bit from this thread and though it sounds like I haven't tried as hard to locate the stuff as the OP I was a bit confused on this subject as well.

Thanks Mistwalker for the thread linked to and to everyone else here for the education. Just goes to prove, there is no stupid question.

Semper Fi
 
Don M said:
Central - home of Y-12, X-10, and K-25. The high school here has a large atom symbol on the building.
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Hahahahaha, I know where you are...the only place in TN that worries more than the county I live in.

tonym said:
Great stuff buddy, but 1 handed firestarting deserves its own thread. I will post a different technique tomorrow if you start the thread.
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Thanks man, glad you liked. Sounds good to me but If I'm startin' a thread with it then I want to re-shoot the video tomorrow...I goofed on this one and wasn't paying attention where the camera was pointed part of the time.


Hillbillenigma said:
Howdy Neighbors,

I'm in E TN - home of the Appalachian American (just recently learned that the term HillBilly is now passe but I have decided to go against the flow and keep my BF Title).

I've learned quite a bit from this thread and though it sounds like I haven't tried as hard to locate the stuff as the OP I was a bit confused on this subject as well.

Thanks Mistwalker for the thread linked to and to everyone else here for the education. Just goes to prove, there is no stupid question.

Semper Fi
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Hey man, sharing and learning is what the W&SS is all about ...right?


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Yep, one of the very few places where the deer hunting is great, but you might not be able to keep it after they check the meat for radioactivity.

It sounds like you, Hillbillenigma, and I (and others) should get together sometime to check out knives and other tools.
 
Don M said:
I guess you have never been to Memphis...but that would worry you for different reasons.
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Well...yeah...there is Memphis...but you're right, completely different reasons. That was one of the places that got me started studying urban survival from a different perspective...and the reason I decided to go check out Arkansas.
 
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