fungi, mushrooms, signs, knife shot & FATWOOD!

[Bushman5]

another woods walk, took the GF and her crap disturbers for some forced marching.

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[Bushman5]

ok thanks for telling me, i couldn;t tell by looking down the washed out cliff.

ok thanks for telling me, i guess i dont need common sense or the ability to think for myself

 

[Bushman5]

Fatwood score, about 10 lbs of nice resin rich heartwood.

some cleaned up

so strong i can smell the resin from the other room

almost 100% pure forest grade fatwood:

 

[lambertiana]

Wow, that is some high quality fatwood! What species did it come from?

 

[Bushman5]

nothing but the best!

BC Douglas Fir!

 

[remmmm]

Nice pics as always. One question though, does the GF know how much you love her kids

 

[revhard05]

sorry for the noob question, but what is Fatwood, and what are its purposes and or uses?

 

[Gaurdian_A1]

That is some nice fatwood. The Douglas fir produces a much redder fatwood than pine...i have some fatwood from an old pine stump that is just as saturated as that, but it more yellow/orange than that stuff..the stuff damn near lights on fire all by itself.

you never dissapoint B5!

-Gaurdian_A1

 

[99f250]

sorry for the noob question, but what is Fatwood, and what are its purposes and or uses?

Fatwood comes the resin rich stumps of pine and fir (conifers), it is used to start fires as in burns like a torch.
I was out for a walk today with the cash conversion machines myself and found about ten stumps but didn't even bother to harvest as I have so much already, one was four feet tall.

 

[newknife]

very nice. did you harvest that with your bk2?

 

[Bushman5]

used my sandvik saw to harvest it, my BK2 to clean up the outer wood and moss and my Handley BladeSmith TAC-EDC for final clean up.

some of the smaller bits, pure heartwood fatwood

the knives used (and a "wee" bit of fatwood shavings...the house reeks of fatwood)

a bigger piece, about 2.5 lbs after cleanup

shaving fuzzies

end piece, trimmed

 

[Bushman5]

sorry for the noob question, but what is Fatwood, and what are its purposes and or uses?

Hi Rev! here is a great think on what fatwood is, how to find it and use it

http://funditor.110mb.com/wiki/index.php/Pitchwood :thumbup:

 

[Troop]

Wow! That is some beautiful fatwood!
:thumbup:
Thanks for the pics.

 

[ROCK6]

Wow, that's some saturated fatwood! Man Bushman, so many "danger" signs up north...must be pretty dangerous up there

ROCK6

 

[myright]

Wow - that's great stuff - nice score.

Those signs crack me up - it's amazing how stupid some people are that actually need to be told not to go near a fallen power line.

I like the saw teeth/serrations on tip of the blade - one question - what is the notch for?

 

[lukacsmihaly]

Damn good quality! You should open an online store! I know I'd buy...:thumbup:

 

[spyken]

would anyone be kind enough to let me try some of that fatwood? never ever tried that stuff...is it only from temperate climate trees? or any tree that produces resin?

 

[KiljoyKutlery]

Great pics, and good score.

 

[333rm]

What a great fatwood score! That is some resin rich wood you found, nice!!!

 

[Beisser]

bushman,
please tell me something about the handley knife. how old is it? do you like it? do you use it often?
i ask because i´m selling coty´s knives over here in germany.

thanks
Arne