GA Fatwood Go!!

[jcl-MD]

[video=youtube;PBhvzlzNjKk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBhvzlzNjKk&feature=g-crec[/video]

Thanks

 

[powernoodle]

Someone tell me that I was not the only person blowing at the computer screen, trying to get that thing to flame up before Mr. jcl did it.

 

[Mistwalker]

Cool experiment doc. Fatwood and Yucca are both awesome materials, but I've never used both together like that, and have never tried a fatwood hearth fearing the pitch would just heat up and gum things up. Usually with Yucca I just tie two sticks of Yucca together for a hearth. My experiences with really rich fatwood has been that is doesn't really like to flame from embers from a bow drill or char cloth, but tends to ember itself and makes a good hot coal extender. I've had the same experience using Yucca shavings. Doesn't like to flame from the ember (maybe I needed more shavings on both counts) but it will definitely ember hot and make a heck of a coal extender/expander in a tinder nest.

Someone tell me that I was not the only person blowing at the computer screen, trying to get that thing to flame up before Mr. jcl did it.

Lol, yeah it did seem like it was taking him a while to get there didn't it

 

[Cross Bones]

Good job! I need to go to the local Cottonwood forest and get some wood for a hearth.