Show your HDFK!

91bravo 91bravo we found a chunk in the SC swamps while camping out hog hunting that was about the size of a picnic bench that was fully penetrated through with that same color and look to it. It took a bit to dig it out of the ground and get the other deadfall off of it but that thing burned for 2 days straight haha.

And yes I said fully penetrated yoko yoko 😂
 
Tensegrity said:
Sadly,not up here in these latitudes...I WISH! We burn wood for primary water and home heat so I use it semi daily. If I could harvest some myself?.... that would be so swell!
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No where as substantial as what Jonny posted and not sure if you've got any in Vermont, but here in NW Wisconsin I get mine from red pine. Find some larger branches near the ground that are snapped off/look dead and the first 3-5" will usually be pitch heavy.
 
It’s plentiful down here. Saw through the bottom a few inches and baton a big blade down through it to break it loose. You’ll see a can of WD40 in one of the pics above. This helps the saw blade from sticking in the stump once you get deeper. Oil will make sawing MUCH easier and will prevent getting your saw blade stuck.

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91bravo said:
It’s plentiful down here. Saw through the bottom a few inches and baton a big blade down through it to break it loose. You’ll see a can of WD40 in one of the pics above. This helps the saw blade from sticking in the stump once you get deeper. Oil will make sawing MUCH easier and will prevent getting your saw blade stuck.

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I love those Sven saws. I don't use a saw as much as a knife or axe but I do like having it as an option. Those Svens are really light and they break down in a way that it isn't cumbersome to carry in a pack at all.
 
Pàdruig said:
I love those Sven saws. I don't use a saw as much as a knife or axe but I do like having it as an option. Those Svens are really light and they break down in a way that it isn't cumbersome to carry in a pack at all.
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I prefer Silky myself. Tried a friend's Sven and quickly saw (😋) that the acute angles of the triangle came into play (limiting the range of motion) when cutting bigger/thicker wood.
 
bluemax_1 said:
I prefer Silky myself. Tried a friend's Sven and quickly saw (😋) that the acute angles of the triangle came into play (limiting the range of motion) when cutting bigger/thicker wood.
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I think most people prefer the Silky, which makes perfect sense - there is no denying how awesome they are. I just don't like the added bulk and weight since I don't use the saw nearly as much as other tools.
 
Pàdruig said:
I love those Sven saws. I don't use a saw as much as a knife or axe but I do like having it as an option. Those Svens are really light and they break down in a way that it isn't cumbersome to carry in a pack at all.
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I love my Svens and I love my Silkys. The Svens are reserved for rough country camping use and the Silkys get used around the house for yard work. The Silky is a terrible saw to harvest fatwood with, due to the smaller TPI, they get clogged up. The Sven has huge voids and larger TPI, so it expels the fatwood dust better. Either one is an excellent saw though.
 
91bravo said:
I love my Svens and I love my Silkys. The Svens are reserved for rough country camping use and the Silkys get used around the house for yard work. The Silky is a terrible saw to harvest fatwood with, due to the smaller TPI, they get clogged up. The Sven has huge voids and larger TPI, so it expels the fatwood dust better. Either one is an excellent saw though.
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I am not questioning your choices at all, but for those who may not know Silky has different tooth choices on many of the saws. The XL teeth clean out very well while chewing wood quickly. I love bow saws for certain cutting (Silky’s are only for pulling), but I do love that you can sneak the saw in tight spots as well as not being limited in diameter of wood cut. I think it is great we don’t have to all choose one method or tool for cutting anything.
 
trevitrace said:
No where as substantial as what Jonny posted and not sure if you've got any in Vermont, but here in NW Wisconsin I get mine from red pine. Find some larger branches near the ground that are snapped off/look dead and the first 3-5" will usually be pitch heavy.
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Red pine is almost completely obliterated up here. Some white pine stumps yield -some-resin, but no where near what that red does.

91bravo 91bravo 's technique is sweet, finding and harvesting juicy stumps! Given enough time, walking around and gathering a hanfull of pitch drips off of pine trunks will also work well with a feather stick and some tinder (cedar, birch bark, etc.), even in the damp/wet.

Cool conversation👍
 
Tensegrity said:
Red pine is almost completely obliterated up here. Some white pine stumps yield -some-resin, but no where near what that red does.

91bravo 91bravo 's technique is sweet, finding and harvesting juicy stumps! Given enough time, walking around and gathering a hanfull of pitch drips off of pine trunks will also work well with a feather stick and some tinder (cedar, birch bark, etc.), even in the damp/wet.

Cool conversation👍
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Pine pitch and moose poop!
 
Don't forget the Dustrude pack saw - light, easy to pack and offers more clearance than the Sven

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