The Great Fatwood Showdown

I gather that with all the walmarts across the continent, the odds that all of them are carrying the same fatwood source is pretty slim. The great thing about this thread is it is very easy to duplicate the procedure and check how your own fatwood matches up.
 
Liam Ryan said:
I gather that with all the walmarts across the continent, the odds that all of them are carrying the same fatwood source is pretty slim. The great thing about this thread is it is very easy to duplicate the procedure and check how your own fatwood matches up.
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It"s easy to ensure that you have the most resin saturated wood in the stack, weigh the boxes. I have opened them and or weighed them in store. Mo one really cares in big box stores.
 
Very nice review Lambert! Over my time of harvesting fatwood, I've noticed that not all stumps are the same. I do realize that the older the stump is and the closer to the ground that you harvest, the more resinous it will be. I've also concluded that the lighter stuff is better than the darker stuff. In my experience that it! Nice comparison test!
 
Very cool Lambo, thanks for taking the time to share the fun..my wife was giving me the same look today when I was building a bird trap..you're not alone :D
 
Great post, thanks for taking the time to provide the info. I don't know the species of tree where I get mine from. It is an old stump that is large enough to provide me for the remainder of my life if not disturbed by anyone else. It has a dark red tint, strong pine smell, and sticks to my fingers when I get a good chunk.
 
sicily02 said:
Man that was cool post with the pics and the test that you did.

Awesome:D


Bryan
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Here, here!

Saw this only now. I'm from the other side of the world and we don't have such species of wood (some resins from some species do burn though) but I do appreciate the time and effort for such testing.
 
I am having good luck finding it in the branches near the trunk...when I check the stumps they seem to be rotted. Usually I will find it in trees that have laying on the ground for some time and most of the branches are gone except for a few stubs about a foot long. I got one of the chunks below near the top of the tree. I am in MO and this is short leaf pine. Notice how old and weathered that tree looks in the first picture, it even has moss growing on it! Pics below:

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crazylikeafox....I've been through your state from North to South and East to West among other directions...I was through your state a few weeks ago, drove Interstate 55 from Memphis to Hammond, LA. You have no shortage of pine trees!!
 
Anyone ever find a source for Douglas Fir fatwood? I don't have a lot of harvestable wood in my area. I've seen some nice looking fatwood on Ebay, but I reaaly would like to have some Douglas Fir if possible.
 
very nice, I have trouble finding fat wood in my area (blacksburg, va and bristol, tn), but when I go down to louisiana to visit relatives, we have access to about 50 acres and I can fill a couple 5 gallon buckets in a day (while also fishing and having fun lol). we find it from pines that have fallen and all but the middle has rotted away, we get a very strong smell and a lot of resin from these, the best pieces glow when a flashlight is put to them.
 
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