Kindling treated with ?????

[SPDMETL]

When We bought our House, the very gracious elderly Gentleman We bought from left us a bucket full of kindling that works really well.

It looks like wood that was splintered, about 1/4--1/2 thick, and it seems to have been soaked? in something.

It's not sticky, and did not discolor the wood.

I want to mass produce this for next season.

 

[garboui]

kerosene/camp fuel/white gas will have that kind of effect.

had a toolbox explode in flames while camping. Spilled some camping fuel in it in the morning, it was dry but when a ember landed in it, ****. I have also lit many sleeves on fire this way.

 

[premierplayer]

http://www.llbean.com/llb/search?freeText=Fatwood&qs=3006424_pmd_google

 

[trboxman]

It may also be wood from the heart of a pine tree...that stuff retains a lot of resin and will start a fire really well.

 

[KEH]

Also knots from otherwise decayed pine tree. The Southern term for them is "litered knots", or lightwood for the over educated classes. The wood in them is reddish brown and very hard.

I had an uncle that put the ends of his kindling in a small glass jar with kerosene in it to prepare it. The soaked wood would start VERY easily.

KEH

 

[WVBrady]

Also knots from otherwise decayed pine tree. The Southern term for them is "litered knots", or lightwood for the over educated classes. The wood in them is reddish brown and very hard...

Hence the expression: "tough as a pine knot".

 

[Zelatore]

When I moved into this house about 10 years ago there was a small tree house in one of our trees. Always sorta bothered me since occasionally a neighborhood kid would want to play in it and I had visions of them taking a header and the parents coming after me...

Anyway, the thing came down when one of the major supporting limbs broke. It was ceder shingle sided/roofed, so I kept all the shingles and split them up with a little hatchet to use as kindling for the stove.

MAN does that stuff burn easy!

I'm going to hate it when it's gone.

 

[mikester]

I used to buy starter shingles from HD to help get my fires started. Now I get a few packs of fatwood in the fall and use that instead.

 

[SPDMETL]

Ummm, Fatwood?

 

[TommyD]

Ummm, Fatwood?

See premierplayer's link, it's to an LL Bean product.

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[NUTTSGT]

A few pieces of split kiln-dried lumber works great too.

 

[Joe B.]

Also knots from otherwise decayed pine tree. The Southern term for them is "litered knots", or lightwood for the over educated classes. The wood in them is reddish brown and very hard.

My Dad taught us to collect those when I was a kid for firewood when were camping. I have never seen anyone else do that and considering the available supply is seems like quite a secret.

 

[JCQuick]

I use litered knot my self works great. there is a old fallen down pine tree in the empty lot next door to me so I have a good supply I'll take a picture and post it

 

[38Chevy454]

Although not what the OP asked about, the fire starter pressed sawdust with wax work very well. My wife bought a box and I break them into 1/4 sticks. One full stick is way more than needed for getting smaller wood started before you put on big logs. They break by hand easy and breaking one into 1/4 size makes them last a long time. As an added benefit the broklen edge with splinters make it super easy to light with a match.

 

[5lima30]

It may also be wood from the heart of a pine tree...that stuff retains a lot of resin and will start a fire really well.

+1 we call that "lighter knot".

 

[Falcon67]

What I use is some pages from the Americal Classifieds free ad paper and sticks from the yard. Plenty of "kindling" falls off Mesquite trees around here.

 

[JCQuick]

I said I would post a pic liter knot

 

[G_P]

I had a pallet that appeared to be made from yellow pine that when split into small strips made excellent kindling.

Also if you have a Home Depot nearby ask the guys in the plumbing dept. to save the wooden spacers/stickers that hold the bundles of pipe together. That stuff is so light and dry it will usually light with one match even if you dont split it.

 

[Russ Rock]

We always called the old pine stump heart "pine starter".

Works like a charm.

 

[trboxman]

+1 we call that "lighter knot".

That's what we called them in NW Georgia too....


I love seeing that "translated" to littered knot

 

[Joe B.]

I said I would post a pic liter knot

Interesting. When camping, we could just kick them out of fully rotted tress. Usually the knot/branch was still good wood while the rest of the tree was rotted away. There was always plenty around in busy camping areas so we must have been the only ones doing it.