Fatwood Sources from Stumps

Made it to the woods today to finish what I wanted to write about sourcing your own supply of fatwood. If you havn't already, you can find some detail in my previous thoughts on fatwood from branches and trunks https://backcreekbushcraft.blogspot.com/2020/11/fat-wood-revisited.html

Some examples of some sumps I located in my area

  

Not having an ax along in my kit as it was a short outing I used my Izula to cleave a peice off the stump. While I don’t recommend beating on your knife this way I was using moderate hits and worked my way down the ridge sticking out.

After pulling the section free I was able to shine my light through a quarter inch of it where it was highly saturated with terpenes.

Now the test

Remember the old adage pencil lead, pencil and thumbs when gathering your kindling to progressively add to get your fire going.

Stay safe

Bob