The Fire Thread

[knoefz]

 

[knoefz]

Fire practice

 

[91bravo]

Fire practice

Like a mini Swedish candle!

 

[knoefz]

Did my very first attempt at making punkwood this afternoon.
Got me some soft spongy pieces of poplar I picked up on a hike last week.

Fresh tin with sliding cover

Unfortunately the tin was so thin it warped sliding the cover open... :O
I was afraid the wood was going to completely burn not being able to cut off the oxygen

So while the first batch cooled off I filled another tin with a hinged cover, hoping this will be a bit sturdier

While cooking the second batch I checked on the fist... doesn't look too bad at all.
Amazed by how much the wood shrunk.

Hard to see it's glowing in this picture but it caught a spark real easy, easier than charcloth I think.
So the first batch was a succes after all.

Second batch looks good too

Time for a real test now, see if it'll light a featherstick

After it caught a spark I gently pressed it inside the featherstick and started blowing

And we have a flame, yay!

 

[The Warrior]

Nice work man. Been a long time since I've made charcloth. Been a long time since I've even gone on a hike.

 

[knoefz]

Thanks.
It was a fun experiment.
Always nice to have more options to start a fire