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  1. 05-11-2011, 07:34 PM #1
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    I need to find a source for fat wood near my area, I've never tried it as a tinder.
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    Stitch?

    Did you make it, buy it, or find it? If so, how, where, or ... where?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skyowl's Wife View Post
    Stitch?

    Did you make it, buy it, or find it? If so, how, where, or ... where?
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    The Prescott National Forest is full of fatwood from the Ponderosa Pine Trees. I used my SAK to cut a piece about a foot long & then batoned it into about 1/4" sections and then broke those into about three inch pieces. This size lights pretty eazy with a match or lighter.

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    How do I recognize fat wood?
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    Just wondering why it looks so dry? The fat wood I dig up from Red Pine stumps are very sticky and "fat looking".

    Really good fatwood should feel like wood, but look like pure resin which will require alot less of it to get a fire going.

    I agree, fatwood is the way to go, but try to find the resin impregnated pieces.
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    Snow Walker,

    I am guessing it could possibly be from age. Yours appears to contain more resin. I found this piece on the ground. Maybe yours was more protected fro the weather?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stitch View Post
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    I am guessing it could possibly be from age. Yours appears to contain more resin. I found this piece on the ground. Maybe yours was more protected fro the weather?

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    Your probably right because mine was actually contained within deeper parts of the wood. I have run into fatwood like yours now that I think about it and it still worked. I was wondering if maybe due to the different types of trees in your location it might make a difference also. I've noticed that the different types of pines in my area can make a big difference in itself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skyowl's Wife View Post
    How do I recognize fat wood?
    One of the easiest ways is by the weight of the wood. If it is full of resin it will be much heavier than a comparable piece of dead wood.

    Fatwood can also be used to make pine tar.
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