Thank you so much for taking the time to post all these videos. I'm glad to see you can watch now in HD as well. That will be really good for plant identifications and other minute details. I have learned so much, thank you again for sharing this knowledge.
This old dog learns a new trick every time I get involved with your wisdom my brother. Your humility is evident to me in a cool way when you give credit to your Dad and other bush craft mentors for contributions that you could just as easily grab the glory for. Christlike! Thanks man.
Thanks again Dave. You are so knowledgeable and resourceful. God bless you and your family. Your family is so lucky to have a man like you, at the head of the household. Many thanks for all you do brother.
Good video, great knowledge. Down here in NE Brazil that kind of thermite-eaten wood is more common than up there, and is used for bug-repelling as well, but I never thought of using it to carry fire. New trick to the Old Dog, man! Thanks!
Thanks for another excellent video Dave, you and your UA-cam channel have been very inspirational and influential on my learning. Your knowledge, experience, wisdom and instruction are greatly appreciated. I look forward to your videos all the time. Thanks for posting such awesome material.
Another great video. There can be a dual purpose of gathering a fire source often there are wild mushrooms around those dead trees season permitting. Just know the what to gather. Thanks again Dave
Came across a tree very similar to this just this past weekend! I was not aware of the benefit of it, I was simply harvesting fatwood. Thank you for sharing this awesome tip!
It's unusual to find a termite eaten pine tree in the woods. I know for a fact termites prefer wood that's been shaped into 6x8's and 2x4's . Wood that's already been used for structure supports and house frames. Those little boogers just don't like eating in the wild when a homemade meal is available.
Hey... Just FYI I found some wood like this and it took to solar ignition in a heart beat... Best ember fire I have seen and super easy... Please Dave Canterbury will you try this and make a update video?
I have also had near 100% success with the horseshoe fungus found on locust trees here in the eastern woodlands. I can take a green stick and drill a small hole in the center much like starting a bow drill, and light the fine shavings with a ferro rod. If no wind was present, I would have to occasionally blow on the thing to keep it going, but a fist sized piece lasted around 6 hours. Thank you for the continued vidz. Im addicted to learning more from ALL of here. Especially you Sir!!
I forgot to add that the horseshoe fungus is WAY more abundant (at least in my area), than the termite finds. And the bugs...if present are always a tasty snack for me and my 9 year old son.
The only video with something unique that I already knew. You can do this with punkwood as well. Just set the giant ember into a pile of dry leaves and it will light on it's own.
Hey Dave, I just had a thought, how do you pick out a good spot for a fire pit / shelter, as opposed to understanding where a bad spot would be? Thanks. Fantastic videos.
you could also call this stuff carpenter ant wood, it's essentially dry rot that makes the wood all punky and light, making it very easy to light on fire due to the increased surface area.
I was given ten logs by my neighbor earlier this month and they were all like this. Kept them in my back yard for fire pit cooking, as well as back yard dirt time with my g-son
In Finland & Scandinavia pine was & still is used to make "Pine Tar" what's left over is charred pine aka "pine charcoal " so technically speaking you can char pine wood !
Colony wood is the best term for that wood. There are other insects then termites that do the same thing. When out and about keep your eyes open for ants and pine trees that are dripping that have pitch scabs or ants and stumps.
Wonderful tip, Dave, as always! I'll be on the lookout for some of this my self now. Now, speaking as an Alabamian (which I'm reasonably certain may be where God first invented the pine tree) I can tell ya, that load of dead pine ought not only to have some lighter'd in it (being a corruption of the words lighter + wood and the true and correct term for it not actually fatwood), but also to be an absolute "gold mine" of the stuff. unless pines rot very differently Ohio than they do in Alabama. that'd be my guess from what I'm seein' of it on my screen anyway. always love the videos and the wealth of knowledge you bring forth.
Another Alabama boy here. Nothing like finding a nice stump in the woods and slicing a nice, 3 foot long piece of lighter wood off it. I even love the way it smells.
Great video Dave! I always enjoy your videos. Also, your intro is just fine, that glockfan person needs to just keep his crybaby comments to himself. There is no where els to go and find all of the information that you provide for everyone that is free. Anyway, thanks again for a great video!
I am in Wisconsin so I feel your pain..cold! We have no termites but when I saw the damage to that tree it looks just like the damage we have with carpenter ants...
gman77gas There are a few termites in Wisconsin, I have actually seen quite a few trees like that walking around hunting for grouse. Although, not sure if it was ants or termites that did the damage. Theres lots of it here in Toyama Japan as well. Seems like lots of this knowledge surpasses the eastern woodlands.
.I can see how this is dangerous also. After a wild fire, firefighters think it is out and trees like this could be smoldering on the inside. The comments talked about punk wood. Is that just wood that is rotting and not being chewed up by termites?
Dave can I have your personal email, I have something I would like to discuss with you and see your oppinion on it. I dont want to disclose any more information on it because its not too official at the moment. Let me know if your able to talk to me. Many thanks, Nemanja
Fast forward it if you don't want to watch it brother, the information is FREE and you still find something to complain about, people never cease to amaze me-
Yes, I agree with glockfan112. The intro lasts for 27 seconds. That clip would be great on YT profile front page where ppl usually put "this is my channel". It represents perfectly what this channel is all about. But then again... that feature seems to be gone so...And you could just skip over it after you learn how long it is. Funny how sometimes even the small stuff can get people on their heels. ;) Glockfan112 was just giving constructive feedback how to make your channel even better and he even showed appreciation on this video by commenting, trying to give something back and starting with "Great video". But yeah. I think we all appreciate greatly what you do. At least to me your work is absolutely amazing and inspiring! Every video teaches me things that I want to learn and go out to test for myself. Some videos even teach me things that I didn't even know to exist! Oh if only I would be living in the States to come and take part on your classes... I'm forced to stay here in Finland and try to find ways to practice as best as I can. I don't even know if anyone here is teaching this stuff like you do. So keep up the amazing work Dave! And thank you so so much!
I wasn't complaining. I watch all the new videos and catch up on the old ones. I have learned a lot and appreciate all the work and time you put into the videos. A lot of new viewers will click on a different video during a long intro. Nyyppis summed up how I feel in his comment with the constructive criticism. As to TheStig ZeroZeroZero 's comment, I'd be as happy as a pig in shit if I found gold in my basement. I did find blocks of plumbing lead in the basement and I was pretty happy. Bought some molds and I'll never run out of sinkers or muzzeloading balls again. Sorry if you misinterpreted the intentions of my last comment.
Thank you so much for taking the time to post all these videos. I'm glad to see you can watch now in HD as well. That will be really good for plant identifications and other minute details. I have learned so much, thank you again for sharing this knowledge.
This old dog learns a new trick every time I get involved with your wisdom my brother. Your humility is evident to me in a cool way when you give credit to your Dad and other bush craft mentors for contributions that you could just as easily grab the glory for. Christlike! Thanks man.
Thanks again Dave. You are so knowledgeable and resourceful. God bless you and your family. Your family is so lucky to have a man like you, at the head of the household. Many thanks for all you do brother.
Thanks Dave, I learn something new every video.
That's a great bit of bushcraft knowledge. Thank you for sharing it.
Good video, great knowledge. Down here in NE Brazil that kind of thermite-eaten wood is more common than up there, and is used for bug-repelling as well, but I never thought of using it to carry fire.
New trick to the Old Dog, man! Thanks!
Great tip Dave. I have to look for that the next time. Thanks.
Thanks Dave.
Excellent tip Dave. Thank you.
Thanks for another excellent video Dave, you and your UA-cam channel have been very inspirational and influential on my learning. Your knowledge, experience, wisdom and instruction are greatly appreciated. I look forward to your videos all the time. Thanks for posting such awesome material.
Just got my internet
on after two years almost . Love the vids GOD bless thanks
Great tip Dave ;)-
Another great video. There can be a dual purpose of gathering a fire source often there are wild mushrooms around those dead trees season permitting. Just know the what to gather. Thanks again Dave
By the way, your new camera's resolution is awesome. Thanks!
Came across a tree very similar to this just this past weekend! I was not aware of the benefit of it, I was simply harvesting fatwood. Thank you for sharing this awesome tip!
Great tip ,Dave!
Thanks dave.Good to know
Great tip Dave!! Thanks.
It's unusual to find a termite eaten pine tree in the woods. I know for a fact termites prefer wood that's been shaped into 6x8's and 2x4's . Wood that's already been used for structure supports and house frames. Those little boogers just don't like eating in the wild when a homemade meal is available.
You trimmed your beard! I hope that is a sign of Spring coming.
Hey... Just FYI I found some wood like this and it took to solar ignition in a heart beat... Best ember fire I have seen and super easy... Please Dave Canterbury will you try this and make a update video?
Great tip Dave. Always good info!!
Thanks for sharing that Dave, that was a great tip
Great info Dave. Thanks for sharing.
Great tip. Never thought about using it to carry an ember.
Great video Dave..
Thanks
I noticed that when I was restoring an old barn and we burnt the wood. Good video brother!
I have also had near 100% success with the horseshoe fungus found on locust trees here in the eastern woodlands. I can take a green stick and drill a small hole in the center much like starting a bow drill, and light the fine shavings with a ferro rod. If no wind was present, I would have to occasionally blow on the thing to keep it going, but a fist sized piece lasted around 6 hours. Thank you for the continued vidz. Im addicted to learning more from ALL of here. Especially you Sir!!
I forgot to add that the horseshoe fungus is WAY more abundant (at least in my area), than the termite finds. And the bugs...if present are always a tasty snack for me and my 9 year old son.
I have a video of the very thing in this playlist brother maybe even 2
***** I probably learned it from you!! Many thanks again!! How is the rifled 410 to .22lr idea coming? is it feasible?
The only video with something unique that I already knew. You can do this with punkwood as well. Just set the giant ember into a pile of dry leaves and it will light on it's own.
Hey Dave, I just had a thought, how do you pick out a good spot for a fire pit / shelter, as opposed to understanding where a bad spot would be? Thanks. Fantastic videos.
Hey, Dave when should We expect to see You, on the TV screen again?
Beautiful video ! New camera or something? Excellent quality Dave keep up the great work. I hope I will be able to take a class soon
you could also call this stuff carpenter ant wood, it's essentially dry rot that makes the wood all punky and light, making it very easy to light on fire due to the increased surface area.
Could be carpenter ants as well, hard to tell with no critters left
I've seen colony wood a few times without knowing what it was. Great tip for fire.
Audio is amazing
Had some colony wood in a load of firewood from amish country and it burny burns real good.
I was given ten logs by my neighbor earlier this month and they were all like this. Kept them in my back yard for fire pit cooking, as well as back yard dirt time with my g-son
Dave, What are your views on hemp and the products made from it?
Thanks
Great info. Thanks for showing.
:-)
I really dont want to sound like an idiot, but I have to ask. Is colony wood similar or better for charring than punk wood?
Could you do the same with punk wood?
Sometimes depending on species but this will burn a lot longer
excelente idea... gracias amigo
i really like the way yo explain your actions sir your the best
Can you get it to smolder with a ferro rod?
The video rez is looking great! What camera are you using now days?
Hi Dave- what kind of shirt is that camo fleece you always wear, and where did you get it? Looks damn spiffy on ya ;)
On our 3 acre plot, we have at least 7 of these trees... I am will be using them for mosquito repellent in the summer!
Wow Dave, sound quality is awesome. Got a new camera?
It's amazing how may different ways you can start a fire.
Nice!
I would try with our tipycal cork oak.
Best Regards.
Punk wood will do the same and you can ignite it with your Ferro rod usually with just one strike ! Great tip man !
Punk wood burns much faster than this stuff due to the wood properties
Easy fix just keep adding punk wood lol not a big deal punk wood is way easier to find man !
In Finland & Scandinavia pine was & still is used to make "Pine Tar" what's left over is charred pine aka "pine charcoal " so technically speaking you can char pine wood !
Colony wood is the best term for that wood. There are other insects then termites that do the same thing. When out and about keep your eyes open for ants and pine trees that are dripping that have pitch scabs or ants and stumps.
great video brother thx!
Is it only Pine that will work for this purpose?
Your entrance to your videos are too long mate. Loving your videos.
Great video as always brother. removed other
Wonderful tip, Dave, as always! I'll be on the lookout for some of this my self now. Now, speaking as an Alabamian (which I'm reasonably certain may be where God first invented the pine tree) I can tell ya, that load of dead pine ought not only to have some lighter'd in it (being a corruption of the words lighter + wood and the true and correct term for it not actually fatwood), but also to be an absolute "gold mine" of the stuff. unless pines rot very differently Ohio than they do in Alabama. that'd be my guess from what I'm seein' of it on my screen anyway. always love the videos and the wealth of knowledge you bring forth.
Another Alabama boy here. Nothing like finding a nice stump in the woods and slicing a nice, 3 foot long piece of lighter wood off it. I even love the way it smells.
Amen! lol
just found you online by chacne loving what i am seeing
Great video Dave! I always enjoy your videos. Also, your intro is just fine, that glockfan person needs to just keep his crybaby comments to himself. There is no where els to go and find all of the information that you provide for everyone that is free. Anyway, thanks again for a great video!
Horseshoe fungus is much easier to find than old buggy pine, but I get the idea.
Awesome....
Termites in that cold climate? More like carpenter ant damage!
We have cold weather usually only 4 months or so a year and we have termites, but it could easily be carpenter ant as well-
I am in Wisconsin so I feel your pain..cold! We have no termites but when I saw the damage to that tree it looks just like the damage we have with carpenter ants...
we have plenty of termites in ohio as well as carpenter ants.
gman77gas There are a few termites in Wisconsin, I have actually seen quite a few trees like that walking around hunting for grouse. Although, not sure if it was ants or termites that did the damage. Theres lots of it here in Toyama Japan as well. Seems like lots of this knowledge surpasses the eastern woodlands.
the Canterbury trails
Looks like it behaves almost similar to tinder fungus?
.I can see how this is dangerous also. After a wild fire, firefighters think it is out and trees like this could be smoldering on the inside. The comments talked about punk wood. Is that just wood that is rotting and not being chewed up by termites?
***** dave seriously u need to stop putting out these great vids man..... Im not getting any work done :)
THANk`s Dave ~/~ Bobdogs 1
fried termites are delicious
Dave can I have your personal email, I have something I would like to discuss with you and see your oppinion on it. I dont want to disclose any more information on it because its not too official at the moment. Let me know if your able to talk to me.
Many thanks,
Nemanja
pathfindersurvival@gmailcom
Melt some fresh sap into a few of the channels, and that should help as well.
صدتك!.
I tried this and caused a forest fire lol
Good video but this new intro is a little long an repetitive.
Fast forward it if you don't want to watch it brother, the information is FREE and you still find something to complain about, people never cease to amaze me-
Be grateful Dave is nice enough to take his time to show us all these cool things that may save our lives some day..
Yes, I agree with glockfan112. The intro lasts for 27 seconds. That clip would be great on YT profile front page where ppl usually put "this is my channel". It represents perfectly what this channel is all about. But then again... that feature seems to be gone so...And you could just skip over it after you learn how long it is. Funny how sometimes even the small stuff can get people on their heels. ;) Glockfan112 was just giving constructive feedback how to make your channel even better and he even showed appreciation on this video by commenting, trying to give something back and starting with "Great video". But yeah. I think we all appreciate greatly what you do. At least to me your work is absolutely amazing and inspiring! Every video teaches me things that I want to learn and go out to test for myself. Some videos even teach me things that I didn't even know to exist! Oh if only I would be living in the States to come and take part on your classes... I'm forced to stay here in Finland and try to find ways to practice as best as I can. I don't even know if anyone here is teaching this stuff like you do. So keep up the amazing work Dave! And thank you so so much!
I bet you'd complain about finding a basement full of gold bars. You'd cry about how heavy they are and how tough it is to move them to your house.
I wasn't complaining. I watch all the new videos and catch up on the old ones. I have learned a lot and appreciate all the work and time you put into the videos. A lot of new viewers will click on a different video during a long intro. Nyyppis summed up how I feel in his comment with the constructive criticism. As to TheStig ZeroZeroZero 's comment, I'd be as happy as a pig in shit if I found gold in my basement. I did find blocks of plumbing lead in the basement and I was pretty happy. Bought some molds and I'll never run out of sinkers or muzzeloading balls again. Sorry if you misinterpreted the intentions of my last comment.