Hidden Fatwood In Pine Burls, Fatwood Bearing Block Demo!
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- Опубліковано 5 лис 2021
- When you're absolutely convinced that there's no fatwood to be found, look again. Pine Tree galls often times contain rich deposits of fatwood. Let me show you how to find them in Virginia Pine trees and how to use gall fatwood for a bow drill bearing block.
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I'll probably never use this knowledge, but like Bob Ross, it's soothing to watch.
I never knew that about fatwood being in the galls on trees. That is great to know. God's peace my friend.
God bless you AJ!
Well Mr. David West , you did it again , ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO !!!
I think so too. This one, I'm proud to add to my catalogue.
You know, those furry mics that cut down on wind noise when making videos? Look at where mine is, on the sawhorse, at the start of this video. Daaah! Even after I plugged it in, those 10-15 mph winds still made a lot of noise. I'm glad I got to make use of such a blustery day to accomplish this important video. Thanks for watching.
Be careful breaking dead branches.
I broke one and a 5" piece broke away and nailed me in the forehead. Cut me good. Could have been an eye.
This is what I'm trying to get good (marginally anyways) at.. Thanks for your knowledge! My favorite channel for fire-making!!
MINE too. Thanks friend!
I’ve never heard it called fat wood, just resin, but very cool to know. Thanks.
Yep, fatwood, fat lighter, pine knot, etc.
Thanks for the tip on where to find fatwood.
David , good informational video , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Videos are so very informative I can’t wait to get to south Arkansas where our pine forest grow. My deer camp I love being out there searching for the things you show me. Thanks David
I like to explore and hike about too.
Any day without needing a sweat rag is a good day! 44 degrees, sunny and dry with a northwest breeze here today!
It was 55 degrees with a constant 10 to 15 mph wind blowing. This video was "no sweat".
I always say "WE'll catch you on the next one" right along with you at the end of your videos. Another great video. I'll look for those burls on my next campout thank you
Only on Pines with 2 needle bundles, Virginia Pine, Red Pine, etc.
Great informative video David! Always enjoy the diverse educational lessons you teach that shows how people have made fire for thousands of years without a lighter, lighting fluid and paper bags👍👍
Bow drill is one of my favorites! Thank you!
"hate it when that happens" loved it! so could relate! unexpected chuckle..
There's always a challenge or two in fire making. Always.
⚜👍nicely done David, I hope utube is showing your videos to everyone who typed fire making, 🔥😀 have a great weekend.
Yes! Thanks Richard!
Tremendous bro still haven’t been successful at bow drill myself
Check out my bow drill playlist and a video about cheating to start with.
Great video David. I appreciate this this tip and the extra lesson for fixing a broken bow drill. I live in north central Texas and don't have access to many pine trees that are not part of someone's yard, but the techniques will work well in campgrounds in easy Texas, like Dangerfield park, where pine trees are readily found. The idea of looking for pine galls is a great idea that I would never have thought of - and gives you a way of finding fat wood that would not be available without dead trees. I don't usually use natural materials for my bearing blocks, but when I do, I have found that mint, and purslane, and several other fleshy native plants make fairly good 'grease' for the hole! If course they wont be available in cold weather. This the fat wood is a great addition to one's pack for when you need it,
I hear ya. Texas is full of fatwood.
You bring so much knowledge.
Keep up the good work
Take care my friend
Fun! Thanks friend!
This was sorcery but surprisingly enthralling
Sorcery... Wait till you see my fire roll demo.
Great video, always fun and entertaining, thanks!
Thanks Toney!
Awesome job
My dad would carve thinly and put them on necklaces! Very pretty!
Ys and very pretty when a thin slice is held up to the Sun.
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl yes! He glazed them! There awesome!
Thank you for the demonstration.
that was fun to watch. Thanks. Now I want to go out into my woods and search out fatwood. I've been collecting black walnuts to burn in my wood stove. I've got buckets of them to burn. I get a lot of stuff to burn out of the woods. I didn't know what fatwood was till I started watching you, David. Thanks again.
See my Fatwood Playlist too. ua-cam.com/play/PLkoXX8XsMW3lghTKxMIbnExUCxIA9uz33.html
Interesting tip. Thanks!
Very practical knowledge.
Thank , always I learn something from You
Thank you friend!
When you're absolutely convinced that there's no fatwood to be found, look again. Pine Tree galls often times contain rich deposits of fatwood. Let me show you how to find them in Virginia Pine trees and how to use gall fatwood for a bow drill bearing block.
Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Fatwood Playlist
ua-cam.com/play/PLkoXX8XsMW3lghTKxMIbnExUCxIA9uz33.html
Sourwood Bow Drill Friction Fire In The Woods... All Freshly Found Materials!
ua-cam.com/video/VhOod_mZmZU/v-deo.html
I’ve always THOUGHT that fatwood was only in Georgia Pines. I’m in Michigan, and we’ve got gazillions of pines, but do our pines “develop” fatwood? Thanks!
I hear people say that your Red Pine develops good fatwood. See my fatwood playlist.
Love your Channel thanks for all of your natural resource survival knowledge; really appreciate it😉.
I'm glad you drop by. Thank you!
I love channels like this... People today are so far removed from their own basic needs that when the fecal blizzard hits those wind turbine farms,,, they will have no idea how to care for themselves and look to goober-ment to save them.. When I was a kid, just a short few decades ago,, we spent our time playing outside in the woods building forts and cabins, spears, bow and arrows, fishing and learning primitive traps learning plants and berries.. Those things taught children sooo much about the real world and they didnt realize it... taught knife skills, construction skills, engineering skills, food harvests, times and seasons, etc, etc,, Today,, there are adults who wouldnt even know how to tie a hook to a line let alone know where to find bait.. And if they were lucky enough to catch a fish, they wouldnt know what to do with it... Most preppers I see believe that most people will die in some kind of combat and thats what they prep for.. heavy on guns and ammo but light on other thing.... The truth of the matter is,, and we know this from thousands of years of history,, that most people will die of starvation and exposure before dying of any kind of combat related injuries.. I dont have much hope for our country. I believe very soon, we will see these things come to pass and those who rely on this push button society will be wishing they would have listened while they are standing in soup lines..
Same childhood here. Never thought it would change so drastically. I wonder about the survivability of today's "high tech" kids!
Great video
That looked pretty simple, thanks
Always fascinates me how good your fire lighting skills are Dave.
You make it look so easy .....always a skill i practise, but living here in damp england makes it a challenge lol.
Take care bud atb.
Moisture, our constant antagonist.
Great stuff.
No. Now! Here goes... Thank you!
Thanks for the information
Thanks Stacy!
Great trick. I've only ever used fat wood to ensure a small flame stays burning. Better to find a burl with multiple purposes than to carry a soap stone bearing block.
Soapstone bearing block sounds interesting!
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl it works, just don't drop it. Lol
LOL! That's right, come to think of it!
So much technical information. Thanks a lot on another great video. I need to practice some more with all that new knowledge. I like the close ups. A picture is worth a thousand words. 👍
I love the closeups too. A gnarly grained and knotty spindle all knife scarred with a heavily charred tip on one end and melted fatwood covered tip on the other end WITH the perfect lighting is a beautiful and enchanting closeup.
Here in Florida we are lucky when it comes to finding fatwood. The majority of the state is pine tree territory. There's the lighting strike deadwood , logging left overs , stumps and downed pines that the outside has rotted away all over the place. In my whole life time ( 77 years ) I don't remember ever seeing a gall fatwood here. I will be looking for it the next time I'm in the woods.
The Fungus that causes these tumors affects Pines with 2 and 3 bundles of needles... Virginia Pine, Red Pine, etc. They don't grow in Florida.
Back in the early 70's I was in the Boy Scouts and my friend and I would look for flat rocks with a divot in them to use as a bearing block as they would not generate much friction and would allow us to press down as we only carried knives with us. We would use our shoe laces for the bow string.
Thank you 😊
Thank you sir,
I didn't know this I just knew to look for Old Pine stumps we call it fat lighter around here
The fire king.
If a broken bow stick is the biggest problem I'll face if I ever NEED to use a bow drill, I'll consider myself one of the Elect!
Once you become practiced and skilled, moisture will be your biggest problem.
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl Don't I know it. Sub-tropical Indiana sees more rainy days than Seattle most years.
Thanks
do you have any recommendations for bow drill woods in middle north carolina
Same as what I use, any wood highly degraded. See my bow drill playlist.
I live in Poland and have never seen such gals here in forests. Not on pines at least. Interesting.
Do you have any suggestions for ways to learn about different types of trees? You mention things like sourwood and I really don’t have any reference for what you’re talking about. I’d like to learn because being able to identify trees and the properties that come along with that identification can be useful, as you indicate in this video.
Yes. This year I tried a plant id app called Picture This ($30). I thought it would be an interesting aid just for general knowledge about plants. It's so much more. I've found plants that I've been misidentifying my whole life, identified other plants that I was able to use in videos, and named houseplants and diagnosed their health problems for friends.
I live in Oklahoma which is primarily cedar trees so I have all the fat wood I can handle
David, you really need to spend $5 on a lapel mic. Then use it with any old Android phone with a headphone socket.
Shotgun mics are great, but in a situation like this, only a lapel mic will work. Best thing is, you can just wear it and only use the audio if you need to, or in really bad sections.
Please, no more advice.
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl Just trying to help mate. Your audio is a real problem in a lot of your videos simply because you're too far from the mic.
You have an incredible depth of skill that should be presented in the best quality. Its a very simple fix...
Whoops! Must have ate grits. Like Popeye with spinach.
Yesterday for breakfast, Cheese grits and a fried egg sandwich. YUM!
That's PHAT!!!!
LOL! Good one!
Fatliter look for old fence post most were pine trees im 64 years old we use to sell it for fire starter. It's also used in dynamite.
👍
this guy can burn the whole forest down lighting a fire this way .
Can you please tell me what sour wood is ?
Google and UA-cam it please.
Does he also play the cello?
Another useful video as usual. That is great information to know you can find fat wood in a branch lick that, just goes to show you can always learn something new everyday. That looks like very rich fat wood. Thanks, God bless.
I don't know about other species of Pine, but there's always plenty of galls on Virginia Pine. Thanks!
Don’t have those growths all over our pine 🤷♂️
Common on Virginia Pine in upstate SC.
This is why I always carry a Bic lighter in my pocket.
Good idea!
Cool video but big lighters are cheap and make great fires. Buy a bunch put one every where
I keep one on me all the time. What are you missing in your assumptions?
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl lighters are the way to go glad you have one.
David West You should just lug a central heating system with you too. I mean, if we’re going to miss the point of your video. lol
What is with these “just use a lighter” people? Thanks for the info.
LOL!
I'm up in Pennsylvania and have looked for fat wood as you suggest. Nope. Not around here
There's a couple of videos on UA-cam about finding White Pine Fatwood also see my fatwood playlist.
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl I have. When I've looked for the fat wood the pine around my area just doesn't have it. I've done all the suggestions looking for it.
@@beebob1279 I try and look for a decomposed log and if there are limb sites sticking up that's usually fat wood. Is that right Dave?
I’m a bit confused why you use a fatwood bearing block.
It's almost frictionless. See my bow drill playlist.
Appreciate the reply! That makes sense. I’ve never considered that issue. I usually carry a candle in my kit, so maybe I’ll try a bit of the wax on that end instead. I’m stingy with fatwood. Haha
i thought fat wood was good for starting fires if shaved and put into tinder.
Processed fatwood is better known for igniting well with a ferro rod.
Found the holy grail in the woods last season. It was a 60’ snag, Ponderosa, and the top had snapped off in some storm. From base to about 20’ it was pitch. Even the thick bark was all fatwood.
In the old days in my area, before Duraflame the folks would “accidentally spill” a couple cups of used motor oil on their dry kindling. Mix it all up and it’ll suck into that kindling and burn just like fatwood. Once it takes off the combustibles will all ignite and it will just smell like regular smoke. Incognito, 😶🤫
Wow, I'd love to just see that kind of fatwood dense tree. Wouldn't need any of it though. It's everywhere around here.