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WHAT IS FATWOOD? When a pine tree falls or is cut down, highly concentrated resins are drawn to the center of the stump. These resins make the wood highly flammable, and this section of the tree stump is known as the "fatwood". The high flammability characteristic makes fatwood an excellent fire starter that has been highly prized by southerners for generations.
Fatwood is harvested by hand with a saw and axe. Fatwood is only produced in the stump of certain pine trees. Trees are not specifically grown to harvest fatwood; fatwood is a byproduct that's left in the stump after the tree has been harvested for lumber. Fatwood may also be found in the stump that remains when a tree has fallen from natural causes.
This organic, 100% natural resin allows the Fatwood to be lit with a single match and gives a sustained flame. Natural fatwood has no added chemicals, and can be stored indefinitely. It is not damaged by moisture and is still usable once redried. Fatwood is used to start fireplaces, pellet stoves, barbecues, wood/coal stoves and campfires.
We offer fatwood in a variety of gift packages as well as in bulk packaging.
Another HELPFUL HOUSEHOLD HINT "Fire Lighting Made Easy" (Courtesy Wills's Cigarettes, ca 1908-1932)
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