Making My First Fatwood Sticks aka Maya Sticks, TOWERING INFERNO! 

CHECK OUT MY 100s OF FIRE MAKING VIDEOS... The first piece of hidden fatwood that we pulled out of the woods the other day (Link Below), was full of concentrated fatwood. I didn't know for sure till I cut a thin slice off and held it up to the Sun. WOW!!! This is going to be the perfect specimen for making my first ever Fatwood Sticks aka Maya Sticks. LOL!!! Also, notice what a fire I made with the scraps!... they turned the Hobo Stove into a TOWERING INFERNO! Please SUBSCRIBE at the end of the video.Thanks! OTHER FATWOOD VIDEOS YOU WILL ENJOY: Finding The Hidden Fatwood in the Woods! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U9VphF3Aa-Y.html LOOK at all the FATWOOD in this Pine Burl!!! How To Process End Grain Fatwood ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z6mAQHSaqNo.html Pine Burl Fatwood Experiment, but first... A Fascinating Nature Walk ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UAnw9kmBvDo.html i was just driving down the road, minding my own business and... SOME FATWOOD FLAGGED ME DOWN!!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pr-N_UFMA7c.html Harvesting Fatwood w/o A Saw. Igniting Premo, Damp, and Very Dry Fat Wood ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-D8Y6nGFU5FA.html Harvesting GREAT Fatwood, a Slick Bearing Block, Ferro Rod Sawdust n Scrapings ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uKQcXr4sdnc.html You've Probably Got Fat Wood And Don't Even Realize It ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ryi2R4cwKBM.html

Just a guy in the woods showing you his fat wood. Seems legit.

I always enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for sharing!

Great video. That fatwood is just beautiful against the sunlight.

I cut mine into sections two inches long and then split the wood into pieces the size of wooden matches. One piece is plenty to get a campfire going. A half piece is really good for getting a fire going in my wood burning backpacking stove ( Solo Stove , lite ) One trip in the Okefenokee Swamp it was cold and rainy and normal wood would not burn. We located some large pieces of Fat wood and used them for a fire. The rain did not bother the flames at all and we managed to warm up.

Excellent David,and THANKYOU

I bet that fat wood catches quick with your polished aluminum can technique! You have such an excellent teaching style! A natural

This dude is lightning fast with his hands. Awesome wood I can’t find stuff like that I’ll keep looking

I love your videos!!!

What an essential piece of knowledge.

Thnx for the tutorial. 👍

To anyone who has never tried this stuff.. go buy a hatchet or saw and find some old pine stumps, or pine knots (where the branch connects to the tree) It will look amber and smell really good like pinesol or turpentine! The reason it's so fun playing with fatwood, is if you have ever tried starting a fire with a ferro rod in the wet forests of GEORGIA, you know it's a pain in the butt! Not with fatwood! Scrape the back of your knife on a little fatwood, and you can use a 1mm by 2 inches by 1/2 inch piece of fatwood to get a WHOLE fire going. insane! And fun :) No wonder forest fires rage so out of control, it's basically natures jetfuel!

Some good stuff

Sticks of gold! Nice burn!

This rich liter pine , is good fire starter . But you only need a few small shaving to light up kindling !!! Don't need to wast a whole stick !!!!!

Nice one mate

Greasy fatwood sho nuff! Nice.

Very cool

Interesting. I like the can stove..

I love to go out and find it, bring it home, clean it up and cut into sticks for later use. Great video.

Thanks for responding...I have never heard that term...we just use the term pine sap or branches

You should make a video of how you made the tin can. Looks good for a small stove wood burning style.

Way to rock that hobo stove Dave!; oh ya nice fat wood.

Thank you David.

That cookie is pretty! I might try and make a windchime or a window hanging from some of them. I also like that you did this with a Mora. No need for the hundred dollar knives you see touted on other channels. I keep a couple around, and my go to for a woods walk is my 6" carbon blade. I keep a standard carbon (4"?) on my tool belt.

I've just been out collecting fatwood yesterday (Scotch Pine) and got a full bag that I'm going to try and split today. Not sure which trees I should be on the lookout for here in Denmark other than Scotch Pine. Maybe Larch? Not sure.. Nice video though! :D

Somebody I know likes to make these and give them out to family/friends, got me interested in making my own and doing the same. Everybody who spends time outdoors should carry at least one stick.

I love fatwood. I like to watch it burn. It snaps and crackles like its going to explode. I light it in my house and blow it out and the smoke permeates through the room. Smells like a forest in my house.

WOW someone who has a mora as beet up as mine (but sharp) ... i always wonder how all those YT bush-crafters keep their knives so shinny and scratch-lees... :)

Burns hot, drips pops snaps black smoke. I love it been using it my whole life. Gotta say though, seemed like a waste to burn it just because.

Now that's some good fatwood, is it possible to get fatwood from any tree? Or is it only certain trees like coniferous/deciduous, softwoods/hardwoods, I'd like to show the grandchildren what to look for but I need to learn myself first, love your vids, only watched a few so far, very helpful, especially the fire rolls, I was amazed how easy you make it look 👍

Really nice pile you got there! Love fatwood. Use it a lot. That and birch bark.

Have you ever tried using pine sap taken from standing pine trees along with some sort of natural fire starter method ?

Hey Dave. Just found your channel. Do you have a video on how you made burner can? It looks like a# 10 food can. Thanks in advance Cheers!

Like the vid, like the wee burner, do u have a bid on making that ?

Man that is some high quality pine goodness... thanks for sharing! I’ve been sitting on some good fat wood branches I need to process as you’ve done here. Thanks for sharing and the reminder!!!

David, I like your videos. Could you try, please, friction fire (may also fire roll) with fatwood? I wonder what would be the outcome. Respect!

Hi David. Great video!! I'm a new subscriber. Which model morakniv are you using?

Hello David, found your channel yesterday and been watching quite many of your videos! Last summer here in Finland I found two whole stumps over 1 meter tall full of fatwood in Lapland. They must have weighted about 40-60 kilograms since they were quite a job to fit in my truck. I have been using small sticks to lit my fireplace all winter so far and they are doing great job. I think I have almost a lifetime suply now since its so small pieces you need to lit a fireplace. Thank you for awesome content you are making!

Fatwood os beautiful.

Thanks خیلی ممنون

Awesome fatwood, thank you for sharing.

I saw that you had a nice pile of fatwood tinder and when you went to light it with the Ferro rod, the pile got destroyed. Would it be better to pull the Ferro rod sharply back away from the pile? I do that whenever I am starting a fire, especially under a small teepee tinder bundle, and it all stays intact.

Oooooooweee.... I could smell it through my phone screen

Will a ferro rod ignite wet fatwood? Will it ignite wet fatwood while it's raining right down?

Hahaha Who doesn’t love to play around with fat wood? 😆

Great video buddy thanks for sharing

3:16 looks so yummy , like delicious fat french fries

Wow, nice piece. Love it, i miss the outside now :0)

Enjoyed the video. The lighter color fat wood was interesting. Thanks 👍🏻

I have a question for you. I have a lot of fat wood myself. I want to store it, how can I keep it from drying out?. Please let me know. Thank you Sir 👍

Nice🙂 How long did it burn?

Can you make a torch last over 4 hours from fatwood? That would be really cool?

is this the same as pine trees...I am in Canada so I have never heard of fatwood not the term fatwood....

If people knew of this they’d never be without a fire in the wettest of woods I know I’ve probably mentioned it before but in early 70’s we’d burn pitch stumps while up hunting, they’d burn forever Oh and as always thanks for sharing

That's a beautiful bundle of fat wood.

The canadian hitch is called an arbor knot

I think your using a morakniv from amazon. The cheaper model. If so its funny cause i spent all this money on these expensive outdoor knives( cold steel, moragarberg,benchmade, spyderco) And i use my 20$ usd, morakniv the most outdoors. Not only is it easy to sharpen but it hasnt broken and actually stays sharp for an entire weeks worth of heavy usage at the camp site. I mean ya i love my cold steel srk and compact too. But i end up always giving that one to my miss' and use the mora myself for most tasks.

Which pocketsaw are you used ???

Either it's a recording or your backyard is a zoo teeming with birds haha

Looks like amber when put up to the sun. Beautiful & functionable.

we only got skinny ones here in our neck of the woods :(

How much to get some from your area

Would have made a great handle for a Ferro rod!!

Yummy~! I'd buy some of those fat wood... mhmmm...

That's nature's gasoline right there.

How long does fat wood stay in that condition?

Would have made a beautiful Ferro rod handle.

Man I love fatwood!🔥🔥🔥🔥

The gold of the woods...

Hold the knife firm and pull the fire steel accost it you will be less likely to scatter your tinder

Did I just watch a guy baton fatwood for 9 minutes? Someone shoot me.

Thar is nice fatwood.

noooooo not the cross section

Do you not own a hatchet?

RU-vid has recommended like five fatwood themed videos to me, so I figured I'd click on one. Gotta say, I really want to eat it for some reason.

Like the can

Way cool, break out the pot and brew some coffee!

I told my wife I need some more fat wood she double looked at me and said wtf

Cuaba

I have 500 pounds already in large plastic containers anybody need some?

Will you sell me some?

What do you look for when seeking fatwood? How would you identify it on a hike in the woods?