fatwood shavings using the Rieff Knives F6
incorporating cotton wool to light

On the off chance I searched for fat wood in Australia and it came up at my local hardware store. It wouldn’t light by itself using a ferro rod. A cotton ball had to be used for the initial ignition and then it went off and burnt for almost 4 minutes. I still have to try using a scandi grind to see if the shavings are finer. Id also like to split the kindling into smaller pieces to place in my fire lighting tin or have a pre-shaved hand full in a small bag.

burn time approx 3 minutes
using the bin lid due to fire bans