Fatwood harvest

[erkinator]

I`m guessing above ground dead would have dried out alot

 

[Survivor Johnny]

So best to find it near lower stump area of tree, or any knot area?

I've had my best luck wth dead standing near limbs or at the core but with that said a dead rotten log laying on the ground is good too. Just knock off the rotten exterior and look around the limbs and core. Like someone else said I found a log that was just the core and the whole thing was Fatwood

 

[dial1911]

I always called it and heard it called "lighterd" . Pulled up a stump 4' high the other day of it. Strongest I've found in a while.View attachment 650266

Fat lighterd- exactly right. Central/South Georgia born and raised.

 

[SMLEshooter]

I always called it and heard it called "lighterd" . Pulled up a stump 4' high the other day of it. Strongest I've found in a while.View attachment 650266

Lighterd is what I know it as also...

 

[Allsmiles]

We always called it lighter pine and I grew up in GA. Dad was from VA, so maybe that is where we got the term from. I do know that if you shoot it with a 45, it smells like turpentine.

 

[Arishmas]

Always heard it called heart pine in nw Georgia.

 

[Stringbender]

Yankees are best known to start chimney fires with this if not supervised...........

 

[tlw1179]

Showed my son how to find what to look for and get it up last week
We were able to get it to burn just throwing sparks at it

 

[erkinator]

think I`ll try this, this weekend,see how I make out. If rain holds off.

 

[tdi_g]

I grew up calling it fatwood....and I'm from Ohio...