Fatwood Gold Mine Behind my New Property

[@WeThePeopleSurvival69]

Great score in the root mass..we have a forest of it here at 4000 ft up sierra Nevada mountains here in Californias side...im a major prepper and learning survival skills daily..We The People know what coming... Thanks for the great video knowledge..Were also raising chickens now..just bought 15 more chicks and a rooster..total of 24 now.. Something to rhink about others doing for self preservation.

[@davewinch7677]

I like a man who gets excited when he finds fatwood.

[@RoguePreparedness]

Beautiful! I found a bunch when we were up in the mountains the other day.

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Awesome! I'm hoping once the kitchen renovations to the new house are done I'll be able to take a visit down there.

[@ronaldwilkins6056]

I can literally smell this video...might be smelling myself tho as I just sawed up the main stem of a huge dead pine tree that my neighbor gave me...makes great outdoor working firewood, gets the barrel glowing.

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Oh yeah, it sure does! Nice find you got there!

[@JBaads]

Glad to see a young person outdoors.

[@larstueschjth2658]

At 08:55 and then some,it looked like a dear-leg😳 nice backyard and vid 👍😎

[@aleisterbroley900]

Why don't more people use a walking stick? Besides all its other uses, it's great for fatwood hunting, especially now, in snake season. If I see something i think might contain fatwood, I give it a few whacks with the stick. The sound will tell you whether there's any there. And no need to go reaching down towards something where a snake might be-- you never realized how well camouflaged a snake can be until you nearly grab one while staring right at it, as I once did while cleaning up the debris from an old barn demolition. That being said-- great find! There's nothing better than exposed roots for a real fatwood mother lode-- I found something similar a couple years ago; an old pine which had pulled up its roots as it fell. The tree was now nothing but punkwood, but the roots were solid, crystallized fatwood, solid black and orange. EDIT: oh btw, at about 6:15-- that orange, punky wood is usually very good, too, being saturated with pitch itself, just to a lesser degree. Theres a video about it, kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYXYdGx3rb97jas I've been experimenting with it myself; it's fairly useful stuff in its own right.

[@gracemartin7797]

Wow, everywhere you turn, there it is!

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Oh Yeah! The benefits of being in the woods full of pine trees.

[@csh6220]

I had a Coleman saw, then tried a Lowe's Razortooth ($20) folder and got rid of the Coleman. As much as you enjoy fatwood hunting, get yourself a saw that works 3 X better with big aggressive teeth. You have quite a haul, and plenty more on the ground. Thanks for a well done video.

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll definitely look into the Razortooth from Lowes. That Coleman sure is getting a bit of a hassle to use. A new saw for harvesting Fatwood would be nice. Thanks for watching!

[@OurLifeMix]

Great find, Jason! Soon the snow will melt, I will also go looking.

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Thanks, Oleg! It was the prefect day to go out after the snow that I had for a few months, but two days after filming this video it snowed again.

[@jamessanders4310]

You should run a stick under a log before you reach to get a piece under it…might find something you don’t want to take home!

[@NikosKatsikanis]

Well done this video appeared on my homepage

[@rvlucky2909]

Thank you for sharing you have a great day

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Thank you for as always watching, rv lucky!

[@HyperHyena88]

Thats how i am when i find some, kind of an obsession of mine. nice video

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

It sure is an obsession! Thanks for watching!

[@cabotbluegill]

nice haul for sure

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Thanks for watching! That root sure did provide a good amount of Fatwood in it.

[@fiathedge1795]

That’s some good stuff

[@johnwarring2337]

Keep chasing that gold my brother. that's a great haul you got.

[@BrosephRussell]

Awesome fatwood score 👏

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Thank you Bro! It sure was!

[@Dominic.Minischetti]

Oh yeah brother! That’s sweet! Primo fatwood!

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

It sure is, bro! Thanks for watching!

[@JadeSchafer]

You hit the jackpot.

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Oh Yeah, it's really awesome to have this behind the new property. Thanks for watching, Jade!

[@johnwarring2337]

I've been collecting fatwood and cleaning it up and sanding it from 60-150-800-1500-2000-2500 grit, and it's really beautiful to just sit around the house.

[@cjshake]

Surely that clogs up the sandpaper real bad

[@johnwarring2337]

@@cjshake It beats the hell out of the paper. But it gives it a near mirror shine, and it's also just something I enjoy.. and it smells good.

[@makerofmanythings8447]

When you injure yourself and you have some fatood, shave some fine Maya dust and put on it the cut thick, it will stop the bleeding, it works for me every time.

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Thanks for the tip! It definitely seems like a great coagulant. With the pine sap infused with it; it can also provide some health benefits like antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. Thanks for watching!

[@WaypointOutdoorAdventures]

Sweet!!!

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Thanks, Justin!

[@JamesGOutdoors]

Your like a kid in a Fatwood candle store lol great finds brother. I seen that k that was cool.

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

I know, right! That natural K sure was cool to see. Thanks for watching, James!

[@trailtrashoutdoors8173]

Fatwood prospector in action above ^

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Oh Yeah! Fatwood Gold Miner.

[@johnwarring2337]

Really, please clean some up and go to work sanding them up smooth. They stand unusually cool, they look awesome around the house, and they smell good. And they're just cool.

[@BURNWOODBUSHCRAFT]

Awesome finds man! I love hunting fatwood!

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Thanks Ryan! Fatwood hunting sure is fun and can come with a great yield.

[@johnwarring2337]

go 80, 120, 220, 800, 1200, 2500, 6k,8k,12k sanding on clean pieces. you'll get beautiful knots that are mirrored and sand in peculiar angles. You can even stop at 2k or 2.5k. 6/8/12/k is just out of obsession

[@kynkadeoutdoors]

Gold mine of Fatwood

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

It sure is! Thanks for watching, Colan!

[@FlintandSteelSurvival]

That bag is gonna smell awesome for ever hahaha lots of fat wood in that forrest!

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Oh yeah and the more Fatwood I collect the stronger the smell will get.

[@BingWatcher]

Jason, I recently found that I am infected with the fatwood hunting obsession too. Nicely done video!😎. j❔Just wanted to know the type of saw and hatchet you are using❔

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

The saw is a Coleman Folding Saw and the hatchet is a Gerber Gator Combo Axe. It has a hidden knife in the handle. Thanks for watching, Bradley!

[@eddiekytia]

MAN....... I ONLY WISH I had some public land like that near me here in New Jersey at 50 cent a ounce for good fatwood and 1 dollar a ounce for prize fatwood. I could make a good living while helping people who can't get it.....

[@philipcourtland7390]

I'm thinking a cordless Sawzall would work great

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

That sure would make quick work of it. Just hope that the blade getting gunked up by the tree sap won't get jammed/lock it up.

[@blindowl-bushcraft-survival]

new subscriber great find, take care

[@aleisterbroley900]

SAFETY FIRST! 6:10 you're striking towards your thigh and knee. Not a good idea, especially with fatwood, where you're likely to hit a rock-hard surface unexpectedly, which can easily deflect even the most carefully handled blade. I enjoyed your video and would like to see more, so please stay safe.

[@NathansFerroceriumrods1]

Nice haul of fatwood. You need a bigger axe to dig out the knots.

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Oh Yeah, that's the next purchase that I'm looking into getting. With the bigger axe I can definitely get into the core of the down trees even more.

[@MiscMitz]

Score!

[@jasonmcdaniel7878]

Oh Yeah!

[@chrislnflorida5192]

Was this a fallen tree, I see their are cut limbs. If a fallen tree, where is the tree? I'm in Fl and having trouble finding Fat Wood, we have lots of Pine, most are cut down for line work.

[@jamesspears5127]

There is a lot of fat wood in the south because of the logging

[@mauriziobarbati9081]

Complimenti bel bottino👍🔥🔥🔥

[@NikosKatsikanis]

if I want a body guard, he must be able to push down a tree like you do, what will you do with all that that fat wood? sell it?

[@Blastfence1]

Do you have a license to collect that fat wood 🪵

[@ilikegeorgiabutiveonlybeen6705]

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[@sylvesterstewart868]

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