Finding and Harvesting Fatwood - My Favorite FireStarter

[@harrisquicksilver6595]

Hey Brian, i also noticed that if a nail or screw has been driven into the tree, that also will cause a large build up of fatwood resin where the injury occurred to the tree.

[@rkymtnhootowl7873]

Thanks Brian, for showing how to find fatwood. I have used it before, but more by accident. Now I am an accident waiting to happen! LOL

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I think I may be obsessed with it. Everywhere I go I'm kicking at stumps and sniffing wood. People stare and pull their children close.

[@livingsurvival]

Great video Brian, awesome demonstration!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I appreciate it.

[@csh6220]

It's 2018 now and you are still using the same fatwood you got in this video. I have watched all of your videos and love it every time you pull the fatwood out. The piece you use has another 20 years or so in it. Thanks Bryan. I know you are busy so don't feel like you need to respond to me. I know where your heart is.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I may put that in my will ;-)

[@csh6220]

It's 2022 now and that piece of fatwood still has a lot of life in it! Love your videos.

[@thatoneguy151]

Its crazy how long he's used that piece of wood for

[@prwoolrich]

Brian I admire your comments people who resort to bad language just lack a decent vocabulary in a way they should be pitied thank you for videos that matter and are constructive

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

PAUL WOOLRICH Thanks Paul. I defer to the famous words of Mister T...

[@parsons585]

Growing up in rural south Georgia during the 50's and early 60's I warmed my behind many times before an old fireplace or wood stove that had a bundle of fat lighter and firewood stacked close by! The smell of fat lighter to this day evokes memories of those by gone days! I was amazed when I started seeing small bundles of it for sale in some well known stores so I suppose the secret is out for people to start their fires in much fancier fire places than those I remember when the fire was to keep a room warm instead of just mainly to look at! Seeing you out there reminds me of being with my dad and granddad in the woods looking for fat lighter to take back to the house! Thanks!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

It is like perfume to me

[@hossenfeffer4115]

Thank you Brian from GA... You did a great job and I enjoyed learning more about the great outdoors through your efforts! May our great and mighty God continue to give you all that is needed to be a blessing to others.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@deusvult7559]

In Mississippi we grew up calling it lighter knot. I'm lucky enough to have had lightning strike a loblolly pine in my back yard a few years back. Now there's an entire stump of fatwood at my disposal...should last for years.

[@tarpbuddy5909]

Been going through more of your earlier videos Bryan when I get some spare time here and there if there is such a thing as spare time. Excellent work on your videos and sharing your expertise and thoughts with others. There needs to be more people like you. I can tell you really enjoy doing this type of thing. Awesome channel. Keep up the excellent work. Dan

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

You are too kind Dan. By the way, have a very Merry Christmas

[@gregjones7874]

Love it I do the same hear in so cal . Practic every day start 2 or 3 fires a day just to keep up the skill

[@royphelps8084]

My aunt when I was a young child , lived off grid , gasoline-powered washing machine, kerosene refrigerator, lamps , Coleman lanterns , she liked for her family to whittle on cedar hearts , after they whittle figures, shed sweep up all the shavings and chunks , put some in little bags , put in dresser drawer, clothes closets, the rest was kept to start fires in a old king heater , but never start fires with pine or cedar in her cooking stove , didn't want either smell in her breads , she get live coals from the heater and start her kitchen stove . I remember granny doing close to the same things , everyone in that area was off grid back then .

[@kpw528]

Great video as always, Bryan. You got lucky with that tree/stump. It looks like half punk wood and half fatwood. 2 great tinder types in one tree.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Yep, it was a great find.

[@davidmorris5719]

This video inspired me to go out in search of fatwood. Low and behold not 40 feet outside my backdoor was a nice 6 ft pine stump almost solid fatwood! Thanks man -- Your native Georgian friend, David. :):)

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

+David Morris very cool.

[@agrey8110]

Thanks for the video. Found some premium FATWOOD here in California do to you man. This stuff is awsome over here, extremely volatile.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Nice

[@agrey8110]

@@SurvivalOnPurpose Video idea, you can do a review of fatwood from different parts of the country sent to you by your fans. I'm in from So. Cal.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

That could be cool but I'd hate to ask people to pay postage AND send me such a precious substance ;-)

[@greatamericansurvival]

Very cool video, fatwood is one of our many blessings for scouts in Georgia. Thanks for taking the time.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Indeed.

[@Cj12sings]

AWESOME!!! I will be sharing this with my Scout group!!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I like hearing that. Thanks.

[@tiendaforense]

Hi Bryan, great video as usual, not a bad idea keeping a chunk of that stuff in whatever bag you have, the best tinder ever.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

You got that right!

[@ShlisaShell]

Thank you for inviting me to your fire, I enjoyed it very much. Picked up a few good tips from ya also. Thumbs up!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Come back any time. And feel free to throw a log on.

[@BushcraftUkraineBV]

Great demonstration, my friend... and you gotta love that music you got going at the beginning and end of your videos!))

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Aw shucks. That's just little ole me strumming some chords I threw together. Glad you like it brother.

[@meelas010]

any idea what the song is called? i like it

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I haven't really named it. I just call it the Survival On Purpose theme. I'm glad you like it.

[@maritimespook]

Fatwood is very plentiful here in Atlantic Canada,its a great resource,,,cheers my friend great video !

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Man, I need to come up there. I'd really like to meet Mors Kochanski.

[@maritimespook]

anytime my friend lol i live in New Brunswick on the bay of fundy ,plus we have very thick boreal type forest here ,,,lots of adventure !!

[@Macdivers1]

You have several vids on fatwood. I learned how to find and harvest it from you. Great channel! Thanks!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

And I think you have lots of great fatwood in NC

[@BeMoreGooderPeople]

I cant believe it took me this long to find this video. Been watching for some time now and just came across this in your lists. This deserves another fresh review and a thumbs up & add to favorites. Thanks for the educational tips Brian.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Jeff Russell Thanks Jeff. I'm glad it helps.

[@BarryDutton]

Saw your other fatwood related videos today, good stuff, inspired me to go into my 10 C's drawers and pull out my stick of fatwood and process it down to a couple of my other kits and whatnot, thanks Bryan.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

+Barry Dutton sometimes I just scrape a piece and sniff it ;-)

[@LiveToSurvive]

Thought I had seen all your videos, but somehow I missed this one. One of the better fatwood videos I've seen. Most only show getting it from the knots. Growing up I never heard it called fatwwod. It was called pine heart. Finding stumps sticking up from the ground with rotten outer parts and solid inner "heart" was one of the things we did as a kid. We used them it for camping and lighting fires in the fireplace or wood stove. I'm in South Carolina, so we have pine trees everywhere.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Stumps are mother lodes

[@TRV550]

Nice video Brian, Enjoyed watching. You can't beat fatwood and the price is even better. Enjoy & be safe !

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Dennis Kuenze I love me some fatwood!

[@Missouriman68]

Thanks for sharing Brian. I let our Boy Scouts know that next month at the spring camporee we will be working on this skill. Thankfully our Scout ranch has a ton of pine trees. Eric

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

They should like that. Mine pretty much enjoy anything to do with fire.

[@donmoriarity5940]

Enjoyed the video. Just what I was looking for. Thank you.

[@matthewgottung3182]

Thanks man, awesome video and very informative, I still look forward to checking for your new videos everyday, it's become part of my daily routine! Also I love that Glock hat, must have!!!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@jonnyboat2]

We had a Pine blight a few years ago that is still killing off our pine trees here in Pennsylvania. My brother had hundreds of them die. Red Pine, Blue Spruce, Scotch, etc. He cut a lot of them down leaving stumps that are still there. I’m going to check them for fat wood. I have Red Pine in my backyard that died a couple years ago. I’ll check it first. Thanks Bryan.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

You should find a lot. Poke around the roots

[@BrosephRussell]

one of the best demonstration on finding fatwood thanks

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

+Joseph Russell Thanks

[@michaelbrunner6654]

Great information, we just don't have many pines around here.

[@kongandbasses8732]

Greetings from Germany, where we have pine trees and harvest fatwood, too. Fatwood translates to Kienspan in German language and was used to illuminate mines - and the houses of poor people who could not afford candles back in times. Miners held the Kienspan or fatwood stick with their teeth to see their working aerea in front of them while swinging the pick or the shovel. Pine tree translates to Kiefer in German language, some old people call it Kienbaum because of the Kienspan you are able to get from it. We use the same methods for finding and harvesting fatwood as everybody, I think. Windfall, broken branches and old stumps are the best sources here, as they are in the US of A.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thanks for the info

[@kongandbasses8732]

@@SurvivalOnPurpose You are allways welcome. Love your work. Stay blessed and keep on doing what you do.

[@HighCarbonSteelLove]

Great video, Brian!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

HighCarbonSteel Love Thanks Dave! I like me some fatwood ;-)

[@MiltonNGreeneIII]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@josephgkrestan3044]

Greatest video I've found one getting fat wood for survival storage, emergency auto & other emergency kits. Thanks!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I'm glad it helped.

[@meelas010]

found fatwood for the first time the other day and guess what, it was just after a storm went through and put out my fire and of course made all the wood wet. My first proper wet weather fire - worked like a charm.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

slim salha Good deal!

[@levicowan8178]

Great video. Fatwood is a truly amazing woods resource.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

+Camp Cowan Probably my favorite

[@nancyjames6134]

YAKMAN HERE !! Very informative video about finding the fatwood. !! I'm LOOKING FORWARD TO FINDING SOME Premium FATWOOD HERE IN MICHIGAN !!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

+Nancy James I am sure you will

[@nomadichunter2818]

Thank you another use is as a bushcraft candle. I saw it on Felix Immlers KZbin channel. Very handy.

[@Indianartifact]

Very informative, I appreciate the information and will definitely know what I’m looking for next time I’m out in the forest. Can’t wait to build a fire with some. Thank you!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Glad it was helpful!

[@themiwoodsman7222]

great vid Brian !

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thanks John. I may have said it before, but I like me some fatwood!

[@PeterNordBushcraft]

Awesome survival skill to know what fat wood is. Thanks I love finding fat wood and starting fires with it.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

me too

[@Gungeek]

really liked the video :) I know what I'm looking for next time I go in the woods.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

+Gungeek I'm glad it helps.

[@mikemaners4411]

Great vid and attitude, Bravo from Montreal, Canada!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

+Mike Maners Thanks.

[@davidrogers182]

Great information! I love using fat wood!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

me too

[@bashfulbrother]

Brian, I found you by accident, but, man, I love your videos.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

bashfulbrother I appreciate it.

[@yoopersurvival]

I have looked for years, I can not find it up here, thanks for the ideas, I'm not giving up. I have found some stumps color is right, no smell, and does not take a light easy. just not sure we have any up. it should be here lots of dead pines from the logging. take care my brother

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

It's weird. I kicked around on about a dozen promising stumps the other day and found some promising looking, un-rotten wood; but when I cut into it it was just wood, no resin. Then I found an area that looked like it had been burned and there was a whole stump full of fatwood. I went back in later with a saw and axe and packed the whole thing out. Maybe I'll make a video about it.

[@adamwilson4834]

Look at some of the old white pine stumps you'll find in your area from the old clearcuts. They haven't weathered for over 100 years for no reason.

[@KennethKramm]

Hi Brian, Useful information, nice demo. Georgia has a similar climate to east Texas, so much of what you say relates.... Plenty of dead pine trees here. ATB, Ken

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Except, let me guess, the ones in Texas are bigger, right? Thanks Ken. Yeah, your videos make me feel right at home. Did you finally get some snow this year? A friend from church moved to the Dallas area and he said they got a lot.

[@KennethKramm]

Survival On Purpose No snow where we live about 60 miles northwest of Houston.

[@SeaBeagal]

KennethKramm Are you towards Bryan/College Station?

[@KennethKramm]

Texas Chevy Closer to Conroe, not too far from College Station

[@SeaBeagal]

KennethKramm Ok nice. I have some property on Hwy6 off 290. Not to far from where you are. I live in the Clear Lake area though.

[@ScrambledO]

Nice video and demonstration. Gonna be taking a trip to a but of a pine forrest in the next week or so... I hope to grab some nice fatwood! Thanks for the in formation. -ScrambledO

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I'm glad you liked it. Good luck finding some fatwood.

[@whitneybennett9045]

+Survival On Purpose I have some and it's fantasticalmost magical, wait, wait...yes it is magical

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

It is the stuff dreams are made of.

[@whitneybennett9045]

It's somewhat like heaven on earth

[@keefercaid-loos5742]

Great video! Very informative

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Glad it was helpful! This is when I got the piece I am still using in videos today.

[@752brickie]

Great video!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thanks

[@joesanders6898]

Awesome video. Educational and informative.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

+Joe Sanders Thanks Joe.

[@Cands528]

Oh I miss the hat. Good video and information. I like how you explain things so the common man can understand.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Which hat? the Boy Scout with the paracord band or the one my son calls an "old man hat"? And thanks for the kind words. I guess I'm just a common man myself. Although I have been called peculiar too.

[@frostysoutdoors4135]

thanks for the video lots of pine trees up here thank you again review this process

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Yooper Digger57 We've got a few in Georgia too.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Yooper Digger57 We have a few here.

[@habaz7838]

I live in GA too, I was just about to start digging around on how to find fatwood. Thanks!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Greg Baker I think Georgia Fatwood is the best. Where do you live in Georgia? I'm in Douglasville, west of Atlanta. - Bryan

[@habaz7838]

Survival On Purpose I'm near Augusta

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

You should be able to find some fatwood there. I know there are lots of pine trees out your way.

[@habaz7838]

Oh there are, I have been watching alot of videos recently and been hearing fatwood repeated often enough. I just hadn't seen a video explaining where to get it. It was on my list of "things to look up". Now I've marked an item off the list and moved it to the list of "things to go do".

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Pretty soon you can move it to "things to burn", which is one of my favorite lists ;-)

[@jorgearroyo6881]

Great video.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

+Jorge Arroyo thanks

[@timmygilbert1371]

Great info . Learn something new everyday :)

[@banjomarkintexas]

been watchin you for a while now... finally subed n ... great info on alot of various items... love it !!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@glockensig]

I am going hunting Fatwood this Spring!!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

You should. Why wait?

[@BloodEagle1583]

Lighter wood is easy to light during wet weather and burns hot. It's also very rot resistant and has been used for fence posts. It does vary in quality, with old stumps being about the best. Some seem to be almost pure resin.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

It is absolutely amazing stuff for sure.

[@trevorfillmore698]

the first time i heard called fat wood was on you tube here its called pitch wood good video.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thanks Trevor. Where's "here"?

[@trevorfillmore698]

Atlantic Canada

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Mors country.

[@outdoorsnlfishinghunting6174]

awesome video! Really enjoy your content!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

+Outdoors NL Fishing & Hunting I appreciate it.

[@T.A.B.Videos]

Great info, thanks for sharing.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

thanks

[@PrairieJournals]

I had no idea. Thank you.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I'm glad it helped.

Best Fatwood vid!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@kcmusic1maker]

very insightful!!! thank so much

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Kandy Carlton Thanks for watching Kandy.

[@InFltSvc]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

+InFltSvc thanks for watching

[@itsjustrenee1320]

We don't have pines in the Texas panhandle. I'm wondering what we can use in place of fatwood & pine needles for tinder. Since juniper is aromatic I was wondering if juniper stumps may have these qualities.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

One way to find out

[@csh6220]

I get fatwood in downed pine trees from the branches, close to the trunk. I have boxes of fatwood 2 to 5 inches in diameter and up to a foot long LOADED with fatwood. Resin is so hard that chopping with hatchet takes a long time. I now use a saw. I am in Ky., and it's easy to find. The branches are rotted away, and the good stuff remains on the trunk of the tree.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

You are truly a fortunate individual.

[@Standswithabeer]

Most Excellent! Thank you!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

StandsWithABeer And there is still a LOT of fatwood left on that stump. But I'm not telling where it is ;-)

[@SignedSign]

When you find a nice chunk of amber fatwood, then replace the plastic handle on you'r ferro rod to one made out of fatwood instead, then you always got ready to go tinder with you, and that little chunk of fatwood will light a lot of fires if you only take shavings out of it. The handle might be a bit sticky at first after you shape it into a handle, but just let it dry for a week and the surface will harden. The sap in the fatwood also makes it waterproof so it don't matter if it gets wet, just wipe it off and start scraping. In my area there is only pine trees so I use fatwood a lot, one of the best natural tinders there is.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

+SignedSign I agree kzbin.info/www/bejne/q57VqqmrodyljK8

[@itsjustrenee1320]

SignedSign you should harvest it & sell it to us plains dwellers. (Flat Landers)

[@davidbirmingham6462]

In FL we call it fatlighter . I love the stuff

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Indeed.

[@truthseeker3977]

In Louisiana and Mississippi, we often refer to it as "lighter knot".

[@ApexHerbivore]

Good vid, cheers

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@MrMrsregor]

thank you for the good video! that looks like the bark of black pine. is there a type of pine that is better than others?

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I don't know. I just chop and sniff.

[@BigCrazyOutdoorAdventures]

Thank you for the explanation!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thanks for watching.

[@hogkillerjp]

great video good info thanks

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I appreciate it Jerry.

[@knifeknifego3323]

Cool video. I am in Gorgia also, im going to try these techniques to look for some fat wood. Do you have any videos reviewing your axe?

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Always good to hear from a fellow Georgian. As for the axe, as a matter of fact...Wetterlings Hunters Axe Review Survival Tools

[@knifeknifego3323]

Cool im going to check it out. Im in the buford area.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Right up the road. I did a job a few weeks ago at the old Tannery Building in downtown Buford.

[@40belowful]

Brian, how do you store your extra fatwood? and what do you carry it in when you go camping? thanks,john

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

40belowful I just keep it is a box in the garage. But, honestly, I have a piece I leave outside in the backyard whee I shoot a lot of videos and it scrapes and burns like gasoline. That's one of the things I like about fatwood, it's pretty much impervious to the weather if it has a good resin content. And I just keep a piece or two in my pack or fire kit.

[@40belowful]

you have no worries about spontaneous combustion or insects hatching out of wood? while in garage

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Nah. I don't think insects can stand the resin and I have never even heard of spontaneous combustion with fatwood. Painters rags, sure.

[@nutmegger1957]

Free is always good......and you are out in the woods. I'm with ya on that. On the other hand...........I like to order a big bag of Fatwood that someone ELSE has gone and gotten. "I' thought that most of the indiginous folks used to gather most of their Fatwood from the roots of a fallen tree. Interesting to see it harvested from the trunk of the tree. Useful "survival tip,"........... thanks!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I always heard about the root s too, but this just seems easier. Not that I'm afraid of a shovel. No sir, I can lay down right next to one and go to sleep.

[@nutmegger1957]

P.S.: Suggestion: Try holding your knife still, and moving the fire starter stick across the blade. the blade staying in place, helps the directional aspect of the pieces of flint.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I know...whether it's my knife or my ferro rod, that just doesn't work as well for me.

[@tulsarobgee5016]

Thanx for sharing

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Tulsa Rob Gee Thanks for watching.

[@jeger2610]

Found in Maine too!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

jeger26 Good stuff.

[@tcemedic100]

Awesome info, and I see your're a Glock Guy also...I will be getting the Glock42 for my spring summer CCW. keep up the awesome work.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Yeah, I work with a guy who is connected with Glock. The new .380 is pretty cool. Thanks.

[@eqlzr2]

Enjoyed your vid. Unfortunately, out here on the Left Coast, you can't even pull a leaf off a tree in a state park/forest without risk of getting cited by a state conservation officer, let alone actually chopping wood.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Bummer.

[@dcriley65]

I'm a city boy, but I enjoy your posts. Anyway let's cut to the chase. One of my aunt's was a Moonshisiser the sheriff tasted the piss jan 1959

[@kennethrubio2832]

Thanks. Very informative.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Glad it helps

[@RobRoy-fo1rg]

Do you find more fat wood in particular pine trees? White pine, red pine, etc?

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I don't think so. But I never really researched that.

[@sonyvegasfxvideos]

>200 subscriber giveaway >Currently 149k Good on ya mate 😊👍

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I am humbled

[@billyjoedenny]

love the turpentine smell of the fat wood.. ..bill

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

me too, does that make us strange?

[@PitFireOutdoors]

Nice!!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thanks Josh. Keep that stove warm.

[@SimpleAdventuresLLMSX]

I use to carry a couple of fatwood sticks and matches with me when I head out into the woods or weekend camps but now I just decided what the heck was I thinking... now a box of UCO titansport matches sits in my backpack instead of carrying couple of stuff.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

+Louis Lee You're not getting me to abandon my fatwood. Never!

[@bulldogvapor350]

What part of georgia are you from? I saw your video on hiking blood mountain. I've driven through there quite a few times. Great ride!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

+Bulldog Vapor Douglasville, just west of Atlanta

[@whitneybennett9045]

awesome!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

+Mars Mahoney Nah, Just fatwood ;-)

[@KrisSays]

Where do they have snow in Georgia?

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Kris Says: We usually get a couple of inches once a year. It gives the weather reporters something to go all dramatic over and pretty much shuts down the metro Atlanta area.

[@KrisSays]

Survival On Purpose too funny... I can only imagine!

[@elijah4606]

How do you like the Old Hickory? I picked one up on Amazon recently, but for the life of me I can't seem to get it to take an edge. Files, stones, it doesn't matter. I can sharpen most anything pretty well, but this this has taken such a garbage edge. I don't know if it's me or the knife.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

+Elijah Bauer Mine sharpens up just fine

[@elijah4606]

Could be I'm just using old files and stones. They seem to work on most things, but this may be a harder steel.

[@stanwebb2272]

How about the Christmas Tree that most throw out after the holiday season.........????? And for tender the pine needles work well... if you have to just rub them between 2 rocks to make a near powder.......

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

You might like this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHeQpH6MfqyIl8U

[@backyardsurvivalist5039]

Thanks.

[@Kube_Dog]

I'm sorry you're having trouble finding fat wood. Try viagra. Good luck surviving in your back yard. If it gets to be too much, go inside and make a sammich and watch a little TV.

[@mesquiteguy121]

I live in s.w. Texas kinda hard to find fat wood here.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Or any wood.

[@Cyborg_Actual]

What part of Georgia are you in?

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Just west of Atlanta

[@Cyborg_Actual]

Survival On Purpose Ok cool. I just moved up to Peachtree Corners from Florida.