How to Maintain a Fire | Cutting Edge Firewood

[@sharonparrish4075]

The best advice l’ve ever received, thanks!

[@JC-xk8vh]

Great advice. Thank you

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

It's our pleasure!

[@chasebrockphoto]

Bought a half Rick and it still seems very wet, any advice on how to dry out the logs? Thanks for the video!

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

Hey Chase! That's a terrible experience. I'm sorry! Of course we might be biased, but we think you should just buy wood from us. Other then that stack the wood in a dry place, preferably a shack, barn or garage. But beware, because it isn't kiln dried, it could come with pests!

[@gatorwoman71-the-real-one]

Great video! Two questions: 1) Do you need to crack a window near the fireplace to help create pressure that draws the air up the chimney? A friend who knows her stuff told me that. 2) How do you let the fire die down safely? I'm paranoid about going to sleep if there are any glowing embers. My fiend said not to spritz the embers with water but I don't feel safe having anything smoldering. Thanks!

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

Great questions! For the first one, it depends. Generally it is not necessary to leave a window cracked. If you find that your chimney is not drawing well, there could be 3 reasons. - bad quality firewood, your home is crazy good insulated or the fireplace wasn't built/designed well. For the first one, buy Cutting Edge Firewood!! For the second one, crack the window. For the 3rd, buy Cutting Edge Firewood, maybe crack a window and if that doesn't work, then have someone inspect the fireplace. For the 2nd question- generally it's considered completely safe leaving glowing embers in a fireplace. Make sure to have a fireplace screen in front of the fire and have anything combustible away from the fireplace. The fireplace is of course designed to have a fire in it, so as long as it was properly built and is inspected at least once/year it should be perfectly safe.

[@deeh5048]

Excellent! So helpful, thank you!!!

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

My pleasure!

[@2amMookzy]

Do You Ship Wood To Australia?

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

We unfortunately do not. (Maybe in the future!) We're able to ship anywhere in the continental US, so if you wanted to order from us, we could ship to any US ports. You would then have to coordinate shipping from there.

[@kl2633]

How many hours should I expect from a 4 log fire like the one you did? I’m lucky if I get an hour and a half.

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

Hey KL, there are a lot of variables with this question. If the wood is seasoned, it won't last as long, because some of the wood has turned to dirt (rotted), also different species last different amounts of time. Also different size logs last different amounts of time. Also green wood may seem like it burns longer, but that is just because it takes longer to light. Some say wood with some moisture in it burns longer, but that's not true, it just takes longer to start. By their logic, a rock would burn forever. But yes, once the wood has started burning 1.5- 2 hours for 4 logs the size of the fire above sounds about right.

[@brandonrox221]

​@@cuttingedgefirewoodseasoned wood last longer than regular. Burns hotter as well. Old wood would rot. If seasoned properly and stored properly then it's the way to go

[@sum1sw]

How long will 4 or 5 well stacked and spaced logs last?

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

There are a lot of variables, if these are 5 Cutting Edge Firewood standard size logs that are used, starting with three and then adding 1 log when needed to keep the fire going, you could get these to last 2 hours, but if you put them all on at once and have a nice roaring fire, you are probably looking at 45 minutes to an hour. Thank you for the question!

[@Itsme-vo4fx]

Did you preheat the chimney?

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

We did not preheat the chimney! With Cutting Edge Firewood, it isn't necessary - our Firewood burns hotter and cleaner, so there is less smoke and better chimney draw.

[@mikeg3888]

Young Ben Affleck really knows his fires

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

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[@herewegrow5113]

When you say quite a while...How long is quite a while to you?

[@logansfury]

I have been getting maybe 30 minutes of good flame out of 4-5 log fires, following the steps here for placing kindling and stacking logs. I don't use cutting edge products, I purchase bundles of firewood at my local Home Depot and split my smaller pieces into kindling. I dont have those retail starters, I just wet my kindling and wood with charcoal lighter fluid. I note that in the intro to this video you state that you will explain how to maintain a fire for 2-4 hours, but it seemed you never clearly explained how to do this. Was the fire featured in the video going for over an hour or more? There were no timestamps as you tended it to give any sense of how long it had been burning. Could you perhaps do a follow up video specifically about keeping a fire going for 2+ hours? EDIT: I rewatched this and realized I was separating my 2 bottom logs too far apart, at the extreme ends of my grate, and that I was using rather small kindling. I just set up a 3 log fire in which the 2 base logs were 1.5 - 2" apart and my kindling pieces were much larger and the flames have been good for 45 minutes. I believe if I were to add a 4th log I could get at least another 30-40 minutes out of it. Is the 3-4 hour lifespan fire just a matter of tending to the fire every 30-60 minutes and adding more logs?

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

I'm glad the fire was helpful! While Cutting Edge Firewood will last much longer than other firewood (it has no rot), yes, you can just add more firewood to extend the fire. Also larger pieces will burn longer although if there is too much moisture, the larger pieces will be difficult to catch on fire.

[@siamromuana360]

These days why nobody used wood fireplace ? Is the smoke make it room darty and dark ? And is there any exhaust fan in the chimney ?

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

Our wood burns hotter, longer, and cleaner! It creates significantly less smoke, and while an exhaust fan may still be a good idea for a poorly designed fireplace, our wood greatly helps relieve the issue that causes the need for an exhaust fan.

[@siamromuana360]

@@cuttingedgefirewood thanks for your reply , I'm living in a village we used firewood for cooking still today both with a gas , but no-one have an American style fireplace so in my new home I want it that why I I'm studying about

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

@@siamromuana360 Absolutely! Please let us know if you have any other questions. We would be happy to assist.

[@jacklinton5370]

What if you dip the logs in oil?

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

Then you will have dark, thick smoke and everything will smell awful.

[@jacklinton5370]

@@cuttingedgefirewood thanks for the reply. Well I certainly will not do that. I’m from australia where it’s winter here and my wood is a little damp so I was trying to figure out how to counteract that. But nevertheless I used your method and my fireplace going well.

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

@@jacklinton5370 Glad we could help! Good luck!

[@Voodoo.77]

Where did you get the iron stick?

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

S&S fire pits

[@logansfury]

I noticed that custom poker too! I googled Cutting Edge's response "S&S fire pits" and found their main page, which was really well laid out and guided me easily to their accessory fire pokers. They sell 7 different design styles! I bought a Basket Weave design for myself, and when I asked thru the website's help-chat about the best way to repaint it from grey to black to match my existing fireplace hardware, Andy at S&S offered to custom paint one before shipping it out to me. He charged nothing for this extra service. I love this fire poker! At 46" long it lets me stoke just about any size fire comfortably. This baby definitely comes along on all camping trips!

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

@@logansfury We love S&S Fire Pits!

[@ChefDre_]

Do you keep the chimney chute open all the way thru burn ?

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

Absolutely

[@PrettyGoodLookin]

Yes ! Leave the flew open for two days after the fire.

[@gtsport3881]

Thanks ! 👍

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

My pleasure!

[@benaycock1646]

Great video, thanks!

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

My pleasure!

[@snoogans2010]

Are it’s an important tree lots of old coal not a lot of hickory

[@happycamper2976]

good hard woods no pine

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

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[@John83118]

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[@coneil72]

Good video, but frustrating that there are no specific references to time. Even if there are variables, it helps to have SOMETHING as a baseline when learning this process.

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

great critique! We'll keep in mind. It depends on the wood you are using and how you stack it.

[@snoogans2010]

Hi Kerry is expensive and should not be used for fire

[@cuttingedgefirewood]

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[@prasoonsameeran7357]

You look like shaved Scott Adkins:)

[@earlrussell1026]

You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. You must love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus the anointed is Lord! Repent and be baptized and believe the Gospel.

[@iraceruk]

WTF?! 🤣 Wrong video?

[@Itsme-vo4fx]

What has that got to do with tips on making a good fire? I hear that gay people make the greatest fires, wouldn’t you agree. Or maybe it’s none believers. Who knows?

[@orlandodavidson6011]

Ok

[@jaquellestratton3139]

Thank you for this comment. I am remembering my grandma while trying to remember how to keep a fire. She was a jehovas witness and would have loved for me to see this comment and reminder ❤

[@deavyhick6803]

Quack. It's make believe and you should go see a doctor.

[@snoogans2010]

Get coal

[@rogersroadrage8229]

Im supposed to listen to this dude with a collared shirt and no beard?