Swedish log candle

[SouthSoundTree]

Just heard about them this weekend at a bonfire. I googled it. Found this. http://www.ehow.com/how_5044912_make-swedish-log-candle.html

Interesting.

Says it will burn green wood, too.

 

[MasterBlaster]

The Brits cook their lunch like that in the field all the time. Cool.

 

[Burnham]

A fair number of pics of those have been posted by our friends over the pond, and sotc-Willie, too I think.

 

[SkwerI]

We burned a few of those in North Carolina a few years ago at the original East Coast GTG where we first tested the Wraptor.

 

[NeTree]

We made a few up for the mid-Atlantic GTG.

 

[Burnham]

Might be a good addition at the the up-coming event.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Yup.. Made one for a chilly wintery day not long ago to make some hot coffee on while we were thinning some trees up in the woods above us. Worked peachy.. Good for hand warming in a pinch too

 

[Paul B]

I made one but I gave it to the young feller that was working for me that day. Havent bothered since, next time I get the chance I will though, summer camping season is coming, someday..

 

[Old Monkey]

You know, back in the 70's saying something was Swedish had a completely different connotation.

 

[Paul B]

oops, thought you said saying things IN Swedish made them have a different continentation...

 

[Old Monkey]

Ha.

 

[Thor's Hammer]

BORK!BORK!BORK!

We have used the candle to great effect on occasion, but it works best with a dead dry log.

These pics were from a cable logging job we did in the endless pouring rain. The firelog was very welcome then.

 

[stig]

A few years ago we had a weekend karate seminar at my place,so I made 90 of them and placed them so they formed the 3 armed okinawan "swastika" in a hollow behind my house.
The whole thing was about 50 meters across.
Looked real fine when I lit them up in the middle of the night.
Must have looked even better seen from one of the airplanes that passed over.

We call the Finnish torches here BTW.

And Ed is right, dry wood works best.

 

[Che]

I wonder if that would be a good way to get rid of some huge stumps.

 

[Bounce]

That's how we get rid of stumps in my neighborhood.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Green stumps can be hard to burn.

 

[Che]

That's how we get rid of stumps in my neighborhood.

good to hear. thanks

These may still be a bit green, they're maple and I've seen some little suckers still trying to make it.

I'm anxious to see how a Swedish Log Candle burns first though, with my new fatwood...it should go pretty easy.

 

[Magnus]

It's all about temp and air supply.

When used in the woods there is no dry stumps. Just regular tree's the cut chest high and do the cuts.

I make a horizontal cut in center almost thru to other side. A squirt of bar oil there and the temp raises faster in center as it suck air there too.
You can feel it with the hand....

40-60cm flame light up pretty good.
several cuts under in different places keep flame high and sides intact until they burn down.

Stumps are completely dry and empty after a hr or so...

 

[Paul B]

So who will be shooting and posting the first video from start to finish?

 

[Thor's Hammer]

So who will be shooting and posting the first video from start to finish?

I think my pics speak for themselves

 

[Burnham]

I'll be disappointed if a few don't show up at the upcoming gtg .

 

[Jed]

Yeah: Well done Thor. Who needs a video? Looks like you know what you're about!

 

[Jed]

Yeah... We'll experiment with different chunks, with different degrees of dryness.

 

[SouthSoundTree]

Sorry to say I don't have any dry rounds. They get split green. Now I'll be saving some.

 

[Burnham]

That's my problem, too.