IS THIS FAT WOOD ?

[Sirviver]

Found in woods near Amite River in Baton Rouge La. Not sure if this is fat wood or something else. Any replies are appreciated, thanksView attachment 749009View attachment 749010View attachment 749011View attachment 749012

 

[dodge man]

I’d say no. I think of fatwood as a fire starter, usually the heart of pine trees that has a lot of sap in it.

 

[Raul-02]

Never seen fatwood so black. Usually it's sort of honey color. It comes mostly from the trunk and taproots of south eastern long needle pines.

 

[etpm]

Fatwood is saturated with pitch. It will be heavy for its size, similar to wet wood. Put some heat to it and it will smell like pitch. I like the smell. It will be easy to light with just a match because the pitch is completely flammable with many easily vaporized compounds that catch fire very easily once heated. I love using fatwood to start fires in my wood stove. It burns better and longer that the same type of wood that has been saturated with wax. I wonder what the heat energy of pitch is compared to paraffin wax?
Eric

 

[Sirviver]

I don't think so either. Don't smell like turpentine. Does not catch fire easy. Can't seem to find out what it is. Looks like petrified wood. But it's not hit rock form yet if that's what it is

 

[Sirviver]

It is very heavy something like 50 lb

 

[cqaigy2]

I'd say 50 lb is pretty light for a rock that could be 6 feet across. Probably left from a prior fire.