West, last page, about burning wet wood
Yes, wet wood just doesn't work well, but I tried. I noticed it kept dying, so I had to continuously blow into the embers to make flame appear for a few seconds. Pine wood usually works well, even when wet it can burn, sort of, but fatwood works even better. For those who don't know, fatwood is pinewood that, for many years, was soaked in its own resin, and so the wood becomes flammable, even when wet, like animal fat. Fungus that grows on pine trees tend to also be flammable even when wet.
Also, I just got my two pound hunk of flint today! Pitch-black, and very pretty, a big chunk of flint that's bigger than my hand. Ready for knapping, but I intend to use it for firemaking. By striking steel against it, I can cause sparks, and so practice Neolithic firemaking. I will also practice friction fire, whenever I can.
Today, I did some forging, fixing my metal bucket. The frist half and the bottom has about an inch of plaster mixed with sand, whereas the top half has an inch thick of concrete mix and small rocks. Concrete mix is way cheaper, but way heavier, but seems to be stronger. The forge still can heat metal orange-hot with just firewood; charcoal doesn't need to be used, so I'm happy to have such a forge.
I will try to add to SR tonight.
I've added two posts to Suicidal Rebirth.
27-Sep-2016 04:50:22
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Azi Demonica
