Where Do You Chuck Your Stove Ash?

[Witterings]

21 hours ago, neiln said:

weather like this, ash is good for spreading on snowy and icey paths

 

Wish I knew that before I went ass over tit on the ice covered pathway at the weekend 😆

Edited December 13, 2022 by Witterings

[trigger_andy]

20 minutes ago, Witterings said:

 

Wish I knew that before I went ass over tit on the ice covered pathway at the weekend 😆

It’s a good idea if you don’t mind your paths ending up a grey sludgy mess that gets dragged into at least the Boot Room. 

[Rac man]

A mate of mine decided to clean his wood burner out with his dyson,then put back in the cupboard his missus came home and said somethings burning he said it can't be the fire I hoovered it out ,apparently the dyson was glowing 

[slim reaper]

On 07/12/2022 at 12:04, AHPP said:

I've always thought I'd use the paste for fire starting. It's just a medium to hold the oil. I use dry sawdust and oil atm but drying sawdust is inconvenient for me.

If you leave sawdust and oil mix in the burner for long enough you may save on matches🤣

Edited December 14, 2022 by slim reaper
Add smille

[Stubby]

On 13/12/2022 at 16:13, Witterings said:

 

Wish I knew that before I went ass over tit on the ice covered pathway at the weekend 😆

Were you carrying a bucket of ash ?

[neiln]

It is a bit messy, yes, but then so is rock salt, or slush for that matter.

[AHPP]

Ash gets conifer sap off your hands btw.

[Haironyourchest]

2 hours ago, AHPP said:

Ash gets conifer sap off your hands btw.

 

Mix it with the sap and make epoxy for setting your arrowheads 👍

 

It's good soap, mixed with fat. I use ours for scouring and degreasing the baking tray and frying pans. Pour ashes in, a bit of water to make a slurry, and leave it outside for a few days. The ash and fat combine to make a soap like chemical, which is easily washed out into the long grass.

[AHPP]

3 minutes ago, Haironyourchest said:

 

Mix it with the sap and make epoxy for setting your arrowheads 👍

 

It's good soap, mixed with fat. I use ours for scouring and degreasing the baking tray and frying pans. Pour ashes in, a bit of water to make a slurry, and leave it outside for a few days. The ash and fat combine to make a soap like chemical, which is easily washed out into the long grass.

It won't surprise anyone who has seen my efforts on the cooking thread to discover that I don't wash my baking trays or frying pans. Good tip anyway though.

[Steven P]

On 15/12/2022 at 20:15, Haironyourchest said:

Pour ashes in, a bit of water to make a slurry, and leave it outside for a few days. The ash and fat combine to make a soap like chemical, which is easily washed out into the long grass.

 

Alkali and oil makes soap I think - lye from wood ashes is quite akaline 9thats the inner geek in me knowing this stuff)