swedish logs

[Timbur]

Are they the same as Pine Candles? Surely just cheap softwood and a chainsaw for 5 mins and you've got it made?

 

(no doubt I'm missing something?????)

[rovers90]

My first attempt at these. A firewood client has requested some for his wedding! The log did put out a fair bit of smoke though!!

[Jack Price]

what a cracking idea! i now have a place for conifer in my log pile!

[woodworm]

I made one of these yesterday out of bone dry birch, it lit no problem but after about 8 or 9 minutes it kept going out but would re light if I blew into the slots. What am i doing wrong for it not to stay alight. I pushed the firelighter about 2" down from the top before lighting.

[nathan marshall]

I made one of these yesterday out of bone dry birch, it lit no problem but after about 8 or 9 minutes it kept going out but would re light if I blew into the slots. What am i doing wrong for it not to stay alight. I pushed the firelighter about 2" down from the top before lighting.

 

i did one last night for a BBQ and it took quite abit to light admitidally we took it away from a job we were at no more than 3 hours before once ours got enough air it burnt red hot all night. we used one lighter fluid to keep it going.

[Monikieman]

I made one of these yesterday out of bone dry birch, it lit no problem but after about 8 or 9 minutes it kept going out but would re light if I blew into the slots. What am i doing wrong for it not to stay alight. I pushed the firelighter about 2" down from the top before lighting.

 

 

 

I had that problem before. I put it down to the 3 cuts I made in the top. 2 cuts seems to work better (for me).

 

I also think soft wood burns better. Something with a bit resin in it.

 

Cheers

[Peasgood]

I have made a few, just for myself and friends.

Leylandii works very well. The bigger one in the pics took 2 gallons of water just to keep it cool enough to cook on.

 

 

 

Edited April 7, 2013 by Peasgood

[alex_m]

haha - that last picture is great! black sausages here we come!

[Peasgood]

No, that is how you clean the griddle.

[hedgesparrow]

someone who made them used hemp rope put in the slits to aid burning. i am going to have a go have a show coming up in may, be a nice sideline selling these may get more orders for them