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The Origin of Fatwood<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n
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Fatwood was originally found in the remnants of longleaf pine stumps scattered across the Southeastern US. The longleaf pine was once the dominant conifer, growing across vast savannahs in sandy soil from Virginia to Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of these trees were harvested in the 19th and early 20th centuries.\u00a0 In fact, the word \u2018fatwood\u2019 became a descriptor meaning the wood in these stumps was \u2018fat\u2019 with flammable resin, therefore, perfect for a fire starter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Names for Fatwood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fatwood is known by a variety of names in English including fatlighter, lighter wood, pine knot, heart pine and occasionally ocote (a loan word from Spanish). In the United States, it is most commonly referred to as Fatwood while in Mexico and Central America as ocote. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Fatwood Works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The secret of Fatwood is the higher concentration of resin found in our trees. It is this organic resin that gives our Fatwood Firestarter its sustained flame and easy lighting ability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With these higher concentrations of resin, we don\u2019t need to add propellants or chemicals like the other guys because we don\u2019t need them. How many other fire starters can claim that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the United States<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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As the longleaf forests were harvested and their stumps utilized, true North American fatwood has all but turned to smoke.\u00a0 Other woods have been tried but nothing has the same spark of our pine fatwood. Realizing the unmatched efficiency and effectiveness of these ancient pines, we turned to the stumps of our Central American tree farms, which now provide all of our Fatwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Central America<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Most Fatwood today comes from the stumps of a pine related to the longleaf but native to Central America and grown on tree farms.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These pines are quick-growing, do not occupy rain forest areas, and are a non-endangered species, yielding a product that is sustainable, economically viable and environmentally responsible. By making use of the stumps, we are reducing overall waste while creating a sustainable and safe byproduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fatwood Pictures Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    Drying bundles of fatwood<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    A stump left behind by others, rich in fatwood<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Fatwood sticks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Fatwood sticks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Bundles of sticks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Harvesting a stump<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Loose stumps<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    A stump rich in resin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Pine tree farm<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Dark resin veins in the wood<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Dark resin in tree stump<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Harvesting by hand<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fixed-header-page.php","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"xs":false,"sm":false,"md":false,"menu-24x24":false,"menu-36x36":false,"menu-48x48":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"jdavis@betterwoodproducts.com","author_link":"https:\/\/www.fatwood.com\/author\/jarrod\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fatwood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18240"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fatwood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fatwood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fatwood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fatwood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fatwood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18240\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fatwood.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}