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- From: tomj@monster.apd.saic.com (Tom Johnson)
- Subject: Re: Wood vs. Presto-type logs
- Message-ID: <C0G6FA.1EJ@monster.apd.saic.com>
- Organization: SAIC, Reston, VA
- References: <1993Jan5.223159.29046@ide.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 19:35:33 GMT
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- forman@ide.com (Bonnie Forman) writes:
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- > * I tried using Oak. I bought a box (not cheap) because
- > I don't have anywhere to store a large quantity.
- > Took quite some time to get going, but once it
- > did, I had a nice sized blaze going with two logs.
- > However, it required tending every 15 minutes or so.
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- You can try using smaller logs. When I first start a fire, I use
- 8 or 10 pieces between 3/4" and 2", and they burn with a bright, hot
- flame. I always try to keep the logs small enough to have 4 or 5
- in the fire at a time; that seems to work well, with relatively little
- tending.
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- Of course, this usually means splitting lots of logs. The ones I get from
- the local log factory are usually 6"-8" in diameter (well, not diameter, but
- the largest cross-grain dimension), which is about three or four times too big.
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