![]() To do this I place the axe on top of the log, hold the handle with my non-dominant hand and drive the axe bit into the log, by hitting it with the knockometer (a heavy log or mallet) held in my dominant hand. By all means experiment with more pieces, especially on larger logs. Split the log into four pieces length ways, all with reasonably equal segments. In fact while you’re there, you may as well split a few more for your campfire! Splitting, cutting and chopping If once you split the log you find it’s a bit damp, well just leave it a while, store it somewhere a gentle breeze will dry it out, probably best under some cover. ![]() Other woods that will work well include pine and spruce – just as with larch they need to be reasonably well seasoned, dried out. This worked well, but you can just as easily use one that is taller or wider, but you will need to be able to spilt it! I find that larch burns brightly, creates good embers and lasts a while, more typical of a hardwood, although perhaps arguably a soft wood., so it sits in the middle. Anyway, that log, I’ve chosen one that is approximately 350mm tall and 150mm diameter. In this example, I’m using a seasoned larch log. Things you’ll need – a log, an axe and knockometer (a log) or mallet, a small hand saw, string or perhaps some wire, a tinder bundle, a few thin sticks and something to ignite the rocket stove! Rocket stove burning nicely – ready for a brew perhaps The log However, this version, the rocket stove, will burn hotter, because of the airflow directed into the heart of the fire through the hole at the bottom of the log! It’s a lot like the Swedish Fire Log, a log split or cut, then set on fire in the gaps between the segments of the log. There are a few ways to make a rocket stove, you can cut a log and drill holes into it, make one from a bundle of sticks, and this version where we split a log and do some sawing and chopping. ![]() What is a rocket stove? It’s a hollowed out log with a fire inside, that has a hole in the side to direct the breeze which fans the fire, and hence it burns like a rocket!
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