Learn how to make an efficient, long-lasting, fire using minimal wood for maximum l’ambiance. Skip straight to 05:57 for the actual fire making. Everything before that is discussion of materials and theory, which you should watch if you're new to making fires in a fireplace, or haven't considered significant differences compared to other types of fires. 00:27 - Going over the exact type of fire we're striving for here. Lots of different fires for different situations. (a) easy to make for anyone, don't have to be a bushcraft expert or anything, (b) gives consistent results for all stages of the fire, from initial lighting to ongoing maintenance, (c) creates a great homy atmosphere, (d) is very efficient and long lasting, what I call a low and slow fire, (e) actually warms your house instead of most fireplace fires which can make your house colder overall.
01:24 - More details on how a fireplace fire can actually make your house colder. How to be aware of draft, and possibly even use it to your advantage.
02:52 - Every step of this system has a primary and secondary aspect. Let's go over materials...
03:22 - Primary Tinders: Birch Bark, Paper Bags, Cotton Balls, Duraflame Logs.
03:45 - Secondary Tinders: Cardboard, Saw Dust, Wood Shavings, Dry Leaves.
04:06 - Primary Kindling (also called French Fries): Small peels off of split logs, Small dry twigs (especially birch twigs), Scraps from kiln dried lumber (especially for molding, trim, etc.).
04:22 - Secondary Kindling (also called Hot Dogs or Sausages): Smaller pieces of split wood, Dry branches from windfall, finger width to big toe width, Strips of bark like from pine, Chunks of charred wood from previous fires.
04:43 - Primary Split Wood: Any hard wood wood that's light both in color and weight, like Maple, Birch, or Poplar. These woods typically take a flame faster than the secondary spot woods, which are...
04:59 - Secondary Split Wood: Denser, darker hard woods like Oak and Hickory.
05:06 - Finally we get to the Yule log, the workhorse of this fire. Primary Yule log is big as can fit in your fireplace, and ideally made from some kind of birch. Secondary Yule logs serve to support their master.
05:31 - How to combine Primary and Secondary Tinders into a delicious snack for your fire spirit. Examples are the Birch Bark Sandwich, Birch Bark Burrito, Toilet Paper Roll Taco, and the Paper Bag Panini.
05:57 - Starting on the actual fire. Making a Birch Bark Sandwich and placing it in the back corner. Forming a 90 Degree Teepee arc of Primary and Secondary Kindling over the Sandwich after lighting it. Finally placing your Primary and Secondary Split Wood cross-wise and having the Teepee support the weight so that the Split Wood collapses in as the Kindling gets burned up.
12:15 - Mind your cracks. Keep the cracks between the split wood as small as possible but that will still let a flame through. Also going over a variation here if you're trying to impress a girl.
13:57 - OK fire is going real good. It's 10:30am, let's see how long it takes for the fire to burn itself down to red hot embers as the bedding for the Yule logs.
15:41 - It's 1:00PM, so two and a half hours of cozy warmth with just 4 pieces of split wood. Spread the embers out a bit and pop the Yule log in along with the Secondary Yule Branches.
18:01 - OK the Yule Log is burning. It's about 1:10PM now, estimating an 8 hour burn.
20:11 - It's 9:15PM BAM about 8 hours of burn, perfectly estimated. That's it folks. This fire is impressive not for how it looks at any given time, but for its heat efficiency.
Watch for how to hand cut your own Yule logs with a Crosscut Saw!
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The relaxing music played during the fire burning montage:
Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod
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