. The natural history of the farm; a guide to the practical study of the sources of our living in wild nature. Natural history. Fig. 44. Dan Beard's famous fire of four pine knots: a, the preparation of one of the knots; b, the placing and igniting of them. Dan Beard's famous campfire of four pine knots illustrates well the principles of fire making. Each knot is cleft in tapering shav- ings, which, ignited at their tips, gradually increase in size as the fire runs along them and the heat increases. They are set with thick ends upward and bases outspread, admitting air freely below. They are l
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. The natural history of the farm; a guide to the practical study of the sources of our living in wild nature. Natural history. Fig. 44. Dan Beard's famous fire of four pine knots: a, the preparation of one of the knots; b, the placing and igniting of them. Dan Beard's famous campfire of four pine knots illustrates well the principles of fire making. Each knot is cleft in tapering shav- ings, which, ignited at their tips, gradually increase in size as the fire runs along them and the heat increases. They are set with thick ends upward and bases outspread, admitting air freely below. They are leaned against one another, and as they bum, they automatically come closer together. The "top fire" of the Adirondack woodsmen illustrates excellently a long-keeping fire, that is based on a discriminat- ing knowledge of fuel values. Figure 4sa illustrates its con- struction at the start. Two water-logged chimks of hemlock that will not bum out, serve as "andirons" to hold up the sides and insure a con- tinuous air supply from below. A smooth platform of freshly cut yellow birch poles is laid upon these. The yellow birch, even when green, has good fire keeping qualities. Hickory would serve the pur- pose. An ordinary fire is then built upon the top of the birch plat- form by means of kind- ling and fagots and. Fig. 45. A woodsman's long-keeping "top-fire": a, beginmng; b, well under way and ready tor the rolling on of the side logs.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Needham, James G. (James George), 1868-1956. Ithaca, N. Y. , The Comstock Publishing Company