s a soft wood and burns quickly. Oak is a hardwood that burns slowly. By learning the characteristics of different woods, you will be better equipped to build a better fire.
             Secondly is kindling. Kindling is the wood used to raise the flames from the tinder, so that larger and less combustible materials can be burned. Kindling is started by using small wood chips, or wood shavings which light and burns fast and hot, when lit. Some things that make good kindling are pine needles, dried grasses or weeds, very small twigs, and some tree barks like birch or pine. The idea behind kindling is for it to light very easily, so it is imperative that it be dry, by "dry" meaning not green. Dry kindling usually should be brittle. Small twigs, for example, should snap cri
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