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2. Fire making - Wikipedia

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   Fire making, fire lighting or fire craft is the process of artificially starting a fire. It requires completing the fire triangle , usually by heating tinder above its autoignition temperature . Fire is an essential tool for human survival and the use of fire was important in early human cultural history since the Lower Paleolithic .

3. Tinder - Wikipedia

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   Pitchwood is the resinous wood which decays last from dead conifers. It can be found on the ground where conifer tree trunks have fallen and decayed. The parts of the deadwood that would form the knots in lumber, i.e. the places where branches entered the trunk, are impregnated with resin which has the combustibility of wood soaked in lighter ...

4. Glossary of firelighting - Wikipedia

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   See also References A amadou Main article: amadou A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi. arson Main article: arson The crime of intentionally or maliciously lighting structures, wildland areas, cars or other property on fire. It is the deliberate setting of fires for personal, monetary or political gain. auto reignition Main article: Auto reignition A process used in gas ...

5. Fire pit - Wikipedia

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   When a fire is to be built somewhere such as on a patio or in a backyard, a fire pit or outdoor fireplace may be better used instead. These are designed to contain the entire fire instead of just keeping it in one place. [citation needed] A tipi fire in a stone fire ring. A fire ring may be nothing more than a short, wide section of metal tube ...

6. Feather stick - Wikipedia

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   A feather stick (sometimes referred to as a fuzz stick) is a length of wood which has been shaved to produce a cluster of thin curls protruding from the wood. It allows damp wood to be used to start a fire when dry tinder is hard to find. [1] It is believed to be a traditional method of fire starting, using basic tools and methods. [1]

7. Firelighter - Wikipedia

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   A petroleum-based fire starter for grills, camp fires, stoves or ovens A variety of firelighters on sale in a German supermarket. A firelighter is a small solid fuel tablet for fire making. Firelighters marketed as consumer products may be used to start a wood or coal fire in a fireplace, wood-burning stove, or solid-fuel portable stove. [1]