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Old 11-11-2022, 09:46 AM   #10
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I almost never use kindling. I load my stove with standard splits towards the back and small ones in front and use 1/8 of a Super Cedar in between a couple splits but with space above—air control totally open and the door cracked a bit for a few minutes.

The Super Cedar gets the draft going and, once the flame is up, I close the door and wait to reach ~300° on my stovetop thermometer before shutting the air down 1/2 and then, eventually, to 2/3. Unless I need a very extended burn, I never shut it all the way.

I season my wood long enough that, unless the outside and inside temps are close—resulting in a weaker initial draft—I don't need kindling.

Some sweet pics—lookit those secondaries, baby!

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Great pics. Shows a commitment to wood burning. Over the last few seasons I have used “fat wood” starting sticks. Helps with wood that’s not quite seasoned and other junk I maybe burning at the time


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