How to make a Swedish torch. I show you how to make a Swedish torch log with a chainsaw. If you are wondering how to make fire that is better than a camp fire the Swedish Torch may be right for you. A Swedish Torch price is basically free if you make a Swedish Fire log if you want to know how to light a Swedish Torch it is important to use dry wood when making the Swedish Flame, them a flammable liquid can put on as well as small sticks to light the Swedish Flame. A Swedish Flame or Fire log is not really a fire pit, but a Swedish Torch can be placed in a fire pit. A Swedish Torch can be used for cooking and water boiling. A Swedish torch (also Swedish candle, Finn candle, Swedish fire, Siberian tree torch or Russian tree torch, is a source of heat and light from a vertically set tree trunk, incised and burning in the middle may be used by forest workers, campers, leisure, glamping, roasting marshmallows, smores, and more. You may be wondering, What is a Swedish fire log?A Swedish fire log is a kind of burning torch that provides heat, light, cooking and boiling water if need be Simply made from a single log, it can even be used for cooking due to its stable design and flat top. A Swedish torch can be used to make fire on the ground that is wet with water. To make one, the top of an upright log is cut into, harnessing the “chimney effect” to successfully maintain a slowburning fire.
Compared to a campfire, The Swedish Torch is more compact, can be used when the ground is wet, several small Swedish Torches can be distributed over an area. Unlike with the normal campfire, there’s no need to stack sticks or constantly feed the fire while trying to keep the flames contained. Here, the fire burns within the log, leaving much less work for you and much more time to serve up s’mores, boil water, or make food over a fire.
. Sticks can be fed into the log for extra heat or flame if necessary. Making a Swedish torch is easy; besides kindling and an ignition source, all you need is a chainsaw. As with any good fire, you should always start with wellseasoned wood (dried out wood)
A Swedish fire log sets the mood for your outdoor party camping, trip, rv park and is really easy to make You need to use wood with 20% residual moisture or less; softwood for faster burning, and hardwood is longer to light, but burns longer
Barbecue lighters, propane torch, firelighters make your Swedish fire log easy to light; alternatively, scrunchedup newspaper will do the job
Cut slots into a log using a chainsaw The burn time of your Swedish fire log depends on how big it is and if you make it hotter by feeding more sticks into the fire.
Making and using two types (sawed and drilled) of Swedish torches in Kõrvemaa, Estonia
Oral tradition attributes the development of the torch to the Swedish military during the Thirty Years' War; using a saw or hacksaw or an axe, the Swedes are said to have made burning and glowing logs to warm their soldiers. You don't have to make a rocket stove or Swedish torch you can also simply buy one. There are different varieties of fire logs you can buy some may be more like a rocket stove.
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00:00 Intro
00:46 Showing How to cut the Swedish Torch with the Chainsaw. And Showing the Cut Swedish Torch Log
01:09 Putting sticks in the Swedish Torch for fuel
01:31 Best Type of wood to be used for Swedish Torch and how to cook/boil water with the Swedish Torch
02:35 Results of Swedish Torch effectiveness and Conclusion
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