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    What do you do when the wife is out of town for the weekend? Make fire starters, of course!

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    Melting wax:
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    Out of the trays:
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    Nearly 3 dozen:
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    Testing:
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    Materials used:
    1 lb Gulf wax
    sawdust
    craft paper/lunch bags
    baling twine

    The test one burned high (good for chimney starting) for about 10 minutes, and then kept burning for about another 5 or so before finally going out. I did toss them in the freezer for about an hour to speed up the setting process. The test took a second to catch, but that should improve over time as the paper sits in contact with the wax.

    #2
    Very productive. My wife is visiting in Oregon and all I’ve accomplished is nada.

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      #3
      I always get in trouble when she is away. It has to do with projects like yours and a failure to clean up after myself. That is a great job, by the way.

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      • Dan Deter
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        I should note that no actual kitchen implements were harmed in this project

      #4
      Nice project! I thought you were going say that you brought a new smoker home LOL

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      • tbob4
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        Oh boy. That's the kind of talk that gets a guy sleeping on the couch. How can I flag this for being inappropriate? By the way, my wife is taking a nap right now. I have two windows on the computer open. One is to Amazing Ribs and the other is to Lang Smokers. I'm closing the Lang window as soon as I see her eyes flutter.

      • kenrobin
        kenrobin commented
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        Heh heh.... we're always here to provide the right kind of encouragement! I will say that trying to sneak a Lang offset into the yard is very ambitious but I don't blame you for thinking big!

      • EdF
        EdF commented
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        Discretion is the better part of valor, tbob4 !

      #5
      Neat.

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        #6
        Nice! I either play drums or guitar really loud or eat big pieces of meat when the wife's away. You are definitely more productive than me. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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        • Donw
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          I can identify. Last night was double pork chops, and tonight was tri-tip. Since she wasn’t here I had to eat her servings too.🙂

        • Andrrr
          Andrrr commented
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          Huskee up to 11 for sure

        #7
        Great project.
        My luck though I would put those starters in the freezer and they would ignite and burn my house down.

        That would definitely take some explaining. 😬😳

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          #8
          Huskee The wife being away usually means knife sharpening day for me. But there is also usually some cranked fender amp action happening.

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            #9
            I'd be the guy who figured he could get those to work better by adding black powder or kerosene.
            In the resulting explosion....

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            • xaugievike
              xaugievike commented
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              Video? :-)

            #10
            When my wife is away I sit in my recliner and eat while watching TV.

            Just like I do when she is here.

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