Catherine MunroFeb 19, 2023
The tide brought treasure. Tiny sculptures telling stories of distant trees. Known as Loki's candles, these pieces of birch bark have crossed the Atlantic to reach Shetland's shores and have traditionally been used for kindling #Shetland #Scotland #beachcombing
Show threadShantell PowellFeb 21, 2023
@CatherineMunro I think it’s interesting you call them kindling. To me, kindling is made up of slender pieces of firewood. I would call birchbark tinder. When I build a fire, tinder lights the kindling and kindling lights the firewood. I wonder if this is a regional difference. I’m in Canada.
Show threadCatherine Munro
@Shanmonster yes . I use kindling really for what all the starting stuff is, I think because that's what folk around me said and I am used to saying it. You are right that the correct terms would be tinder for starter,. Kindling for small sticks and firewood for the rest. I guess I just wrote it before thinking through the words .
Feb 22, 2023 at 8:06amWeb