Homemade Sawdust Fire Starters

More sawdust on your hands than you know what to do with? Today I share an easy and affordable way to turn sawdust and wax it into fire starters for your fire place or campfire. This works with any type of sawdust and creates a long, consistent flame to use to safely build a fire. I like them even more than their more expensive store-bought counterparts at a fraction of the cost! It's one of my favorite hacks.

Materials:
Sawdust

Tools:

[Tom-jfvg]

Newsworthy information 😊 all this time I've been sitting on saw dust that can make me money. I work for a cabinet company that .throwing this out every day. Who knew.

[billballaro]

Great idea using the ladle. I was guessing with my melt pot as a pourer. Thank you

[justmythought]

Excellent idea especially for campin. If only I had access to sawdust.

[rutgis]

Won't the wax get into your chimney and cause a fire hazard?

[paulmuce]

I did this using cedar saw dust and wax. Used cupcake paper to form it. When I tried to light it, it would not light. Can you think of why? I used a match to light it but never would get started. The wax never would start burning. Is a match not hot enough or is cedar not good for this?

[lukecope]

What did this saw dust come from? I've never seen chips like that before

[appalachianoutdoorsman]

Can you use a ferro rod on these? I want them for my survival bag and camping but i like using a ferro rod instead of lighter. I always carry a ferro rod, lighter and matches but when it comes to me making a fire i use the ferro rod first.

[rickeydesormeaux]

roll up 1/2 sheet paper towel dip in wax 2 seconds cut with scissors 1 inch long dont need anything ells

[Tjohns]

Making my own fire starters used to be a hassle – so messy and time-consuming. Now, I use Black Beard Fire Starters. Very affordable and they are made in America!