Pitman; when I saw your first picture of the fatwood I had a sarcastic "oh, of course that's fatwood" thought. Once you showed the inside of the wood I recognized it as fatwood. That stuff is an amazing fire starter! I grew up in scouting, but they never taught us about all these ways to start fires. Even in "wilderness survival," I think I started a fire with a battery and steel wool, a ferro rod and steel wool, and maybe a magnifying glass? These methods seem much better to me!