{"id":4262,"date":"2018-10-02T08:17:26","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T14:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onebluestocking.ca\/blog\/?p=4262"},"modified":"2018-10-02T08:17:26","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T14:17:26","slug":"camp-fire-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onebluestocking.ca\/blog\/?p=4262","title":{"rendered":"camp fire part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>my logs are thoroughly cooked, so i cut them down to size, then used a hammer and chisel to split them.  if you don&#8217;t have a chisel, you could always leave the logs whole.  <\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/onebluestocking\/30117718687\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"camp fire logs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1931\/30117718687_6f700bb533.jpg\" width=\"457\" height=\"500\" alt=\"camp fire logs\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nonce they were the right size i arranged and re-arranged them till it looked right to me, then glued them together with fast tack glue and let it dry for 1\/2 hour or so.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/onebluestocking\/45005877262\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"camp fire charring the logs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1928\/45005877262_8c2b043475.jpg\" width=\"485\" height=\"500\" alt=\"camp fire charring the logs\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/onebluestocking\/44334139254\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"camp fire charring the logs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1945\/44334139254_76117062a5.jpg\" width=\"370\" height=\"500\" alt=\"camp fire charring the logs\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nafter the glue set, i carefully lifted the logs out and painted the inside with a combination of black and white paint to get the look of char and ash.  to do that, i put a drop of black on my palette, then white beside it and swirled the two in the middle, with a toothpick, to get marbled shades of gray.  i painted with the black first and wiped it off with a damp rag to get it nice and thin.  then right at the bottom, and up the middle i dabbed on the grey swirly paint, tying not to brush so much that the colors completely blended.  i also swirled some of the gray mix on the wood disc to make the fire more realistic.  you can&#8217;t really see it under the logs, but i know it&#8217;s there, and you can see it if you get <em>really<\/em> close.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/onebluestocking\/31181055498\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"camp fire wood pile\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1926\/31181055498_bc2502e151.jpg\" width=\"485\" height=\"500\" alt=\"camp fire wood pile\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nwith the extra wood, i built a little pile of firewood that my &#8216;pukis can use to keep their fire burning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>my logs are thoroughly cooked, so i cut them down to size, then used a hammer and chisel to split them. if you don&#8217;t have a chisel, you could always leave the logs whole. once they were the right size i arranged and re-arranged them till it looked right to me, then glued them together with fast tack glue and let it dry for 1\/2 hour or so. after the glue set, i carefully lifted the logs out and painted the inside with a combination of black and white paint to get the look of char and ash. to 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