New England Colonial Living History Group Promotional Video. Plus fire lighting & tinder preparation.

Note on laying a fire:  I have seen many types of fire laying construction on videos, and most of them go to unecessary work. This fire in the video below is very simple. 1) lay a small log or large piece of wood to the left of your fireplace. 2) lay some kindling dried grass or similar alongside this small log. 3) lay bark/twigs and sticks on top of the log, bridging the grass kindling. The idea of the log is that it leaves an air space beneath the kindling sticks.
You will note that when I make fire, I simply place the burning grass kindling next to the log and that is all I do. The fire will take and keep going so long as there is fuel to burn.