How to Make Your Own Fireplace Kindling

• Chloe Bennett
• Oct 15, 2026
• Biophilic Interiors
• 1 min read

Find easy instructions regarding how to Make Your Own Fireplace Kindling in this comprehensive guide.

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• Box or basket
• Hatchet

Making kindling requires collecting and shaping wood scraps into the right size, and then making sure they are properly seasoned for easy burning.

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1. Take a box or basket out into a wood lot and start collecting twigs, pine cones, sticks and small branches.

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2. Use the hatchet to chop and split big sticks and small tree branches into medium-sized kindling. The twigs and small sticks will serve as small branches. Also, chop anything that looks like it is longer than the width of your hearth down to size.

3. Place the prepared kindling in a dry place for at least 3 months.