Last winter I wrote a blog about the Schwedenfakel. My neighbor, Wilson, was kind enough to make one for me to test it out as a cold weather campfire. So when the temperatures finally came down below 90 degrees around here, I started thinking how nice it would be to have another when the evenings cool off. This time, I asked for a larger, lower version of the cut log. I envisioned a campground or lake front cottage with a “party fakel” for roasting hotdogs, boiling lobsters, or just keeping the gnats away. 
My sister, Zanne is in town along with a friend so we fired up the “fakel” to test it out. I was interested in burn time – about 3 hours before a gentle rain sent us indoors and extinguished the flames. Though we didn’t cook on it, the self-contained heat and flames certainly would have worked for most cook-out menus. 
The bonus after it burned down was a lovely rustic table. I power-washed the soot and turned it upside down. Perfect patio accent complete with a hole in the middle for a plant! 
Therapeutic Misadventures 
Wow! I really like this idea! Now sure how good/safe it would be in the desert-like area where I live, though. As I type this, there’s a wildfire burning out of control less than 10 miles from here. I’m afraid to use my screened-in fire pit. 😦
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Maria, depending on the type and age of the wood you use, it should be as safe as a fire-pit, maybe safer as it usually doesn’t burn all the way through. I love the idea of furniture after it burns. Going to try a tall one next to see if I can get something like a cafe table…
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I also like the idea of a little table when it’s done. I need to explore ths when I’m settled in — and get my chainsaw…
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That is so cool! I’ll have to look back, I must have missed the original post.
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Thanks Laura. I am thinking of a small side business supplying them to camp grounds and in the winter to ice fishermen. They are so unique, every one burns a little differently.
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