The bouffadou owes its name to the Occitan word “bufar”, which means “to blow”. An ancestral object, its manufacturing technique has remained almost unchanged since its ingenious invention. It is obtained from the crests of trees (the upper part of the trunk) collected in forests of Scots pines, black pines or fir trees. This involves using stems that have fallen during storms or cut during pruning. Rid of superfluous branches, the bouffadou keeps a small one, which will be used to better grasp it.
Then, after a long drying time, the piece of wood is dug in its center and over its entire length to form a pipe, in which we will blow by directing the air channel towards a fire or embers that we wants to revive. The diameter of the exit hole being slightly smaller than the entry orifice, the bouffadou channels the air by multiplying the action of the breath, without scattering the ashes. Precise and directional, it hangs next to the fireplace by its handle, after rekindling the flame.
Material Fir wood.
Green benefit Made in Lozère from the tops of pruned or naturally fallen trees, without overproduction.
Price 29 euros on the Vivre dans la nature website.
