Loading the pit, round II

I started with some bigger logs on the bottom this time instead of just little ones. Then kindling and newspaper, then sawdust. I nestled the pieces in the sawdust as before:

But instead of going kindling-newspaper-sawdust-pieces-kindling-newspaper-sawdust, as before, I did sawdust-pieces-sawdust: a sort of sawdust sandwich, with newspaper directly above and below and kindling directly above and below that. Here you can see I pretty much covered them up with sawdust, though I left some room at the top to conserve sawdust and because I knew the flames would advance upward a bit and leave their marks even above the sawdust.

I then proceeded with more newspaper, and a great deal more wood, as dry as I could find. The size of the sticks/logs increased as I added more. I poked yet more newspaper in among the largest logs, which were on top. This time the combustibles are stacked in more of a teepee formation, and protrude above the edge of the pit, at least in the middle.