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hawgrider
02-22-2016, 08:17 AM
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Charcoal is a seriously useful product for anyone interested in the technology of smelting ore or blacksmithing. It also has a ton of other applications, including in cooking and in water filtration and purification systems, as a necessary ingredient in black powder, and even in certain medicinal applications.

Here is how to make lump charcoal in a primitive yet still highly effective manner.

video here - http://www.wideopenspaces.com/making-charcoal-many-applications-yourselfers/

RubberDuck
02-22-2016, 08:38 AM
I was just watching some vids on this today. There are several done with some steel drums this guy gets it on his second try probably would of worked the first time had he not covered it.
https://youtu.be/LS5jwDPjE14

Dwight55
02-22-2016, 10:01 PM
I sent the top one to the green forum,............

Ought to get some laughs..........

May God bless,
Dwight

hawgrider
02-23-2016, 05:19 AM
I sent the top one to the green forum,............

Ought to get some laughs..........

May God bless,
DwightWhys that? Is there anybody left over there that is from the US?

Slippy
02-23-2016, 07:04 AM
Whys that? Is there anybody left over there that is from the US?

Evidently the Korean hackers need charcoal too.

PS Good info Mr Dwight!