[TheForge] charcoal question

[Bruce Freeman]

I've heard of doing it, but have never tried it myself.  How important
is the size.  What about using the small chunks (MAYBE 1/2" thick)
that are kicked out by a chipper?

Bruce
NJ

On Feb 19, 2008 12:03 PM, Ron Childers <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com> wrote:
> Too bad you guys can't come to Florida and clean several miles of fence row
> for me. You can make your charcoal as you run the forge: just cut the wood
> into chunks appx 2x2x4" and lay it on the side around the fire. As it coals,
> just rake it into the fire and replace it as you go. The blacksmiths at
> Mission San Louis can only use charcoal in a clay forge and that's how they
> do it. Oak lasts longer than pine, and will melt steelpdq.
>
> Ron C
>
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>
> I've wondered about this more than once.  Those trees take forever to
> grow and it seems we are consuming them quite rapaciously.
>
> Grant Marcoux wrote:
> > I have used mesquite charcoal, but it is not a very eco-friendly product.
> > Charcoal production is supposedly decimating the Mexican chaparral plant
> > community.
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Bruce
NJ