[TheForge] Cap and trade

[Schade]

I am surprised at the large amount of wood that was converted to  
charcoal with a relatively small amount of fuel..... and in such a  
short time.

Very nice video too.

Bob

ps. hope you find your turbine.
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On Nov 4, 2009, at 8:14 PM, Keziah's Forge wrote:

> As IT happens, I have been doing very little smithing for the last  
> year, but
> a whole lot of colliery.  Went looking for some fuel one day, met a  
> guy who
> was making charcoal for agricultural purposes, one thing leads to  
> another,
> and I am now DBA New England Biochar.  Check it out at
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXMUmby8PpU
>
> and get back to me.  I have a bunch of designs for retorts,  
> including a very
> practical unit that cranks out 700-800 lbs at a time.  BTW:  handled
> correctly, it doesn't have to spark .  If you are old school enough  
> to use
> coal, charcoal could be  the thing for you.  I used nothing but  
> charcaol at
> Keziah's Forge for the past year, and with my properly darwing side  
> draft
> chimney, sparking was never a problem.   A presence, but not a problem
>
> After all, Longfellow's  Village Blacksmith didn't get "the sparks  
> that fly
> /  Like chaff from the threshing floor" from Pocahontas-p.
>
> Keziah
>