Charcoal Making - Testing Blacksmithing Charcoal
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- Опубліковано 14 кві 2016
- A comparison of proper softwood blacksmithing / bladesmithing charcoal with "overcooked" high temperature charcoal suited for biochar use. islandblacksmith.ca/2016/04/te...
Bladesmithing charcoal tests:
1. hard and clean, not crumbly and dusty
2. dense and solid, not spongy and blown out
3. musical and ringing when tapped, not dead and dull
4. burns with a blue and bright yellow flame, not a small dim orange flame
more about making blacksmithing charcoal from scrap wood: islandblacksmith.ca/how-charco...
I appreciate the info. I buy mine from the store for now, but if I get into smithing more, I'll use this guide for making my own charcoal. Thanks man!
if you have a good source of hardwood charcoal just keep using it for now, softwood charcoal making is hard work!
+Crossed Heart Forge - islandblacksmith I figure the lower density would make it overcook easier.
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Good work i ll do it with my sudents and share it with them
Are you still using the Iwasaki style kiln for making yours? Thinking of building one soon, but figured I'd check in to see if it's still serving your well.
if you are wanting to make charcoal for smithing, iwasaki~san's is a great way to make the right stuff...still using it, though i'd like to build a full sized traditional kiln one of these days: ua-cam.com/play/PLBJ5AOs7cMwBIIiWdbx7axmsOpAAufCTd.html
Crossed Heart Forge - islandblacksmith Thanks! A traditional kiln would indeed be nice. Looking forward to seeing videos when you decide to construct one. I've got limited space in the city, so I'll be going with a two barrel kiln, I think. Enough to cover the amount I use for forging currently.
What's the highest temperature that can be achieved from a charcoal fire compared to burning wood?
properly made charcoal is much higher because when burning wood the steam and other sap products keep the temperature lower until the wood becomes charcoal...
why no one comment?
anyway this is good video guide!