Swedish School Teaching 8 Year Olds To Make Charcoal Like The Oldtimers
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- Опубліковано 14 тра 2017
- Learn how they used to make charcoal back in the days.
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I am a 62 year old brain doctor from America whose great grandfather hideaway on a ship from Stockholm bound for america when he was 16 years old. He knew no one in the new world. Your family and the life on the farm in Sweden fascinates me... I wonder what was the world like 100 years ago such that a young man leaves all that he loves and knows and ventures to a new place to try to better his lot in life. Great great story - you and your family.
Fascinating process, so glad you shared with us. Such a memory the school has made for the children!
Hats off to the school and the company for teaching the younger generation something so useful and actually educational. And thank you for showing the rest of us. Be Blessed...
What a wondeful learning experience, for kids and adults alike. While it may or may not be useful in their later lives, it remains another tool, available in their box of skills. And you can never have too many tools!
Fantastic video Simeon. Keeping the old traditions alive is so important. We rely on others for so much in our lives we forget how satisfying it is to make something ourselves. Passing on any skill to a child is a skill that lasts a lifetime. Keep up the good work.
In my hometown we have a charcoal stack every year too. This is really a nice tradition. Back in the day this was done by specialized people which are called "Köhler". Until today Köhler is a common surname here.
Can you imagine the value in being able further diversify the homestead's productivity for the benefit of both you guys and the consumer? Everybody loves charcoal, well most everybody.
I wouldn't do this to sell. Just as a project for the homestead and for our own bbq's and pigs.
Gotcha. That would be very labor intensive commercially. Ah, but you could use it for blacksmithing. Oh, listen to me, I'm getting grandiose with your homestead. It is still very fascinating.
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What an excellent program for teaching children and adults this process of making charcoal. Excellent documentation and your kids rock!!!
I want to be a First Grade Swedish student! Making coal, forging iron and casting tin!?!?! Wow! All I remember from First grade is wondering why letter O (oh) and numeral zero looked the same but were different.
Yes I would but I'm in America , and 73 years old , that is the pitty of America, our old traditions has not been carried into our future generations and therefore America has lost this type of thing forever,and let the big companies take over and the lazy American people can watch tv and go on vacations and just lose what made made America great...Thank you for sharing this and may GOD keep this sort of traditions alive forever for you and your's GOD bless Johnny b.
Amazing! It's nice to hear that some schools give their young students the opportunity to experience something like this. And it's also very nice of that guy explaining how the process works in front of the camera! I really learned something new.
You have produced another wonderful video! Thanx!
My Wife is Dutch and every time we get over there, we have to go to one of their excellent
outdoor museums. We are both fascinated by the "old school" of doing things. Would like to do many of them, especially the preservation and preparation of food.
The Old Norwegian
Simeon - Ben from Oregon here- thanks for sharing this. I make my own charcoal for blacksmithing so this is of a particular topic interest. So many ways to make charcoal I have yet to try this method and the description answered some questions I had but I am left with many more! I hope you post more on what you learn and see if your son can teach us all a thing or two😁👍🏻
A great video : ) Huge respect to the school, the centre and the guys who take the time. Thanks for sharing.
This was so worthwhile to watch. It's really a taste of a true Swedish Homestead, even if it was in the past.
Way cool! What a wonderful way to teach Swedish heritage. Kids always remember things they did/built/created with their own hands. Fabulous!
Most interesting; this was the metier of yesteryear when this was perceived as the latest technology. A highly effective method of raising temperatures in metallurgy ( foundries, black smiths,etc,.). How wonderful that young children are taught this at school in Sverige. Pity they don't do this in the UK. All the best. Kind regards.
Awesome project for the kids to see and participate in the whole process from wood to nail. Much more fun to learn by doing than just being lectured. Great video, I enjoyed it very much.
Yet another fantastic video Simeon. I really enjoy the variety of topics you cover, and it's great that not only are the old skills still being used, but that they are being taught to the youngsters of today. Keep up the good work!
that is super cool they're teaching your kids this stuff I didn't learn any of that until I was like 37 38 years old. I have a tip for you though if you do that at home make yourself a one legged stool that way the person watching it will not fall asleep if they do fall asleep they will tip over and hit the ground and wake up
Your kids truly didn't take any time off from school, they spent two days in a different and highly valuable school. Days like these you don't forget and are few and far between in school.
Thank you so much for bringing us along! How wonderful that the adult generation sees the benefit of teaching the youth skills from their grandparents, along with am understanding of it. Sadly, in many western cultures, the old is thrown out as if it were useless, and in that way many beneficial skills are lost.
Thank you as well for keeping in the audio of the gentleman doing the explaining. It is the longest bit of Swedish I have ever heard - what a beautiful-sounding language! Also, in his voice one can hear his mildness of heart and his love of what he is teaching. So uplifting, too, to see the joy on your face as you spoke of these skills, and your desire to keep them alive.
Lastly, don't worry if you have not an English term for a Swedish thing. English is adaptable, perhaps there _isn't_ an English word; use the Swedish word, we'll learn it! (Just remember to say it 2 or 3 times so we hear the pronunciation. )
Thank you again for sharing
This was an absolute Gem for me Simeon. Thank you very much. I think I can use this in my book after a little more research. The Main Characters Husband is of Northern stock, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish and Danish. They are very traditional in many ways. My Book is a Post Apocalypse Utopian book. I see and hear and read far too many things that put people as the worst things possible and wish to show that Humans can, once again live in balance and harmony with the world. We do not need to be the cause of our our strife, life will don that for us all from time to time. Peace, Love and Light my friend!
Hi Kelly. How did you get on with your book? I was "researching" the same topic of how make charcoal, for a story that I'm writing but the time frame is slightly different, it's initially set in 1940's Britain where a group of runaway children are struggling to survive in a northern forest. Regards Ralph
This is a fantastic video! You and your family are so generous to share this unique experience. We live on top of Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee, and are surrounded by Appalachian crafts people including local blacksmiths, who use both coal and charcoal. Our thoughts and prayers go with you.
what an education you gave me today I never knew you could make charcoal like that. Thanks and keep those vlogs coming.
here in the States this is done mainly on the farm to make biochar. once the charcoal is made you activate it with a high nitrogen material that soaks up the nitrogen. which later creates a collection of microbial life and can be worked into the soil for a slow release of nitrogen and microbial life for your garden.
Very interesting, it was good to see that the school kids have a chance to learn in a hands on kind of way.
this makes me happy.. more countries should teach by doing.... brilliant... thanks for sharing
Thank you, Simeon! Another trip into the past and how it shapes our present!
I agree, fascinating. I often wondered about the process. Thank you so much for sharing.
Great video, it's good to teach the kids the way things used to done. We definitely need more of that in my country.
What a great school project it was hands on and culturally relevant forthe children what a wonderful idea
This is awesome. Such a good entertaining and useful one.
love the video, I learned something new. Thank you
Great school project, really informative and I can imagine more than one practical use of the product
wow! that was super cool! I wish our schools did that in the states. dang! thanks for sharing this!
I did something similar in school at that age 30 years ago. We went to a medieval village and processed flax in the traditional way, also felted wool with soap, baking bread and making soup over a fire and got to watch some blacksmithing for a day. No doing the coal stack though, but they showed slides and described the process. Not at that exact place though, would have taken 90 minutes by bus, bit too long at that age. There are a few places here and there that still does this however.
definitely a great project for your channel,looking forward to seeing you do it.
Fascinating!! Thanks for sharing!
Great, this is the stuff. A country boy will survive.
That is so cool for the kids to be able to do this. Learning the old ways that things were done should be taught. One never know when it would come in handy. Love your channel by the way!
I might try that as well with my grandkids. looks like fun and will teach some patience. No instant gratification like video games.
Amazing stuff, thanks for sharing!
Kul att höra lite svenska. :) Intressant och bra som vanligt.
Simeon, very interesting! Both the process and the idea that the children are taken on location to experience how life was lived not so long ago. Hopefully they will never Have to do this but IF they do the idea that they understand it is priceless! Who knows how this experience will shape the future thinkers of the world. Keep up the great work. Bill
Very interesting! I really enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing :)
Just made some Charcoal with the Boys yesterday from a brush pike gonna have to try this method thanks for sharing
This seems like an awesome thing to do for the kids. Gets them out of the house. Get's them to go see nature. Gets them to hopefully learn something. Good stuff
Very cool! Thank you for sharing.
Hi. Its called in the uk a charcoal burners oven we have them made of steel with lids on them .
In Sweden back in the 17:th and 18:th century all iron and steel production was made with charcoal from the Swedish forests.
Some 40 cubic meter charcoal was needed per ton of steel.
At the time Sweden produced between 50.000 and 100.000 tonnes of steel per year.
Some 2 million - 4 million cubuc meter of charcoal per year!
Outstanding!!! Good vid choice. Wonderful experience for the children. I do hope you can do this on the farm and film it there; when there is less gardening to do, of course.
How awesome-that's cool. Love it. And for the kids to experience and learn how this charcoal is made is really good. Love this video. Thanks for sharing. I just learned something new myself. I just love the Swedish heritage customs. Thanks again. god bless
How fascinating! I wish we had been exposed to learning skills this way when I was in school in Texas many decades ago. What a great experience for the children. Bravo Sverige!
Thanks for sharing this with us.
how fun! And yes, as soon as I saw your brother there, you can see in his face, he wants to repeat this process on the farm! It will be fun to watch when you do it!
The gases which escape include water, as noted, but also the gases contain fuel in two forms, liquid and gas. The gas is called syngas, a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Liquids range from gasoline to tar. See Mr Teslonian for how to capture the fuels.
thanks for sharing... another great video!
My favorite video of yours! keep on keeping on
well done and thanks for sharing
nice glimpse of a future video!!!!!
Great video... Very interesting subject... Good to see these skills aren't being ' lost ' to the computer age..
Cool video. Charcoal stack seems fine translation-wise by the way. (I've heard them called charcoal mounds, piles, stacks or kilns in the past) It's a fascinating process. Hope your kids had fun and it was nice to see some more footage of your family. Thank you for sharing.
Oh, and I think I might go make some pancakes now... :P
Thank you for sharing, I am in the U.S. In WA state and have really enjoyed your videos
Great video wish more school across the world would do stuff like that. The food looks delicious
Thanku. Love practical science hands on education
Collier's pit is what I've called them. Have excavated a few as an archaeologist. Around 1860 to 1900
I loved this video and explanation of charcoal mounds in Sweden. While visiting Swedish relatives, I climbed into the loft of an old family barn and photographed an old, framed picture of this process. I also went hunting for Capercaillie near Österfärnebo and my Swedish cousin pointed out a "ring" where these charcoal mounds once stood. Of course, the forest has grown up since then. My Swedish cousin explained that the charcoal was necessary for the Iron production in Gysinge. If you want the photos, I can forward them to you.
That is awesome. We still have those spots in our forest as well. Everyone made this coal.
Very interesting, thank you
One of your best videos Simeon if I may say. Would love to see exactly how to make my own charcoal :)
Charcoal here in the states is made much differently, but still the same principal, very interesting to see how other countries make it
It is not made like that anymore. This is a non-profit organisation that is teaching how it used to be done a long time ago...
that is so cool that the school does that
Look into making bio char with a retort, it's a very efficient way of making charcoal. The old way is very cool, but kinda slow and very dirty. That smoke that is coming out of the mound is made up of chemicals that are highly toxic.
You can run a car off that smoke, it's called wood gas. If you build a retort you will reuse that wood gas to help produce the charcoal. I have made charcoal many times with a retort, that is made from simply a metal bucket with a metal lid, filled with small chunks of wood and placed into a fire pit.
So Cool!!! and so Interesting,as always Kids are cute!
In English I believe the word for the pile is a "charcoal rick". The people who practiced this ancient profession were called "colliers". I used find remnants the old ricks on my farm in Foster, Rhode Island USA. Most of that charcoal was either oak or maple. The charcoal industry died out in the early 1900's with cheaper sources of petroleum. Thanks, great video.
In the UK they are referred to as clamps, and colliers were miners who mined coal. Two countries divided by a common language :o)
Great video.
Great mini-documentary, Simeon. I'll be more than happy to provide some editing for your English subtitles. Nice to see the new editing and filming going well. You've really infected me with the homesteading "bug" this year. Tack!
nice learning project
What a fantastic way of sharing traditions with the young generation. Today, I found your video through one on bio char I was researching! A happy coincidence. You should check out biochar, as it definitely has applications in an organic, no dig enterprise such as yours. Some people use a retort, others just burn from the top and douse it before it burns to ash. You have the timber on your homestead, so this could be a useful addition to generating productive soil. Regards, Gerry
Gerry Heynes I was thinking the same thing.
Using the dirt mound is a great alternative to the big steel drums - you can easily do this yourself. Great to see kids out there getting dirty and real, they'll probably not go home and knock out a pound of nails, but will have regard for tradition and fire. The smell of wood burning will trigger memories for years to come.
Thank you for the information I will use it and pass it on. Cause I've just been use tractor tire rim fire pit cause I'm in town and have to do it in code. God bless you.
I *love* how the schools take the children to do this sort of stuff. I truly wish American schools would do this as well as journeyman type projects for our young people. It would make it so much easier for folks to get jobs, be happy in the world and actually do a job they love.
I love it
Fascinating!
I wish American schools would try to be more outgoing like this!
Love it, I would like for you to do this so I can get a better understanding of how it's done. I was talking to my daughter about how to make charcoal last night as she poked the fire with a stick, all while a moose walked up the slough in the back yard.
Awesome!!!
You can do this with a 30 gallon barrel
Load up with oak
Put it in a 55 gallon barrel
Drill holes bottom. Top
Light it up.
Cover. Burns for about 24 hours s
I wish our schools had half a brain like you awesome sweeds.
Really very enlightening and educational too. I have heard our local public school takes their 4th graders to Walmart, for what purpose I'm not sure.
to try to brainwash more "consumers"
Oh my... Walmart doesn't sound good.
No Walmart is eating our country... they come in and wipe out all the small store owners with their pricing... and then slowly raise rates after they kill the small stores. Same with Lowes, Home Depot... the list goes on. I really like the way your country preserves it's culture.
listen to Alan Jackson - Little Man.
Its the exact thing you are talking about :( its sad but its very true
The song Little Man, exactly what I was thinking, sadly we're all (or I am anyway) partly to blame. I remember when I was little going on holiday or to a different town meant a whole different range of shops, now all the towns have exactly the same shops.
I remember a few years ago the camera chain Jessops were complaining that they couldn't compete against the internet based retailers. What they didn't mention was that previously they used their buying power to put all the independant shops in every town out of business.
That is really cool!! Most schools in Canada are geared more to computers and such. The technical things are being left out.
It is known in English as a 'stack', a 'hearth' or a 'clamp'. Generally we call this method an 'earthburn'. :-)
Re terminology, you might call it an earthmound kiln, or a mound kiln,or a charcoal pit. A charcoal pit is a flattened, excavated hole - doesn't have to be too deep and the wood will come up over ground level anyway possible,, but it will be circular, and level, which you fill with wood, and then cover, probably with earth. An earthmound or mound kiln, is built on ground that hasn;t been dug, and is then covered, again, with earth.
Thanks for the info. That's interesting.
Over here in Scotland it is either called a Charcoal Pile or Kiln
I've been to something like this last year: Koralbyn Ecolodge in Skinnskatteberg. Amazing experience.
nice.
I believe it is called a clamp in english and the product is biochar...have so enjoyed your videos...learning about your culture and homestead is such fun...your homestead is lovely and your family too!!! May I ask, how long is your growing season?
Interesting!
this is cool
Cool!
Can't find "show more resources". Where to go to learn these things? Thanku
can you explain the climate different times of the year? hi temp and low. rain snow. what is your lat.?
Enjoyed this video very much. Thanks! Save the liquid from the coal making and you get wood vinegar, which is very which is a very useful product on a farm. just google wood vinegar !
that's awesome! schools in the U.S would never do something like that.