Awesome videos. Your best friend will be a landscape company. I cut and gather so much wood in a year is enough to supply 50 colliers: branches, logs, trees, you name it. And all that wood has to hauled away and is good wood, not treated, soft and hardwood. Just make friends with landscaper and you're set, remember a landscape company has to pay to some degree or other to get rid of their debris.
You can find aspen and pine and sometimes cottonwood. Oak is not burned in Colorado. It is to expensive. Pine is available, which would work, but is not a hardwood like oak or walnut.
it really depends on the size of your barrel, in my big one, 4x4 is fine. It takes a little practice to watch the heat over the way but a few burns will give you a feel for it.
I gave up looking for this video months ago and just stumbled across it! I BBQ a LOT and have lots of scrap wood on my property, just did not know how to make it into charcoal, thanks! Could one use big rounds cut 4" thick? or is 4"x4" the biggest pieces you want to use? Great video that will save me hundreds of dollars in lump charcoal! Thanks for sharing!!!
Anymore, it's very hard to find scrap dimensional lumber as a lot of places recycle that stuff now. Occasionally you can find a small builder that doesn't, but a lot of bigger builders, especially on big projects already sent that stuff out in separate dumpsters.
i have a problem and want to know if that is suppost to happen. i buy coal that i kinda cheap and is made for forging, BUT! when i throw more coal on the forge, the whole place where i am is coverd in so much smoke that i cant see my own legs. the smoke also stays there for a while so that i cant get to close to the forge before it all gone. it this suppost to happen?
Hah, you've just got to many yankees diluting that pure Southern blood! Once the wood has been coaled properly, all that tar and resin is gone. After the day is done, I have a grill that folds down over my forge. Its deer season and let me tell you, we cook every night! Now as far as knives, Im going to nudge you to the website, we are making a new dvd that you will be interested in!
Hey I know this is an old vid, I've been trying your method using an air pump but it always seem to not char completely. Can you tell me how long did you let it cook before closing the lid and airflow? I did a few mins after reaching 300+-degree celcius, too fast?? Really wanted to make my own charcoal to learn forging, thanks!!
What if your only option is to use random size wood pieces? I have some Horse Apple (Osage Orange or other names as well...) in the back property and this wood is SUPER HARD and stronger than Sycamore and is highest in BTU's when used as firewood. Hedge wood is the closest to a piece of coal as you can get. So says a few places. Was wondering if this would burn hotter then oak as charcoal? Also i was wondering if other methods of making charcoal was good for forging, like gasifying? Thanks =)
i am building a brake drum forge and have seen people on here that fuel them with store bought charcoal briquettes. would this be enough for making simple RR spike knives or other simple blades out of 1/8" 01 steel? although i still can't quite believe that either store bought or homemade would be able to fuel a forge,but i'll just trust your judgement.i would like to make my own but i just don't have the amount of space to make it at the moment.
Just because its a modern era where you buy everything doesnt mean anything you think they went to lowes and bought lump charcoal in the 15th century or had propane?
Some how I missed your comment. The coal your using isnt made for forging. Its called anthracite and its rough stuff, usable but but not good. The coal is "coking" burning off the volatiles. You have to do this to get to the good stuff or the coke. Now, do this outside or with alot of ventilation. Its nasty stuff and you will experience the coming of the "black booger"
Yup, I suggest a hankerchief you can throw away, like disposable Kleenex, save the bandanas and good hankies for non-black-booger days. They will be stained for life with coal smoke boogers.
DIY charcoal is fine! That or propane/lpg or use methane (cng/lng) Coal is nasty to work with and hard to find; charcoal can be made from sticks and a damn hole in the ground
No, it is awful for the purpose. You can buy "lump" charcoal from lowe's under the brand name "Cowboy Charcoal" .Kingsford and the like isn't going to do you any good at all.
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I watch your videos in 2020 and learn the ways you teach. Going back 12 yrs your still teaching people the right way to do things. Thank you sir
Shane
Awesome videos.
Your best friend will be a landscape company. I cut and gather so much wood in a year is enough to supply 50 colliers: branches, logs, trees, you name it. And all that wood has to hauled away and is good wood, not treated, soft and hardwood. Just make friends with landscaper and you're set, remember a landscape company has to pay to some degree or other to get rid of their debris.
"We are going to be making fuel today" he says holding his dog. lol
if i recall correctly shipping pallets are untreated lumber and a lot of places discard them so that would be a pretty easy source of wood
Not all pallets are untreated. If the pallet is used for import/export, it has to be treated. So if, it will have a green stamp on it.
Really like your videos. Please keep posting.
Brilliant cat 😸 2:30 rocket stoves.
The cat has an excellent sense of timing...
makes me wonder what had the camera.
In the old formulas, this is exactly what they used.
need to learn more! keep em coming!
You can find aspen and pine and sometimes cottonwood. Oak is not burned in Colorado. It is to expensive. Pine is available, which would work, but is not a hardwood like oak or walnut.
it really depends on the size of your barrel, in my big one, 4x4 is fine. It takes a little practice to watch the heat over the way but a few burns will give you a feel for it.
I gave up looking for this video months ago and just stumbled across it! I BBQ a LOT and have lots of scrap wood on my property, just did not know how to make it into charcoal, thanks! Could one use big rounds cut 4" thick? or is 4"x4" the biggest pieces you want to use? Great video that will save me hundreds of dollars in lump charcoal! Thanks for sharing!!!
ANY ONE HERE IN 2019
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ANYONE HERE IN 2020??
How about 2021?
ha ha ha i have a couple chiwas too! im looking for a foam chihuahua head for some lost foam casting
I think your friend was having a little fun at your expense.
@purgatoryironworks
I didn't know lowes had cowboy! That is some good stuff for BBQ!
Thank you for the video and the info very helpful.
Enjoyed this video, charcoal for forging is hard to find and expensive!
Very informative. Nice video!
Anymore, it's very hard to find scrap dimensional lumber as a lot of places recycle that stuff now. Occasionally you can find a small builder that doesn't, but a lot of bigger builders, especially on big projects already sent that stuff out in separate dumpsters.
i have a problem and want to know if that is suppost to happen. i buy coal that i kinda cheap and is made for forging, BUT! when i throw more coal on the forge, the whole place where i am is coverd in so much smoke that i cant see my own legs. the smoke also stays there for a while so that i cant get to close to the forge before it all gone. it this suppost to happen?
I believe its the new coal lighting and catching and maybe sulfur
If you haven't figured it out yet, you need a better drafting flue and chimney pulling the smoke up and away from the fire, and you.
How do like ceadar for charcoal?
If the ol choo choo brakes in your back yard, siphon some coal off the coal car.
Hah, you've just got to many yankees diluting that pure Southern blood! Once the wood has been coaled properly, all that tar and resin is gone. After the day is done, I have a grill that folds down over my forge. Its deer season and let me tell you, we cook every night!
Now as far as knives, Im going to nudge you to the website, we are making a new dvd that you will be interested in!
Suitable for making black powder?
Hey I know this is an old vid, I've been trying your method using an air pump but it always seem to not char completely. Can you tell me how long did you let it cook before closing the lid and airflow? I did a few mins after reaching 300+-degree celcius, too fast?? Really wanted to make my own charcoal to learn forging, thanks!!
+Shen 紳 The air pump just gets it started. It has to "slow cook" for a few hours after that for the char effect to work!
What if your only option is to use random size wood pieces? I have some Horse Apple (Osage Orange or other names as well...) in the back property and this wood is SUPER HARD and stronger than Sycamore and is highest in BTU's when used as firewood. Hedge wood is the closest to a piece of coal as you can get. So says a few places. Was wondering if this would burn hotter then oak as charcoal? Also i was wondering if other methods of making charcoal was good for forging, like gasifying?
Thanks =)
i am building a brake drum forge and have seen people on here that fuel them with store bought charcoal briquettes. would this be enough for making simple RR spike knives or other simple blades out of 1/8" 01 steel? although i still can't quite believe that either store bought or homemade would be able to fuel a forge,but i'll just trust your judgement.i would like to make my own but i just don't have the amount of space to make it at the moment.
Just because its a modern era where you buy everything doesnt mean anything you think they went to lowes and bought lump charcoal in the 15th century or had propane?
GREAT VIDEOS!!!!!!
Some how I missed your comment. The coal your using isnt made for forging. Its called anthracite and its rough stuff, usable but but not good. The coal is "coking" burning off the volatiles. You have to do this to get to the good stuff or the coke. Now, do this outside or with alot of ventilation. Its nasty stuff and you will experience the coming of the "black booger"
Yup, I suggest a hankerchief you can throw away, like disposable Kleenex, save the bandanas and good hankies for non-black-booger days. They will be stained for life with coal smoke boogers.
Nice, but... In the west, we don't have hardwood..
thank you
@irishbmx
Once again, the retort method just simply doesnt have the output capability that the direct method does!
great information!!
Whats the maximum heat of charcoal? (using a lighter or something)
Good question I'm not sure. I'll have to look into it
@alwaysmrknifeguy
Your welcome guy! I love doing the charcoal deal!
Lol he has great advice,just its funny how serious he was too make charcoal too barbecue meat ect. Lol
forget the pen an pad, just hit the download button!
Oh Goody. Another informed opinion....
I used to live in Alberta. You literally found coal everywhere.
cool, thank you!!!
I thought you were going to show us how to make charcoal, not just advise on what wood to collect for doing it. Did I miss something?
DIY charcoal is fine! That or propane/lpg or use methane (cng/lng)
Coal is nasty to work with and hard to find; charcoal can be made from sticks and a damn hole in the ground
~~And coal kills coal miners for robber baron profit~~
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No, it is awful for the purpose. You can buy "lump" charcoal from lowe's under the brand name "Cowboy Charcoal" .Kingsford and the like isn't going to do you any good at all.
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Napalm?
purgatoryironworks high ethanol gas and Styrofoam= napalm
@@mindydosztan2943 equalsa very rough form of napalm poor mans napalm
@@bryttneybrito1343 high octane gas, baking soda, and dawn dish liquid (in the correct proportions) better napalm, (if mixed correctly, will burn under water, as the soda will chemically react to provide the O2 needed for the burn to continue)[like true napalm].
***But try at your own risk, I am not responcible for your lab test results. Take all due precautions for your own safety.
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wtf are u talking about? there's like a million different hardwood trees here.
do u not like dogs
err coke rather..