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Trampus
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Post Producing Small Amounts
on: May 10, 2012, 18:42
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What is the smallest amount that I can reliably make, and what is the easiest way of going about it?
Chilterns
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on: August 19, 2012, 07:59
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Hi Trampus,

I am not exactly sure how to express this in weight terms but I would have thought that the amount produced would bare some relationship to the kiln or drum size employed, for example a full size oil drum is about 220 litres. I fancy having a go at making some charcoal and so have been making enquiries about how to obtain an empty oil drum from my local garage. They have added my name to the "waiting list" as apparently these are in big demand for use as domestic burn up pits.

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The Oakley Coppice Group (just SW of Basingstoke) do an annual charcoal burn in July and they now have good experience of turning derelict coppice into saleable charcoal. The Group officer is Barry Bennett and he can be contacted by email at barry.bennett(at)talk21.com for those wanting to learn more about this craft.

I also recall that Mark Oakley and Peter Green [ email peter(at)greenpete.co.uk ] gave a demonstration at last year's OWG annual general meeting of how to make charcoal in a small oil drum

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Chilterns
Trampus
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Post Re: Producing small ammounts
on: August 24, 2012, 17:13
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Thanks Chilterns. I'm more interested in the oil drum size as I have both limited amounts of wood and space.
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Post Re: Producing Small Amounts
on: September 10, 2012, 12:17
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Hi Trampus,
I think Ray Mears did a bit about it. It might be on youtube.
He definetely did swedish oil (? tar-like stuff) distilled in a paint tin.
cheers!
Chilterns
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on: September 10, 2012, 12:40
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Hi Trampus,

I have seen pine tar produced in Finland from lop and top forestry residues and would be keen to buy some here in the UK to coat some new feather boards that we need to fit to our "listed" granary.

Anybody know where to buy / how to do this ?

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on: September 10, 2012, 20:14
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the 'tar' episode might be this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl9EY7RElHc
Trampus
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Post Re: Producing Small Amounts
on: September 12, 2012, 20:16
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Yes I saw the tar episode when it was broadcast. Wasn't that the one where he made turps?

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Chilterns
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Post Re: Producing Small Amounts
on: January 23, 2013, 08:13
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Hi,

I broke a front spring on my car and had to take it to the local garage to have a new one fitted. I was depressed at the thought of having to fork out a shed load of money for this repair but my spirits were lifted when the mechanicas told me that a bright shiny red 220 litre oil drum was now empty and waiting for collection. Obtaining an oil drum from a garage is a good plan since the mechanics also have the right kind of sheet metal nibblers to open one end of the drum - a bit like an industrial sized can opener.

I now wonder what else I have to do to the drum in order to use it to produce charcoal ?

Chilterns

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Post Re: Producing Small Amounts
on: April 10, 2013, 06:45
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Hi,

I came across an interesting article on how charcoal can be made using a 50 gallon oil drum as a retort. See :-

Bio Char Oil Drum Retort Kiln

This method requires the drum to be supported horizontally, loaded with smaller stick sized wood and then the end sealed with a plate to which a pipe is welded to recover off gas which is then burnt and used to heat the oil drum.

Chilterns
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on: May 14, 2013, 10:07
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Harcourt Harboretum at Nuneham Coutney, South Oxfordshire cut and stack their arboricultural arisings in a regular and artistic fashion to let this dry

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prior to loading this into their charcoal kiln.

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