talking about the dangerous around kids part, i can account for that. one of my family members (kit carson, related from my grandpa) his son died from falling into a small pit they dug for making soap
Thank you for this video, good info to know. My Grandmother made soap from wood ash during the depression. They used it for themselves, clothes and dishes.
Nice video, thanks for uploading. Possibly failed because of using soft wood ash and far too little of it. Nevertheless a useful experiment showing how we used to make soap.
I remember my mother made lye this way, she washed a lot of clothes with an old gasoline powered Maytag with lye soap. Great seeing it's not a lost art.
I would agree that steeping the ash in a minimal quantity of (warm) water for a number of hours before filtration would gain the greatest lye concentration from the ash.
Wouldnt a liter of water and a little teaspoon of the woodash mixed together,very diluted, work just as well for cleaning, as making it into soap? Wood ash alone works great when washing dirty pots.
From what Ive read, the water should sit in the ashes for 3 days before you drain to get lye. Another thing Ive read is that lye is highly corrosive, therefore shouldnt be kept in a metal container. Just thought id share that with you. Cool video!
talking about the dangerous around kids part, i can account for that. one of my family members (kit carson, related from my grandpa) his son died from falling into a small pit they dug for making soap
hirodagger 4 days ago
what do you mean by leach?
IDFgivati 5 days ago
who carries lard with them
1wicked2008 1 week ago
@1wicked2008 LOL i do always when camping its great for cooking and can substitute for butter in any recipee, use it for candles and many other uses.
but you ask a good question any other animal or vegetable oil/grease can also be used
with different degrees of success.
damocsell 1 week ago
Thank you for this video, good info to know. My Grandmother made soap from wood ash during the depression. They used it for themselves, clothes and dishes.
permiepat 2 weeks ago
I like this because you don't have to buy anything.
ManufacturedLack 3 weeks ago
How do you know when you've reached the right strength of lye for soap making?
purity4all 3 weeks ago
Nice video, thanks for uploading. Possibly failed because of using soft wood ash and far too little of it. Nevertheless a useful experiment showing how we used to make soap.
AndrewKFletcher 4 weeks ago
I remember my mother made lye this way, she washed a lot of clothes with an old gasoline powered Maytag with lye soap. Great seeing it's not a lost art.
ATSF1927 1 month ago
I would agree that steeping the ash in a minimal quantity of (warm) water for a number of hours before filtration would gain the greatest lye concentration from the ash.
LeithMusic 1 month ago
Wouldnt a liter of water and a little teaspoon of the woodash mixed together,very diluted, work just as well for cleaning, as making it into soap? Wood ash alone works great when washing dirty pots.
potsnpans1000 1 month ago
From what Ive read, the water should sit in the ashes for 3 days before you drain to get lye. Another thing Ive read is that lye is highly corrosive, therefore shouldnt be kept in a metal container. Just thought id share that with you. Cool video!
runeski74 2 months ago
Cool Don!
Does whether it's a fine ash or not make a difference?
rathersurf 4 months ago
@rathersurf from what i read the fine white ash is the best
damocsell 4 months ago