How to Make Fireworks Grade Charcoal

This video shows how to make charcoal for high performance black powder and many other compositions.

To learn how to put this charcoal to use please visit: http://www.grassrootsdiy.com/

Making charcoal is a very handy skill to have in pyrotechnics. Charcoal is the determining chemical in how many compositions will preform, particularly in black powder, streamer stars, and black powder based rocket fuels.

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[Gadamlu]

would this charcoal work in forges?

[Nighthawkinlight]

@Gadamlu Yes, but it would burn very quickly.

[Theawsomepwner]

What happens if you don't put air holes in the paint can?

[Nighthawkinlight]

@Theawsomepwner The lid will blow off when the pressure builds up.

[802mx]

so with this charcoal, i can crush it up, and put it in pyro objects i want and will it be a substitute for black powder?

[Nighthawkinlight]

@802mx No. It is an ingredient in black powder, not a substitute.

[kevin81491]

damp rag = wet sock xD

[Nighthawkinlight]

@LILREEPER101 It isn't getting hot enough.

[DynuSabreProductions]

Creepy enough, when you started to break open the charcoal piece, I could smell it. And I am in my room, there is no charcoal here except by my bbq outside XD (windows are closed too)

[themorganator4]

@RadioTrefoil

ime when i used pine charcoal, the black powder was very slow burning, i use willow as it makes fast burning powder

[5deeg]

it is fully cooked ready for me to eat

[Creeparn]

Oh my god, I just realized why u can make charcoal in Minecraft from only wood!!!!

[jet528559]

hmm, like minecraft (chopping wood)

[lazarus1995]

a cool tip if you want to take the bark of somthing: tie a stick onto your axe so it sticks out from the blade end, and hold the axe in the handle and the stick, with the blade betwen your hands, then scrape the blade towards you on the bark. this comes from a 4th generation lumberjack ;)