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Uploaded by vanwags on Jul 12, 2008
Making charcoal in Pennsylvania. Charcoal was the fuel in many iron furnaces until the conversion to coal. By Van Wagner 2008.
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can you use a soft wood like pine or spruce or poplar?
morav 5 months ago
@morav you can indeed but for iron making hardwoods were best (oak, chestnut, etc)
vanwags 5 months ago
what happens if it rains is it ruined?
BigWheelaCatPeelaYea 1 year ago
No. I've had it rain hard on burning pits and no problem. the dirt on top acts like a roof.
vanwags 1 year ago
cool great gob at this
inventiondude123 1 year ago
frustrating, sometimes
bowyer10 2 years ago
can you charcoal big round logs about a feet and a half thick/wide?
bigjunior2 2 years ago
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can you use a soft wood like pine or spruce or poplar?
morav 5 months ago
@morav you can indeed but for iron making hardwoods were best (oak, chestnut, etc)
vanwags 5 months ago
what happens if it rains is it ruined?
BigWheelaCatPeelaYea 1 year ago
No. I've had it rain hard on burning pits and no problem. the dirt on top acts like a roof.
vanwags 1 year ago