"Fire the Pit" Charcoal making in Pennsylvania Part 4 of 4

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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[lastwoodsman]

Very good video, great job and your narration was excellent. Keep it up.

Woodsman

[vanwags]

Thank you for the kind words!

[canningtonclive]

Thank you for this - fascinating. I like your music too. Well done. I was really only interested in how to make charcoal from our two acres of woodland in Somerset, England, but I got completely hooked on your videos. Cheers

[vanwags]

Very kind words. thank you! Give it a try and let me know if you have questions. My mother's family is from Wales. I don't know that we made any charcoal but your entire region of the UK certainly has a rich history of making "coal"

[Ryan22Demir]

Anybody know the song that plays at the beginning and end of this video?

[vanwags]

Thanks for asking! All the music in my videos is my own. The song you're asking about is "Head for the High Ground" (by Van Wagner). you can find it on I tunes and my website on the CD "IF Time Could Stand Alone"

Thanks!

Van

[gamblemadman]

This was very interesting, thank you.

[Lucien Macrose]

sutar I hope you see this! nobody cares about your scientific bullshit! my grandparents and great grandparents made charcoal in a very simular way.you are just burning wood without oxygen,there are a thousand ways that will work you stupified techno fuck! grow a mind and until you do,spare the rest of the world your mindless babble!

[Lupine Chimera]

I found this really interesting. I was doing a bit of research into how colliers did their thing and this was the most user friendly. I also kinda wanted to stick with it until the end to make sure the charcoal turned out ok. I was worried after that collapsing thing *nod*

[vicarofrevelwood]

Excellent Video! Their was a thriving Charcoal Industry In NJ as well. Charcoal was used to extract the Iron form the Bogs. I always wanted to Know how this process was worked.

Thank you.

[lostraver]

Thanks thank-you thank-you. We r very much interested in natural survival living. Good music. U think this would be a great class to teach. God bless. Thanks again!!!