Comments on: Top Five Things to Do With Oil Barrels When There’s No More Oil To Fill Them – #1. Make Charcoal. http://transitionculture.org/2006/03/07/top-five-things-to-do-with-oil-barrels-when-theres-no-more-oil-to-fill-them-1-make-charcoal/ An Evolving Exploration into the Head, Heart and Hands of Energy Descent Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:14:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Marty B http://transitionculture.org/2006/03/07/top-five-things-to-do-with-oil-barrels-when-theres-no-more-oil-to-fill-them-1-make-charcoal/comment-page-1/#comment-53133 Marty B Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:19:46 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=255#comment-53133 <p>Hi, You wrote in April, 2007, that you dug a hole to burn, cook wood for charcoal. How deep? What kind of wood? Dry or fresh? I have mixed hardwoods that need to be cut and want to use charcoal as a soil amendment. Thanks</p> Hi,
You wrote in April, 2007, that you dug a hole to burn, cook wood for charcoal. How deep? What kind of wood? Dry or fresh? I have mixed hardwoods that need to be cut and want to use charcoal as a soil amendment.
Thanks

]]> By: billy http://transitionculture.org/2006/03/07/top-five-things-to-do-with-oil-barrels-when-theres-no-more-oil-to-fill-them-1-make-charcoal/comment-page-1/#comment-49845 billy Sun, 08 Apr 2007 19:48:17 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=255#comment-49845 <p>another great way to make it at a small scale is to make a hole in the ground, the putting wood in it, lighting the bottom, and letting the air seep in from the ground. did it a few times. works like a charm</p> another great way to make it at a small scale is to make a hole in the ground, the putting wood in it, lighting the bottom, and letting the air seep in from the ground. did it a few times. works like a charm

]]> By: Hypography Science Forums - Making Charcoal http://transitionculture.org/2006/03/07/top-five-things-to-do-with-oil-barrels-when-theres-no-more-oil-to-fill-them-1-make-charcoal/comment-page-1/#comment-27118 Hypography Science Forums - Making Charcoal Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:06:20 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=255#comment-27118 [...] Re: Making Charcoal – Today, 12:06 AM I may have posted this before somewhere? but once again won’t hurt A FEW LINKS ON MAKING CHARCOAL Charcoal Retort Discovery Online, The Skinny On … Charcoal Renewable Energy Generation » Making Charcoal from Sugar Cane Leaves – Renewable Energy News Making Charcoal Top Five Things to Do With Oil Barrels When There’s No More Oil To Fill Them – #1. Make Charcoal. » Transition Culture Charcoal photos English Charcoal, environment, history and woodmanship Then there is pyrolysis, another story "Five years of Guantanamo: Justice delayed is justice denied." -Amnesty.International. [...]

]]> By: Hypography Science Forums - Terra Preta http://transitionculture.org/2006/03/07/top-five-things-to-do-with-oil-barrels-when-theres-no-more-oil-to-fill-them-1-make-charcoal/comment-page-1/#comment-11321 Hypography Science Forums - Terra Preta Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:57:58 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=255#comment-11321 [...] Re: Terra Preta – Today, 08:57 AM A FEW LINKS ON MAKING CHARCOAL Charcoal Retort Discovery Online, The Skinny On … Charcoal Renewable Energy Generation » Making Charcoal from Sugar Cane Leaves – Renewable Energy News Making Charcoal Top Five Things to Do With Oil Barrels When There’s No More Oil To Fill Them – #1. Make Charcoal. » Transition Culture Charcoal photos English Charcoal, environment, history and woodmanship "It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion." Anatole France "que?" (Manuel, Faulty Towers) m [...]

]]> By: Jo Packer http://transitionculture.org/2006/03/07/top-five-things-to-do-with-oil-barrels-when-theres-no-more-oil-to-fill-them-1-make-charcoal/comment-page-1/#comment-9546 Jo Packer Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:22:00 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=255#comment-9546 <p>http://www.twinoaksforge.com/BLADSMITHING/MAKING%20CHARCOAL.htm</p> http://www.twinoaksforge.com/BLADSMITHING/MAKING%20CHARCOAL.htm

]]> By: Jo Packer http://transitionculture.org/2006/03/07/top-five-things-to-do-with-oil-barrels-when-theres-no-more-oil-to-fill-them-1-make-charcoal/comment-page-1/#comment-9545 Jo Packer Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:19:40 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=255#comment-9545 <p>An alternative charcoal making method can be found here. It uses black iron pipe and fittings and cinder blocks along with the oil drum...</p> An alternative charcoal making method can be found here. It uses black iron pipe and fittings and cinder blocks along with the oil drum…

]]> By: Richard http://transitionculture.org/2006/03/07/top-five-things-to-do-with-oil-barrels-when-theres-no-more-oil-to-fill-them-1-make-charcoal/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Richard Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:01:05 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=255#comment-267 Excellent article. One little addition - people should be using axes not bowsaws - axes are very easy to sharpen and last 20+ years. Bowsaws are very awkward to sharpen and set and last less than a year. For your free axe book from a revolutionary anti-industrialistation company, go to this link:- http://www.gransfors.com/htm_eng/yxboken/index.html Gransfors really do make the best axes in the world and have totally changed the way they do it, to make it more sustainable! Excellent article.

One little addition – people should be using axes not bowsaws – axes are very easy to sharpen and last 20+ years. Bowsaws are very awkward to sharpen and set and last less than a year.

For your free axe book from a revolutionary anti-industrialistation company, go to this link:-
http://www.gransfors.com/htm_eng/yxboken/index.html

Gransfors really do make the best axes in the world and have totally changed the way they do it, to make it more sustainable!

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