How to Make Charcoal

How to Make Charcoal

       Here is one link on the subject:  http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Charcoal

            Here is another more historical type link with the skills also taught: http://www.engr.psu.edu/mtah/essays/making_charcoal.htm

            Here is one more link:  http://askdoctorscience.wordpress.com/how-to-make-charcoal/

            There are many other links and methods on the same subject, too.

            During a hard times situation, or even a good time situation as in India during good times, making charcoal from wood can be a big deal.

            Here's a link to the kiln method, like our ancestors used. This method does not need a 55 gallon oil drum (empty) for example. Here's the link:  http://www.connerprairie.org/learn-and-do/indiana-history/america-1800-1860/19th-century-charcoal-making.aspx

            And here is a similar link on the subject:  http://www.fao.org/docrep/x5328e/x5328e07.htm

            Last, one obvious alternative is just to use wood to heat and cook with. That works, too.

            This is just another similar post (s)  from earlier times.

            Bottom line, making charcoal and protecting it is a real consideration.