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Make Charcoal Using Two Drums

This document provides instructions for making charcoal using two drums. It involves placing cured wood inside a smaller drum, which is then placed on a stand inside a larger drum. A fire is built in the larger drum and burned for 7-8 hours, using the fire to convert the wood inside the smaller drum into charcoal. Once cooled, the charcoal can be removed from the smaller drum.

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Make Charcoal Using Two Drums

This document provides instructions for making charcoal using two drums. It involves placing cured wood inside a smaller drum, which is then placed on a stand inside a larger drum. A fire is built in the larger drum and burned for 7-8 hours, using the fire to convert the wood inside the smaller drum into charcoal. Once cooled, the charcoal can be removed from the smaller drum.

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How to Make Charcoal Using Two Drums

1 Buy a small drum and a larger drum. The small drum must fit in the larger one with plenty of room
to spare. Using a 30 gallon (113.6 L) drum inside a 55 gallon (208.2 L) drum works well.[4]
2 Cut a fuel hold in the larger drum. Use a metal jigsaw blade to make a square cut in the base of the
larger drum. It should be about 12 inches (30.5 cm) by 20 inches (50.8 cm). You'll need this hole to
feed fuel into the drum to keep the contents hot.
3 Drill holes in the bottom of the smaller drum. This allows the extreme heat to pass into the the
smaller drum, cooking the wood inside. Drill 5 or 6 1/2-inch holes in the base of the drum.

4 Fill the small drum with cured wood. Cherry wood, oak wood, or hickory wood chopped into 4-inch
pieces is ideal. Pack the drum tightly, then put the lid on top, cracked so moisture can come out.[5]
5 Make a stand in the larger drum. Place two bricks flat in the bottom of the big drum, one on each
side. Stand two more bricks on their long edges on top of the flat bricks. This stand keeps the smaller
drum from touching the bottom of the bigger drum, allowing you to feed fuel underneath.
6 Place the smaller drum on the stand. Make sure it fits well within the larger drum; if it doesn't, use
smaller bricks or stones to make a smaller stand. Put the lid on the larger drum, leaving it cracked open
for air flow.

7 Build a fire inside the big drum and let it burn for 7-8 hours. Use wood and kindling to make a
fire, feeding the materials through the feeder hole in the bottom of the drum. As the fire gets going,
feed it larger pieces of wood.
o Keep an eye on the fire; when it gets low, feed it more wood.
o You want the fire to get as hot as possible, so keep feeding dense wood.
8 Let the fire burn out. After 7-8 hours, the impurities, moisture, and gasses will have burned out of the
wood, leaving pure charcoal behind. Let the fire burn out and the entire contraption completely cool
before you approach it.
9 Remove the charcoal. Empty the small drum into a container and store the charcoal for later use.

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