Charcoal Making Course

In June of this year (2009) we attended an introductory course on Charcoal Making by Bodfari Charcoal. The following gallery of pictures summarises the stages involved in making sustainable lump charcoal using a ring kiln. For more information, either visit BTCV’s online manual or better still attend one of Rod’s courses (www.woodlandskillscentre.co.uk) as they are great value for money.

The Centre.	Selecting timber.	Preparing timber 1.	Preparing timber 2.
Transportation.	The Ring Kiln.	Selecting the fuel.	Preparing the kiln.
Preparing the Kiln 2.	Filing the kiln.	Filling the kiln 2.	Lighting.
Lighting: 2.	Lighting: 3.	Sealing the lid.	Closing down.
The charcoal.	The charcoal 2.	The charcoal 3.	Emptying the kiln.
Emptying the kiln 2.	Bagging.	The finished charcoal.