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Making Charcoal with the Exeter Retort

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Alan and Jo Waters are expert charcoal makers with many years experience of this traditional skill from the land they coppice. Here they speak about the benefits of charcoal production using the Exeter Retort. They join with Geoff Self and Robin Rawle, designers and manufacturers of this Retort, to explain their experiences of the benefits of this method compared to traditional ring kilns - that the Retort produces more charcoal, that it has a shorter burn time, is cleaner, more efficient, easily accessible and transportable, and that it ultimately produces better quality charcoal - ideal for small woodland owners. [email protected] http://www.carboncompost.co.uk/ An Adliberate film http://www.adliberate.co.uk for WoodlandsTV http://www.woodlands.co.uk/tv


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beautiful video!! thank you!!

Bestest Inventions

January 16, 2019

+Robert Meier He made a comment about a trade being renamed during the reign of Edward VI. I'm not even sure how historically accurate that is but it certainly doesn't have any relevance today!

Not Dave's Channel

March 9, 2019

I usually hate intros, yours is well engineered by someone who knows how to record nature sounds

silent voice in the dark

March 16, 2019

Is it true or a myth that you can live full time on your woodland if you're making charcoal ?

Rufus Chucklebutty

April 10, 2019

Great charcoal.

Keith Hicks

May 21, 2019

Not what our customers have found. Our charcoal outsells BGE at the shop we supply by three to one.

Robin Rawle

May 28, 2019

Myth. Unless you really like literally living off the land. And working hard and being poor. Most charcoal makers here in the UK combine this activity with other woodland/wood fuel work. Then it makes sense.

Robin Rawle

May 28, 2019

Where did he mention the government?? He mentioned a historical fact from the 15th century relating to a king, not the government. I am British myself, I don't know anyone who goes on about the government within 5 mins of meeting them. It must be the company you keep.

Function If-Else

June 12, 2019

@carboncompost does it matter if the temp is higher ie redirecting the woodgas back to the fuel source for a hotter quicker burn?

mikha007

July 5, 2019

@Robin Rawle you could use that excess heat to dry your next batch

mikha007

July 5, 2019