Videos like this are why KZfaq is the best. I've read about the process but it's good to see it in all its details.

Of all the charcoal videos I've watched I like your design the best. Simplest thing I've seen and super effective

Henry Ford.....didn't invent charcoal but he made it popular in order to be able to sell the scraps from the wood he put in his cars and basically made camping a family "thing to do" which involved perhaps buying one of his cars and his charcoal and heading out into the woods ....very ingenious man.

Thankyou very much for the time and effort. Most viewers wordwide dont have the time, resources, knowledge, risktaking... etc to mess around. I really enjoyed your style and the additional information. Keep on going!! Karl

I watched the whole video and it's really worth it. Most people don't even know that charcoal comes from wood... ;)

This was amazing good laughs. Great job man. You bring happiness and joy to the world.

Like the video. Very informative. Thank-you for putting it up. TIP: Put some hi-temp anti-seize compound on the union and binder ring and they should come off easier.

I loved it, all the way through, you were funny without even trying. Great vid! thanks :-)

Great video on how not to do it. Why connect the gas pipe to the lid? Come out the side and no need to undo it every time

The top is flat and gasses are no more likely to accumulate at the centre of the lid then at the edge. Why not have your gas return start at the upper rim instead. Then you won't have to undo the pipe every time you load it. You can even put a slight lean into the barrel by propping it up on that side more to make that the high point.

i like youre humor,never heard about this device before so thanks for sharing.

Resin, a little heat will soften it right up, even turn it liquid, afterwards, can wash the residual off with water. One good thing about it, it created a seal around the lid and union keeping the air out.

Thanks for the video. This is exactly the setup I need.

That steam escaping is the woodgas that is supposed to be burning in the pipe down below. Drill more holes in that pipe underneath and you won't need all that wood for burning at the bottom. Letting the steam release like that releases all of your unburned woodgas into the atmosphere.

I use good ol lighter knot wood to start all fires..i made a bunch of charco..4 inch by 6 inch oak..ive got a big plastic drum of nice charco..im makeing a setup now that will get me 4 plastic drum full of charco...this will last me a long time

It is so amazing to see this practical.

I like your design. I take it you used the cut-off bottom to create the barrier between the char chamber and the burner cavity at the bottom. If you use cinder blocks or the like to support it higher off the ground you can devote more of the barrel to the char chamber. Of course that means more wood and a longer burn. What size are the holes you drill in the top of the "T" burner? I'd just take the entry pipe across the barrel and use it as the burner for a simpler design but you might get broader heating with the T. You might get a more even char if you put a chimney pipe up the middle of the barrel from the burn chamber. ?You'll definitely get a better draw and hotter fire but this has its' own complications. I've seen some retort design with an insulating fibreglass blanket around the outside. This loses less heat to the environment and keeps the char chamber hotter. By keeping the ouside wall and lid hotter you might cut down on the amount of wood gas that condenses there as resin. You'll also get more gas to the burner. In terms of elbow grease, this is about the best bang for the buck I've seen for a retort.

You can use some high temp silicone sealant in the union to make a seal without having to tighten the threaded part as much. Not really water tight but it should be good for air since there is no pressure. when you do it just apply and let cure for a few days before you put the parts back together so they dont bond.

I pray that you are made to watch this 10x’s may be then you will have a better understanding of yourself and what you are doing. Next video listen to audio and edit it before you release it

I'd weld a 4-6 inch piece of pipe at a right angle to the recirculating pipe just below the union into which one could insert a length of smaller diameter black iron pipe or a steel rod to act as counter-lever when using the pipe wrench to tighten and loosen the union. I'd also consider putting a bit of anti-seize compound on the union threads and the threads of the bolt that holds the locking ring, which is readily available from auto parts stores.

Thank you. This video has inspired me to build myself a charcoal rig. Going to do a bit more research.

Wrap the wood vessel with fiber glass insulation. And better results 👍

Interesting no chimney? Run a chimney up through the hopper, more heat and more even burn, and may burn the resin more thoroughly, although to keep from burning completely into charcoal, you'll have to snuff your fire earlier, as for starting the fire, I like to make a T.P. of slivers with a layer of twigs, then a layer of small branches over the tinder before I light it through the T.P. "door".

That's OK, if you are happy I'm happy too. up for you

A long handled sccop for adding charcoal bits around the centre of the fire woud avoid smothering it.

sweet rig!!! I hate paying for charcoal and this looks easy enough. Great instructions!

If you eliminated the union and made the hole into the side slightly larger then you could remove the lid and you wouldn’t have the problem of a ‘Tight joint’ ..... bung the side hole with a bit of heat rope.

Weighing before and after firing will tell you how much mass is lost, not volume.

This design could be simplified by placing the gas tube a few inches below the steel clamp ring. This would make the union unnecessary, and serve the same purpose. No more messing with the piping.

Im haveing a bit of a problem figureing out your system..

No need for a backflow valve on the burner pipe?

Great one,i learnt a lot...on the other hand,how much biomass are you using to fire the Retort?

cool, i love that you used a u pipe to burn the gases

Get a second wrench to work the union with.

Thanks for the info on the retort. It should have been that the escaping gasses carried all of that sticky gunk away. Maybe a hotter burn would have accomplished this. You said that the instructions had the retort piping to go into a burner rather than just some teed pipe that ended nowhere. Maybe that would have made the difference. Bravo for going to the trouble to do it and for going to the trouble to show us how. Do you still have the instructions? Where can one find them? Also, sorry to say it, but, man, take better care of your tools! Thanks again, Bill.

Modern???? You know man has been making charcoal for centuries 😂 but I do like you design, the way it re-uses the off gas👍

This's good, sensible and scientific idea! I think you need improve the manipulation is better. Thanks!

purty cool set up

could you add a link to how to build your retort

Not burning hot enough

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Me to. Great job

Watching this guy is torture...once I saw if contraption worked I will never waste that time again. lol

instead of putting the vent gas pipe on top why didn't you put it in the side of the chamber so you wouldn't have to disconnect it

I'd suggest you use a meter-Long one-inch pipe for blowing on the fire.

This was funny at least! I'll thumbs up just for the smile it gave me...you breaking the 5% charred wood . I wonder if you sawed disks of the log before seasoning it to split into chunks. then use grates to make layers inside the hopper...

Yeah you definitely have to seal your joint well otherwise you’ll get weed all over the place

Not bad for a small amount of charcoal but you should think about greasing that pipe nut. A lot of trouble for a small amount of charcoal and not a through job. I've seen better but your entertaining. Thank You Loader.

Too dragging with no reason..

wax the union when it is hot enuf to melt......the best rust prevention and lube

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Can this be done using bagged charcoal ?

A complete waste of time but I smiled.

Where did you find how to build the retort??? that looks like the easiest way to make charcoal that I've seen so far and I've watched hours of videos on making charcoal.... I need to make up about 4 or 5 30gal. garbage cans full. :P

is that unseasoned wood?

Congrats on the kids, good video too.

I have to say,what is what tiu know about building a fire I could right on the back of my thumb nail.

Debo avisarte que el Torque con la llave estaba mal, era al revés, estabas apretando en vez de soltar, debiste empezar la filmación de nuevo, saludos desde Chile

Paper towel core s work too, I got busy body kids too, scared of lighter fluid

Why all this time far a simplistic demo?

With so many hats why wear that one?

6 minutes to light a fire super .....

seriously, this was amazing a 29:55 video and I'm 90 minutes dumber.

Although i appreciate the upload, there are easier and more efficient ways and better designs.

50% weight loss. It ain't cooked through, charcoal yield should be around 25, but if you're happy with that level, ok.

dude when you build a fire you can carefully build the whole thing all the way up to large logs like ONE MATCH and walk away. paper cardboard (LOTS) shavings bark tiny twigs and grass, Small sticks (LOTS) Medium sticks and twigs large pieces of heavy bark, Large sticks Small branches Large branches splintered logs Splintered logs and 3 medium split logs. or so throw down the MIC and what the hell away

This is the same spot Walter White parks his van no?

I appreciate the video but it was a three minute video in thirty minutes...

A boy scout....he is not!

This time I will use woodprix instructions to make it by myself.

very old way !! use the SUN around you !! think about it !!

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World's largest crack pipe

Who in the name of GOD would use diesel to start a cooking fire...

Link to instructions you didn't follow? :P

your charcoal process is way too incomplete due to lack of proper firing and venting tech.

Dude it is painful watching you make a fire.

newspaprs burn better than glossy paper

So many better retorts. But Heller good try

looks like this would cause heavy creasote buildup in a chimney if i were to make charcoal in bulk in my woodstove , eh?

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this experiment is failed, hahah

fail

so slow

You can learn more about it on WoodPrix webpage.

I should have read the comments first. I lot thirty minutes watching ten minutes of failed charcoal making.

near idea. ...but way too long of a video.

Not worth the twenty nine minutes, only five were more than enough....try to value urs n others precious moments nxt tym around...

Unfaedah

Needs more black bars ... and a fucking lavalier microphone! Also ... isn't a cavity always hollow?