Making Your Own Charcoal Powder

Step 3 The Fire Pit

In the picture from the Island of Crete, the raw wood was arranged in a pile on top of the ground. In other countries charcoal is made in beehive shaped kilns. In different developing countries where I have worked, those making charcoal have typically used a pit hollowed out in the ground. Con looked around at what he had and decided on the tub from an old washing machine.

Con first removed the nails then broke up the pallet boards and loaded up his washer tub.