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Willow for charcoal really depends on what willow species you're using. Goat Willow makes good charcoal as it has similar properties to hardwoods. Most willows will tend to create a soft charcoal (favoured by artists as a drawing medium) which is rather quick burning and doesn't get quite as hot as hardwood charcoal such as oak. Having said that, willow charcoal does have its place in the market, especially for those who prefer a less intense heat for cooking delicate food stuff such as fish.

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Be grateful if someone could please help me with the following. Have the need to hire a chipper to help with clearing up after projects (have a lot of Beech hedge and Leylandii work in the pipeline) Have a Viking GP 370 but it's not man enough to chip beach twigs bigger than 30mm! Please could somebody help me answer the following questions? (… And advise the questions I need to ask but haven't outlined below!) 1. Do I need a 'ticket' to hire a chipper and if so, what's the accreditation called? 2. Bearing in mind work I'm looking to do, what spec chipper would you advise I should look to hire? 3. Recommendations for chipper hire suppliers around the MK; Bedford; Northampton area would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

Can old wood (nearly rotten) be turned into useable charcoal?

Pissed dealer! Who's doing who a favour here? You need to find a dealer who's going to appreciate your business as any business owner worth their salt will know, it takes between 5 to 10 times more effort to find a new customer than it does to keep an existing one. When you're in 'conscious incompetence' mode (the second of the four stages in the learning process) the last thing you need is defective equipment adding stress. Good luck

Good point!

Good point!

The trouble is the oil has soaked right through to drench the whole glove so not very pleasant at all from a wearing point of view. they are good working gloves so will wash in as hot water as I can stand with fairy liquid et cetera as advised

Hi, could anybody recommend a UK tree species app please?

Have a pair of leather work gloves that are covered in chainsaw bar oil. My wife wants to throw them out, but before doing so, can anybody advise on how I can clean/restore them?

During a typical burn it will often hit the 350° C, staying around mark that for a couple of hours during a 6hr burn, and maybe that's enough to turn it into charcoal and as you can see from the pic, it's pretty much there! Having said that resulting charcoal feels a bit heavy and doesn't have that classic 'chandelier tinkle' that I'm trying to achieve, but is that something I should actually be worried about? (The burn contains a mixed stock of 50 - 75mm dia seasoned hardwood nuggets)

Well, that's why I'm here, looking for insights that will make me a better cooker of wood, so any that you are willing to share will be much appreciated 😊

Feeling a bit of a numpty! I've been talking about temperature in Fahrenheit so from the sounds of it, I haven't been getting the temperature high enough, even though I am getting charcoal?

To clarify, the thermometer on the outside of the retort has a long probe, the end of which hangs in the void containing the fire, and measures the ambient temperature within the main chamber (inside the main chamber is a separate sealed oil drum (with small holes to release the VOCs) which contains the wood to turn into charcoal. Hope I'm painting a clear picture?