Loading the Kiln

Adam Downing, Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent, demonstrates the process of loading the kiln to make charcoal out of ailanthus and walnut timber. Logs of the same size should be loaded to insure evenly charred pieces at the end of the burning process. Short pieces combined with longer pieces of wood will yield ash as the shorter pieces burn up and unfinished pieces as the larger pieces of timber do not burn completely. The kiln should be loaded as densely as possible. The more wood that can be fit into the kiln, the greater the charcoal yield will be. For more information on charcoal production, please visit this website: http://web1.cnre.vt.edu/forestry/charcoal/

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