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1. Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 07:33:32 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:
   This is the first time I have ever used my own charcoal (other than maybe small left over bits from a previous fire). It was easy to start and is burning nice and hot (current reading is about 550)
   • Kek Kerel (kekkerel@freespeechextremist.com)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 08:50:59 JST Kek Kerel

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     @thatguyoverthere What sort of wood did you make them from?
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   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 08:50:59 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     • Kek Kerel
     @kekkerel maple. My house is surrounded with them.
   • Kek Kerel (kekkerel@freespeechextremist.com)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 09:03:53 JST Kek Kerel

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     Cool.
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   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 09:03:53 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     • Kek Kerel
     @kekkerel I had on large branch fall earlier in the year and then a few weeks ago we had a hell of a storm that took down a lot more. I have lots more to use to make more which is awesome because I use a lot of charcoal for cooking, soil amendments, and filter medium. I also want to try and make some activated charcoal for soap and other uses
   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 19:39:13 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     • Kek Kerel
     @kekkerel I don't know of any. I think most hardwoods are suitable. From what I've been reading you can turn pretty much any organic material into charcoal. Harder woods probably yield more charcoal than softer woods, but once they are fully turned into charcoal any of the previous properties of the tree are lost. I even turned a piece of bone into charcoal because I heard it was possible and we have a pretty steady supply with my dogs being raw fed.
   • Kek Kerel (kekkerel@freespeechextremist.com)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 19:39:14 JST Kek Kerel

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     @thatguyoverthere I'm also curious if there's certain hardwoods in your area that you specifically wouldn't make charcoal from.
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   • Kek Kerel (kekkerel@freespeechextremist.com)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 19:42:13 JST Kek Kerel

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     I was making charcoal from all sorts of different bits of wood last year for my melting furnace.
     
     I've been spooked about cooking with any of it, because I have no idea what most of it is made from.
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   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 19:54:08 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     • Kek Kerel
     @kekkerel I think as long as you can break it with your hands and it's like black glass all the way through it's safe regardless of the source tree, but if you think there might be trees included that would normally be toxic maybe do a bit more research. Some of mine didn't fully char up but since it's all maple if it was mostly finished I just bagged it up.