Article: Making Charcloth
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Good article Tony ! thanks for sharing !
recently I made my first charcloth , I didn't really read or watching anything about it , I just put a piece of cloth 100% cotton in an altoids tin , then I out a hole on the top and put it in the fire , after that in a few minutes or seconds fire started coming out of that hole , when the fire was not coming out of the hole anymore I took it out of the fire and let it to cool down a little , after I used it it , worked great , did I do anything wrong ?
recently I made my first charcloth , I didn't really read or watching anything about it , I just put a piece of cloth 100% cotton in an altoids tin , then I out a hole on the top and put it in the fire , after that in a few minutes or seconds fire started coming out of that hole , when the fire was not coming out of the hole anymore I took it out of the fire and let it to cool down a little , after I used it it , worked great , did I do anything wrong ?
It worked - you did it right 
Sometimes the smoke (incomplete combustion) ignites and roars like a jet engine - just wait until the flames die down to a match-flame size-ish or go out - just as if the smoke the smoke has not ignited...
Sometimes the smoke (incomplete combustion) ignites and roars like a jet engine - just wait until the flames die down to a match-flame size-ish or go out - just as if the smoke the smoke has not ignited...
Last night we had a joint Cub and Beaver evening, and so I made a fire for them to cook twists on. I also took the opportunity to make some Char cloth.
I followed this method and I now have a container full of char cloth...................So, thank you.
I followed this method and I now have a container full of char cloth...................So, thank you.
Char cloth is a great one for the youth, you need some flint and steel now so they can practice getting an ember...
hhhmmmm..... I never plugged the hole after taking my tin off and so far had no issues with oxygen entering.....
I already mentioned in another thread: one neat trick I found on the net is to have the hole in the side of the tin: holes matching for making charcloth, holes not matching(=lid twisted around) for storage to reduce risk of moisture entering
I already mentioned in another thread: one neat trick I found on the net is to have the hole in the side of the tin: holes matching for making charcloth, holes not matching(=lid twisted around) for storage to reduce risk of moisture entering
Good tip that, it would make things easier in a way, although I supposed being able to shove a stick int eh hole rather than having to handle the hot tin could have it's advantages...
Did a batch in the good ladies flat a fair few years ago while she was at work, came out a treat, but alas the extractor for the hob wasn't up to the job. Only complete denial saved me (what smell?). She knows I did something, and its still bought up on occasion even now, total denial is still working a treat 
I just asked my work colleague if he’s ever made charcloth? No, but she has every time she irons my shirt…
luckily it doesn't happen in our house 
I use and old golden syrup tin, the lid can be firmly closed and i seal the hole in the lid with a nail, the plus side on first use is the smell of cooking golden syrup and it doesn't matter how well you wash the tin the smell still comes out. TASTY
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