I was thinking (shock horror.) Whenever i've seen any charcloth tutorials theyve been on a fire or BBQ ect. would it be possible to make charcloth on a gas hob?
Charcloth on Gas
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Only one wat to find out. Have a go. let us know how you get on. My only thought would be that with all the heat at the base of the tin and not all around, that the top parts of the cloth "might" not char, but as I haven't tried using the gas cooker, I can't say for sure
heat's heat, just make sure you open windows, my first attempt was on an electirc stove and the smoke that came out of the can was so thick I couldn't see the window to open it!
When i made some last weekend loads of smoke came outta the tin. It'd be a test for your smoke alarms. Outside on a gas burner it might work though.
I wouldn't on a stove indoors but Mungo did a tutorial on a camping gas stove if that is any help!
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30600
http://mungobah.blogspot.com/2008/05...cloth-for.html
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30600
http://mungobah.blogspot.com/2008/05...cloth-for.html
I tried using a camping gas stove, It does work but takes a lot longer.
The tin i used was about the size of a large sized baked bean tin (not catering size)and it took as long to do as the full size biscuit tin that i used on an open fire
The tin i used was about the size of a large sized baked bean tin (not catering size)and it took as long to do as the full size biscuit tin that i used on an open fire
If you take into consideration that you only need a very small amount of char cloth for each fire, then yes you can. I make mine on the cooker but i only make small amounts at a time, say about 6 inches by 2 inches. I use an old pellet tin and so yeah I get some smoke but its manageable and clears after 5 minutes or so.
Gray
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Camping gaz stove outdoors - Yes
Kitchen hob -Nooooo
Not unless you have the mother-of-all hob extractors!
Cheers,
Steve
Kitchen hob -Nooooo
Not unless you have the mother-of-all hob extractors!
Cheers,
Steve
I use a camping gas stove, an old boot polish tin (with the hole in the side) and a bit of wire mesh to support the tin
You get a more even burn if you flip the tin over half way through the firing (thats why the hole is in the side )
Mind you, I only make 30 tin-sized squares at a time, any more and the middle ones don't char as they're packed too tight (I think)
You get a more even burn if you flip the tin over half way through the firing (thats why the hole is in the side )
Mind you, I only make 30 tin-sized squares at a time, any more and the middle ones don't char as they're packed too tight (I think)
I've made charcloth on the gas stove in the kitchen before. But I was only using that Altoids tin. So the size was small, and the amount of smoke was small. I also made sure to get the smoke coming out the hole burning right away. It still left that ... haze ... throughout the kitchen.
I've also used the white gas camp stove outside, and made it in my woodstove. The woodstove worked well, but I had let it burn down somewhat, to a nice bed of coals first.
I still haven't tried that one-strip-of-cloth at a time method that was talked about after the Moot. Hold a strip of cloth up and light it. Let it burn till it is all glowing. Then carefully lay it down on the pages of an old book or magazine, and gently close that book/mag to "smother" the fire. After it is fully cooled, open the pages and take out your strip of charcloth. Sounds like a quick/simple method to make a little at a time. Yeah, I need to try that method - outside of course.
I have made charcloth with Karl Koster's method. Wrap strips of cloth around the end of a green stick, and hold it in your campfire - till the whole outside is glowing. Then carefully bury it in dirt/sand to "smother" the fire. When cool, carefully dig it up. The outside layer will probably be ... too charred. But as you unroll it, you will get to good charcloth. After you unroll a bunch in use, the cloth will start to look more brown than black - not charred enough. So then just hold it over the fire to "burn" some more, and then bury in the dirt/sand again. Leave the stick in the center of the roll when you store it in a pouch. It helps stiffen and protect the charcloth. Just clip the green stick off close to the cloth. And keeping it in some sort of pouch/bag helps keep black crud from getting over everything else.
Just another possible method. But it also doesn't require that ... tin ... to make it.
Mikey - that grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands
p.s. Charcloth is best made in small, loosely packed quantities. You get better and more even penetration of the heat to turn the cloth into charcoal that way.
I've also used the white gas camp stove outside, and made it in my woodstove. The woodstove worked well, but I had let it burn down somewhat, to a nice bed of coals first.
I still haven't tried that one-strip-of-cloth at a time method that was talked about after the Moot. Hold a strip of cloth up and light it. Let it burn till it is all glowing. Then carefully lay it down on the pages of an old book or magazine, and gently close that book/mag to "smother" the fire. After it is fully cooled, open the pages and take out your strip of charcloth. Sounds like a quick/simple method to make a little at a time. Yeah, I need to try that method - outside of course.
I have made charcloth with Karl Koster's method. Wrap strips of cloth around the end of a green stick, and hold it in your campfire - till the whole outside is glowing. Then carefully bury it in dirt/sand to "smother" the fire. When cool, carefully dig it up. The outside layer will probably be ... too charred. But as you unroll it, you will get to good charcloth. After you unroll a bunch in use, the cloth will start to look more brown than black - not charred enough. So then just hold it over the fire to "burn" some more, and then bury in the dirt/sand again. Leave the stick in the center of the roll when you store it in a pouch. It helps stiffen and protect the charcloth. Just clip the green stick off close to the cloth. And keeping it in some sort of pouch/bag helps keep black crud from getting over everything else.
Just another possible method. But it also doesn't require that ... tin ... to make it.
Mikey - that grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands
p.s. Charcloth is best made in small, loosely packed quantities. You get better and more even penetration of the heat to turn the cloth into charcoal that way.
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