How To Make Charcoal (Using Stir Sticks and Paint Cans)
Here's a quick and easy way to make charcoal at home, for grilling, pyrotechnics, drawing/sketching, or anything else you need charcoal for.
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First video I’ve seen from him, Rest in peace my man your legacy will live on forever
Bogatyr Bogumir he did die. It... it hit a lot of people.
@@boguslav9502 yes
@@nomad2639 wait, WHAT?!
@@jugglinglivebabies yeah man a few years ago during skydiving
First video I see of him now, and this is the first comment I see after watching the video. Sad to see :(
I love the real world applications. Great experiment on the saw dust.
Thank you!
lad
+Grant Thompson - "The King of Random" could you make a tutorial on how to melt metallic stuff with charcoal?
finally you made that project that i was waiting for cuz when i saw how to make the solar scorcher i was like when is he gonna use the saw dust
Me too
I never met Grant, but look at how many people he's helped with these videos to get off of couches and gaming chairs and actually do something worthwhile. I knew how to make large batches of charcoal with clay mounds, but not small batches for little projects. This video popped up in my feed when it first was published and I've been using it to make 3lb batches of black powder with each paint bucket full, all thanks to Grant. I haven't bought any black powder in several years thanks to this - only substitutes for when I don't want to shoot anything corrosive through a hard to clean gun like a lever action. I've taken game and done French and Indian War reenactments and gotten Native American and non Native kids interested in their history with the black powder made with this charcoal method coupled with my trusty musket. Thanks, Grant. I know that you're enjoying this next adventure.
Anybody want to bet that an up coming video is going to involve some sulfur and potassium nitrate.
Johnny J it took only 10 months later your post!
Duj
@@jayson4125 No not gas, gunpowder.
I've never posted a video in the afternoon in my life! But I have so many I want to post so I'm just going to get them all out. This is getting really fun!
i think you should do it more often
Good video hope to see more
YESSS!!!
Wow
Hey King
"In this video, I'll be showing you how to make TNT from drain cleaner, cold packs, and paint thinner, all of which are readily available from home depot."
cool
radical
I could make a bomb out of a roll of toilet paper and a stick of TNT
That's easy. You can make nitric acid out of the drain cleaner and cold packs, and paint thinner is toluene, which can be nitrated.
Making the acid is easy. Separating it from the other crap isn't.
This man kindled in me the spirit if do-it-yourself. Rest in peace you are missed and loved by all
"OH no my charcoal caught on fire", doubt that's ever been said as a negative thing.
Yup
lol.
working at a factory that produces charcoal, and the stock pile catches fire. is one example.
succ
HA LOL
PRO TIP : try keeping all the sticks as close to the same size as possible , this helps keep the charing prosses of the bulk materiul more consistent thus higher quality charcoal
you should run the cans through the fire empty to burn out the liner. that way you won't have contaminated charcoal.
Such a nostalgic moment when I saw this video in my recommendations. Still very fascinating, you are one of the best youtubers that I subscribed to, never lacking any interesting contents. Be cool there buddy, rest in peace. Thank you for making these videos part of my life, much appreciated :')
This is one of the most fascinating videos you've made. Looking forward to seeing what I can do with charcoal!
Jesus, hes lost in the wilderness and he's STILL making videos
haha XD
Lmao
He needs to pay the cannibals if he doesn't want to get eaten.
good one!!
What's your point ? are you trying to be funny?
try using your solar scorcher on dry ice and liquid nitrogen
yesssss
They're white/transparent so, unfortunately, presumably nothing impressive would happen.
Not a very bad idea
+elementiro so paper won't do anything? Glass won't do anything against it? Highly doubt that
Clear glass - I don't think so. Well, it would maybe break after some time because of teperature difference. And it won't be instant effect. If liquid nitrogen would heat, it would just boil a little more intensive, but created mist would disperse the light more effectively. The other thing is that liquid nitrogen and dry ice would only boil/evaporate heated, producing some mist, so - nothing very impressive. (however, if you would close them in container and then heat it would "explode" because of pressure). Anyway, hey, I said "presumably". I didn't say it's bad idea to try. I would be very happy to see that I'm wrong. =D
Glad I can come back to this, started making charcoal today
Hey Grant, u should do stuff like hobo stoves or can (penny) stoves etc. I LOVE THAT STUFF!!!
I really like the new layout of the videos! They seem more laid back and fun for you :)
I've made so much charcoal doing this technique thank you!
I've seen it done with other plants too; they shrink more but look super cool. Berries, celery, even tomatoes.
This was so cool. I would LOVE to see/learn the 100 uses for the charcoal!!!!
Team up with the hydraulic press channel and compress it to diamonds!
: )
It's charcoal not coal. Coal is made out of carbon which diamonds are aswell made up of. Diamonds are super compressed heated carbon. And a hydraulic press wouldn't be able to do it, you'd require several million tons.
lol
+Jamaal Jones yyour right but charcoal and coal have different properties the only similarities is that is can be use a fuel for burning and its black :p
wait a minute is that a metal gear 5 reference? :o
0:56....that's what she said
HA
nice lol
kek
Lol
+〈-- The face of a duck when you feed them bread. I see you everywhere...
I saw this video and decided to make charcoal on a bigger scale. I got a big can and I used a bunch of wood I had from collecting firewood. I cut it up into smaller charcoal sized pieces and "cooked" it. I now have beautiful charcoal for the next time I cook. This video was awesome. Thanks. I appreciate it. I go through so much charcoal because I grill a lot. This video saved me hundreds of dollars. Easily.
I would like to see a real in depth video on stuff to make with kids. Me and my 7y old son follow you and trying out the easyer stuff and we love it! Thanks from Sweden!
During WWII the federal govt distributed literature which described how to convert gasoline powered engines to burn that wood gas through the process of gassificiation. Was basically a 55 gallon drum with a vent that went to your carburetor you filled with wood and biomass, and put that inside of a bonfire. Was designed so farmers could still farm with tractors if there was a shortage of fuel. Could also run low horsepower vehicles, even some pickup trucks of the day.
Is there a video of this? I would like to see a scale model run off of this wood gas. I can imagine alot of explosions happening if I attempted this idea.
Just search "gasifier honda".
theres a video a guy did running his whole farm off wood gas, also, MrTeslonian here on youtube has setup a ghetto outdoor wood gas distiller, and there was also a channel named victory gasworks run by a guy who made gasifiers for people and demoed them on youtube but has since stopped giving info out and started a commercial operation based on his designs, they have a website but no more informative videos :(... interesting stuff, they say 17 lbs of dried wood is equal to the power in 1 gallon of gasoline
MeTeslonian's woodgas converter is pretty sweet. I watched his videos first and then found this channel somehow.
I hope to see you make some black powder! I´ve done it myself and I found out that charcoal made out of soft wood (such as balsa) will result with a better black powder. Maby you can try different types of wood and compare them ;-)
+Yoshi Hara Thanks!
good idea
lol I doubt he will show kids how to make flash powder! plus it's not as easy as mixing charcoal with baking soda and shaking it up for 3 seconds .
Not flash, black powder. HUGE DIFFERENCE.
+Cosmos do u think either is easy to make are even responsible to show young viewers how to make something so dangerous
I watched this on your website but I had to come here to say thanks for this awesome idea making charcole, very cool indeed!
You can also use cloth and string to create something called char-cloth which we mountain people like to use when camping/hunting. It's amazingly flammable, even compared to its non-chared counterparts, and really handy to start a fire with.
P Mason I've never tried Vaseline but just plain cotton balls will light and burn very quickly.
He made a video about Char cloth a few years ago.
thats because vaseline is actually Petroleum Vaseline
I like these explanations and real world application facts : )
that is great job that is so good bro
This looks fascinating. Great job.
Thanks Ive been looking for an effective way to make charcoal and you have provided in.
please use that saw Dust Stuff for Black powder
That is so cool , thank you!
I tried it like this it worked amazingly
thank you so much. this video saved me man !! i got a project that need this
I used tissue paper and wrapped it with alumininium foil to make charcoal when we had a barbecue. 10/10 best smoke thing that lasts for like 5 mins
How about a wood gasifier that you can use to power one of your other projects?
Excellent, those of us in the muzzleloading business use the same method to make char cloth for catching a spark when using flint and steel..
I love the new format
And then the 'primitive technology' dude comes along and does it with 2 sticks, mud and a bum leg.
haha ikr
Yep
Way cooler too.
Yeah, but no one would actually use that method other than for educational purposes. This method is faster. Need more, you just scale up the container. Seen people do this with 55 gallon barrels.
primitive technology is way smarter than hin1
I found a Stone with iron in it can you show us how i can "melt it out" ;D would be nice i cant find a video for this on youtube
this video really helps me a lot.. so inspiring. thank you.
Great vid. Cant wait to see what you will use the charcoal for!
Need something flammable like charcoal? To make it, you must have something flammable.
everyone has a deo or perfume......gathersome wood and dry leaves start a fire with a match and use perfume or deo to burn all thing
If you're running low on fuel, then BY ALL MEANS do Not use this then...
The music was really distracting. Also for some reason you sound like you're in a studio not outside... usually the audio quality and production in your videos is top-notch but on this one it's weird.
+Cosmo DaCookie LOL
+Cosmo DaCookie LOL
Grant, no worries! We still loved this video!
Miss you dude. Just putting this out there for those why use various methods of producing charcoal. Its very well done roasted wood. So can use as described here or digging a hole, building a fire, and covering it again..... Its roasting. These videos were awesome. Will never be the same.
one of my favorite videos is the pump you made from PVC pipe. it reminded me of boy scout camp out cause I was the water filter guy but it was a pain. can you show how to make a water filter with that charcoal? it would be great paired with the pump video for survival or emergencies.
Make a video showing tons of things you could use the charcoal for Great video
Whats the difference between this and just normally burning wood? Is it that the wood in the can doesn't catch fire? If so what does that do for the wood?
Cool! I'm gonna have to try to make this to power my forge!
thanks grant, that is a really good way to make charcoal, when i make black powder, i usually just get a piece of charcoal and sand it to get powdered charcoal ;)
Grant, were you inspired by the recent How It's Made video showing the process for coconut charcoal?
"Charcoal may not seem sexy of a thing to make" - Grant Thompson, 2016
Atleast charcole is important
did...did you just reply to yourself...?
I love love you very much please keep doing what you're doing!!!
I love love you very much please keep commenting.
I would like to see how you make gunpowder out of the charcoal. Thanks for the great videos!
I've never been this early
Hey Jeff I'm glad you made it!
+Grant Thompson - "The King of Random" omg please reply I love you videos
same here, made it in 9 mins
+Grant Thompson - "The King of Random" you should do something with Rubik's cubes
+Grant Thompson - "The King of Random" butt
You should try making black powder
hey Grant. I'm a really big fan of your videos and I've learned much from you. can I use paper to make carbon? will it still work the same?
I never try these. But I enjoy watching these videos :D
is it possible to make a small instant ice wall?
Grant you should make a video on how to make a water filter using your home made charcoal to clean the water and I just thought its a helpful thing that everyone should know and plus in you don't wanna drink polluted water cuz it can lead to severe sickness or even DEATH
Awesome as always!
It looks delicious for some reason...
I like to see what you can do charcoal like you said
like make gunpowder or homemade fireworks
TheWp4 I like that idea
2:29, which country?
Germanadndihakrinskfay
Germinadaich
+Gelloe What type of Pokemon is that!!?
Dragon Bum With Green Chili Pokemon.
GermainAIDs, just that simple.
Great Video after a long time
every grant's videos i watch there were always this moment when i say to myself "yea that’s not dangerous at all"
I'd like to know if you could power your furnace to melt metal with the gas made from h20
the hho generator didn't actually put out too many BTUs which means it would take a lot of hho to make a sizeable smelt. If you made a smaller smelt however, it would be amazing
You could, probably, if you use an electrolytic seperator with water, you get highly flamable hydrogen gas and oxygen gas as well. Oxygen allows combustion, so if you can collect the gasses and control the output rate, you could certainly burn the gas, and with the right hydrogen to oxygen ratio, you could probably power a mini foundry.
h2o? so you mean like... Steam? I'd be quite shocked if you could
JubioGaming I think that the person who wrote the comment means the hydrogen and oxygen that you get from electrolytically (spelling?) separating water, as opposed to boiling the water into vapor.
thank you
please make a homemade gas mask filter out of that charcoal
yess yesss
Azraei Azman You need activated charcoal. it's really hard to make and if you used charcoal you use for cooking you would die.
Yes he should teach us to make activated charcoal then show us how to make air filters
justin Mansfield Its almost impossoble
@@tiksu2788 yes
Awesome video. Went out to the wilderness, little paint cans. Excellent. I'll have to do this too, as I'm in the city and there is a burn law for my city. Other cities I see have no permits needed.
any chance of covering activated charcoal? I have seen a lot about it used in filters, and would be neat to see what it's actually about!
BLACK POWDER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yas
+Parker Broberg it's wayyyyy more compex then you think
ok..
+Herman Pesina not really...it's three ingredients in most recipes simply mixed together. very easy if you have half a brain and materials on hand
+Xavier Gourdine lol I'm very aware it's just not a smart idea to show kids on here how make black powder theirs no benefit except 3rd degree burns and angry parents lol
"AHHHH Fire is getting to my charcoal" Me:then why are you hitting it with a stick I mean it does work but still fire and wood doesn't mix
+Emil Gravier thankyou
+Yash-Mai You're welcome
And he didn't want to burn his hand so he closed the lid with a stick
G
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can you catch the gas and use it for your back yard foundry or some other cool prodjects?
AWESOMEE!!! It would be interesting to find a way that can get us from there all the way up to the carbon fiber.
primitive technology: "that's cute"
You’re cute
@@antonnybh1 yes
@@antonnybh1 simp
@@antonnybh1 simp
Tone.45 simp
Grant Thompson - "The King of Survival"
Apparently not
@@simolino oof
I made some before I saw the vid with lions golden syrup tins and some kindling you can put more than one vent in them. sponges or wet rage also work to block vent, or simply turning the can on a flat floor
FINALLY! Something with practical applications. Now show me different things to do with the charcoal!
Series called " will it styro slice?"
Try your hand at making some compressed briquettes!
Its really neat my favorite was the sawdust
great video! thanks! can you re-use the cans to make more charcoal? Also, definitely would like to see you use the charcoal for different things including bbqing burgers!!! thanks again
What Would Happen If You Get Liquid Nitrogen and mix it with the self-made Charcoal?
convert back into wood
Water purifier using the charcoal please!!
NICE!!! I think it would be great if you continued the theme of outdoor/ DIY survival, and made a project video using that charcoal to make a water and/or air purifier.
You gotta love those chunky biskets.
Making it Activated charcoal is the hard part.
Yeah, any idea how to do that at home?
Grant Thompson - "The King of Random" I really wish I did, when I researched it a few months ago I learned there are 2 basic methods to activate it, high heat steam or using acid + very high heat then washing it to remove the acid. But the temperatures involved are close to 2k Deg F for steam and even higher for the acid method, I know we have melted glass bottles in a super hot campfire before which is about a 3000F melting point, so it can be done but that fire took hours to make and was a stay 5 feet back or your clothes started smoking fire :)
"activated charcoal" is just charcoal with a very high surface area to volume ratio.
oobligah Yeah the name really is deceiving, should be called highly porous charcoal or something descriptive.
95TurboSol In theory, very fine sawdust that's turned into charcoal would be pretty decent.
could you please make an emergency water filter for when you're stranded on a beach for example
Back at it again with the red vans
this one was pretty helpful , i love this than the other liquid nitrogen , slime , and the other science things
Now you need to make gun powder
make working gunpowder or charecoal Bridgets
Dude I really wish you were my neighbor. Not sure the world would be able to handle it. Thanks for all your effort. :)
Thanks for the information
A football sized prince Rupert drop!
That could be dangerous.
kings40 is it even possible?
Make black powder with it now.
I think it'd be kool if you made another video on how to grind it down and form decent briquettes out of the charcoal powder
Hi Grant, I'm curious and maybe you can provide some insight. Can you use this process over a kitchen stove?