Re: Banboo

["Ron Larson" <ronallarson@qwest.net>]

Crispin:

    I think that the "charcoal-making stove" concept (top-lighting, small
amount of controllable primary air, vertical stacking of pieces, dry "wood")
should work perfectly.  Unfortunately, I have not heard of it being tried -
as bamboo is relatively expensive here in Colorado and most of the US where
charcoal-making stove development has occured.

    The issue is whether to punch out the periodic closure and therby
charcoal from both inside and outside the bamboo piece - or whether to leave
those closures (what is the technical term?)  in and charcoal only from the
outside.

    We have had a considerable discussion on this list about using "holey"
briquettes - and the considerable value of that hole in promoting pyrolysis.
I see the bamboo in the same category - if stacked vertically.

    Has anyone building charcoal-making stoves ever tried using bamboo?  If
it works, it would be great as bamboo is such a fast grower and I believe
gives good charcoal.  (It might have to be ground up to make a better
briquette??)

2.  Otherwise, I think all of the charcoaling approaches should work - with
the problem that bamboo is not very dense - so considerable volume is
required (not a particular problem with a charcoal-making stove design -
since they are relatively small anyway).

Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: Crispin <crispin@newdawn.sz>
To: Stoves <stoves@crest.org>
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 10:53 AM
Subject: Banboo


> Dear Stovers
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> Can anyone point me in the direction of a bamboo charcoaling technique?
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> Thanks
> Crispin
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