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Carbon is such a common and complex element. Its properties influence the extension of sphere of its usage.
One of characteristic features of this chemical element is the state with unregulated structure –
amorphous carbon (smut coal, charred coal, wood coal). Under the common conditions it is inert. Under the high temperatures it combines with many elements and displays strong renewal properties. Carbon plays an important role in space.In addition it plays an exclusive role in formation of all organic combinations and live organisms. Who can imagine a beauty without the diamonds? But it has so many hypostasises...
From Philosophy to Labor
Among them there is a charcoal. Without it one has nothing to do in the smithy, because “black father” gives life to “golden” fire. After that the changes of content and form begin.
Surely, one may use in the furnace gas or charred coal, but they are absolutely not renewed resources. Unlike the wood charcoal, because according to Bogdan Popov, who practices the traditional smith work, it is the 99 per cent of carbon and the whole story. Bogdan tries to work in harmony and balance with nature, that’s why in his work he uses the charcoal of his own production.
He is sure that everything origins from the wood charcoal and all the smiths should be accustomed to it. “Many people want to become the smiths”- smith Bogdan says, “but there are a lot of romantic people among them. They are captured by entourage, but actually the 90 per cent of the whole work is the preparation to it.”
When people come to smithy for instructions of Bogdan, among all the other things they learn to sore the charcoal. This process is not easy, but it is interesting. One should put to the capacity the firewood of the appropriate size (about 3-5 sm in diameter) in the right way in order to make everything even; in the result the charcoal will be qualitative. The charcoal shouldn’t be overburned or underburned; the smith should do everything in a right way and to get the necessary for the smith “black gold” – wood charcoal. When the main stage is finished and fire slakes, the place where the wood was burned (for example a hole or a metal barrel) is closed in order oxygen doesn’t have access to it, and the stage of cooling begins. Next day there is a sack of charcoal and 3-4 hours of intensive forging. It depends on your skill, how much you will manage to do for this time.
Own and Now!
Black coal is the same wood charcoal, but it has been lying in the ground for millions of years. Why one should use that, which was sometime, if it is possible to make the own and now? It is possible to use the solar energy and to get a result! During the procuring works the pupils begin to understand the functioning of ecosystem, the part if which we are.
“It is obvious that it is not necessary and practical to align mass production using the wood charcoal”- Bogdan says. But if you work with steels and make a certain instrument (from axe to the smiths pincers), it’s better to use the wood charcoal. It doesn’t have alloys, for example sulphur and phosphor, and doesn’t make harm for the metal. The main thing during the work with the steels is to make steel as clean as possible. Sulphur causes heat frangibility and phosphor causes cold frangibility. These phenomena are not very pleasant.
In addition, wood charcoal gives the possibility to use the least blaster. Even the bellows provide the sufficient quantity of air in order to fix the normal temperature. It burns in case of the least access of air, and it is what the metal really needs. Minimal quantity of air provides the preservation of crystal structure of metal, which is destroyed in case of its surplus.
Alternative without negative
Wood charcoal is a good alternative not only for smith, but also for ecosystem regardless of the point of view.
Using the dead-wood for its production, people clean the forest. It is a sanitary help with pleasure and not without moral.
Communication with nature during the procurement influences the psychical health of the urbanized individual in a positive way. In addition one can fry meat during the burning of wood on the charcoal. It is also a great pleasure. Smoke of the fire also positively influences the visual apparatus. According to the statement of oculists people, who have regular contacts with smoke, almost don’t suffer a cataract.
Furthermore, trees better grow on the cleaned territory. According to the data of State Forestry Committee the index of woodiness on the territory of Ukraine is 15,6 per cent, and in majority of European countries the norm is 20 per cent. For reaching of this figure 2 million hectares of new plantings should be created in Ukraine.
Procuring the wood charcoal for the purposes of smithy, they make an adequate contribution to the territories landscape gardening.
As you see, carbon gives us pleasure not only in diamonds...
One of characteristic features of this chemical element is the state with unregulated structure –
amorphous carbon (smut coal, charred coal, wood coal). Under the common conditions it is inert. Under the high temperatures it combines with many elements and displays strong renewal properties. Carbon plays an important role in space.In addition it plays an exclusive role in formation of all organic combinations and live organisms. Who can imagine a beauty without the diamonds? But it has so many hypostasises...
From Philosophy to Labor
Among them there is a charcoal. Without it one has nothing to do in the smithy, because “black father” gives life to “golden” fire. After that the changes of content and form begin.
Surely, one may use in the furnace gas or charred coal, but they are absolutely not renewed resources. Unlike the wood charcoal, because according to Bogdan Popov, who practices the traditional smith work, it is the 99 per cent of carbon and the whole story. Bogdan tries to work in harmony and balance with nature, that’s why in his work he uses the charcoal of his own production.
He is sure that everything origins from the wood charcoal and all the smiths should be accustomed to it. “Many people want to become the smiths”- smith Bogdan says, “but there are a lot of romantic people among them. They are captured by entourage, but actually the 90 per cent of the whole work is the preparation to it.”
When people come to smithy for instructions of Bogdan, among all the other things they learn to sore the charcoal. This process is not easy, but it is interesting. One should put to the capacity the firewood of the appropriate size (about 3-5 sm in diameter) in the right way in order to make everything even; in the result the charcoal will be qualitative. The charcoal shouldn’t be overburned or underburned; the smith should do everything in a right way and to get the necessary for the smith “black gold” – wood charcoal. When the main stage is finished and fire slakes, the place where the wood was burned (for example a hole or a metal barrel) is closed in order oxygen doesn’t have access to it, and the stage of cooling begins. Next day there is a sack of charcoal and 3-4 hours of intensive forging. It depends on your skill, how much you will manage to do for this time.
Own and Now!
Black coal is the same wood charcoal, but it has been lying in the ground for millions of years. Why one should use that, which was sometime, if it is possible to make the own and now? It is possible to use the solar energy and to get a result! During the procuring works the pupils begin to understand the functioning of ecosystem, the part if which we are.
“It is obvious that it is not necessary and practical to align mass production using the wood charcoal”- Bogdan says. But if you work with steels and make a certain instrument (from axe to the smiths pincers), it’s better to use the wood charcoal. It doesn’t have alloys, for example sulphur and phosphor, and doesn’t make harm for the metal. The main thing during the work with the steels is to make steel as clean as possible. Sulphur causes heat frangibility and phosphor causes cold frangibility. These phenomena are not very pleasant.
In addition, wood charcoal gives the possibility to use the least blaster. Even the bellows provide the sufficient quantity of air in order to fix the normal temperature. It burns in case of the least access of air, and it is what the metal really needs. Minimal quantity of air provides the preservation of crystal structure of metal, which is destroyed in case of its surplus.
Alternative without negative
Wood charcoal is a good alternative not only for smith, but also for ecosystem regardless of the point of view.
Using the dead-wood for its production, people clean the forest. It is a sanitary help with pleasure and not without moral.
Communication with nature during the procurement influences the psychical health of the urbanized individual in a positive way. In addition one can fry meat during the burning of wood on the charcoal. It is also a great pleasure. Smoke of the fire also positively influences the visual apparatus. According to the statement of oculists people, who have regular contacts with smoke, almost don’t suffer a cataract.
Furthermore, trees better grow on the cleaned territory. According to the data of State Forestry Committee the index of woodiness on the territory of Ukraine is 15,6 per cent, and in majority of European countries the norm is 20 per cent. For reaching of this figure 2 million hectares of new plantings should be created in Ukraine.
Procuring the wood charcoal for the purposes of smithy, they make an adequate contribution to the territories landscape gardening.
As you see, carbon gives us pleasure not only in diamonds...
