Fred Beagle Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 I have another question. If a guy used raw wood instead of charcoal does it contaminate high carbon steel making it unsuitable for knives and other cutting tools? I use both and I often make my own charcoal and I like how convenient it is when I'm running low on fuel to just go grab a shovel load and keep going. I think I read this is how Europe became deforested because of ship building and running forges and steam engines. Any thoughts on the matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Raw wood does not contaminate steel as it's charcoal before it gets to the hot zone and is not sulfur containing to any great degree. Yes; some of the first environmental laws documented were restricting the building of new iron smelting plants in the forests of England during renaissance times due to deforestation issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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