In a message dated 31/05/99 06:33:01, Matthew LeBaron wrote:
<< Does anyone know (or have a guess at) the approximate ratio of green wood
to
finished charcoal (i.e. in terms of mass - how many kilograms of wood to
produce one kilogram of charcoal)? What about how much charcoal was
required to keep a small smithy in business (i.e. what could be produced
with a tonne of charcoal - in terms of horseshoes, blades, whatever)? >>
G. Hammersley, 'The Charcoal Iron Industry and its Fuel, 1540-1750, Economic
History Review, 26 (second series), 4, Nov. 1973,
is worth a read, although the quantities tend to be historical ones (e.g.
loads and cords).
Jeremy Hodgkinson
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