jaysgoh Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 (edited) I dont know what kind of woods ..just double confirm wether its work . http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/515/20130308142537.jpg/ Edited March 8, 2013 by gohjiejing
Mumbles Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Just showing us a picture of a plank of wood will do no good. If you don't know what it was made from, the best we can tell you is to try it out and hope for the best.
AirsoftSmokeScreen Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 (edited) Why don't you just buy charcoal? I know is nice to know you made it yourself but in my country you can buy 3 kg of grill charcoal at 2 euros ( and I'm sure in every country is available) . All you need to do is smash the charcoal into fine pieces and is ready to go... Edited March 8, 2013 by AirsoftSmokeScreen
AdmiralDonSnider Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Grill charcoal will not end in very good powder, but it can be adequate. Look for single wood brands e.g. made from beech. Your piece to me looks like a conifer wood, probably spruce. Same here. Buying charcoal should be an option given only 15% by weight are required for BP. So even a few kilograms can last a while.
jaysgoh Posted March 8, 2013 Author Posted March 8, 2013 buying charcoal .. those commercials wrote that Chemical Free but the other side they wrote they put on non harmful chemical in to .. wth is this lol all is briqutte ... i dont think so its work .. I Going to Balsa . most easy
dan999ification Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 balsa is good for break but i wont waste it on lift its too expensive when free wood will do.i dont know what wood that is but.... If you can scratch it easilly with your fingernails and it has large growth rings it may be suitable. I use bed slats for some of my charcoal ( stars ) i think its pine but not sure, it marks easily and has large growth rings it also weighs very little... A good starting point.Im trying to work out the suitability of an unknown wood based on density, in most cases soft, light wood is ok for bp, one test batch is all it takes. I say char it and find out, if you have never made charcoal you have a sacrificial piece of wood to try with, if it makes poor bp it will make nice stars or prime. Suprisingly and why i say this is because my unknown bed slat wood makes softer, lighter faster charcoal than the willow i use, either way unless you have a good supply of it you cant repeat your results... Vitally important. Dan.
pyroshell Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 If you can get balsa for a good price, then I would say that is probably your best option.
taiwanluthiers Posted March 9, 2013 Posted March 9, 2013 that wood looks like douglas fir or pine to me.
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