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-Starting to stack wood in the kiln, with kindling in the middle. +_Starting to stack wood in the kiln, with kindling in the middle._
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-Three kilns during a burn.+_Three kilns during a burn._
  
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-- Provides a market for poor-quality wood, although there's much more of a market now for firewood, due to the recent increase in the use of [wood stoves](/wstov/wood_stoves)+- Provides a market for poor-quality wood, although there's much more of a market now for firewood, due to the recent increase in the use of [wood stoves](/wdst/wood_stoves)
  
 - Buying locally-produced charcoal reduces the transport involved with imported charcoal, provides local employment and supports the local economy - Buying locally-produced charcoal reduces the transport involved with imported charcoal, provides local employment and supports the local economy
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-Freshly-made charcoal.+_Freshly-made charcoal._
  
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-Lifting the charcoal out of the kiln with a fork.+_Lifting the charcoal out of the kiln with a fork._
  
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-Biscuit tin of twigs for making artists' charcoal: before burn.+_Biscuit tin of twigs for making artists' charcoal: before burn._
  
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-Bagging the finished charcoal.+_Bagging the finished charcoal._
  
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-Bag of Devon lump barbecue charcoal.+_Bag of Devon lump barbecue charcoal._
  
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 If you want a more sustainable product, look for lump charcoal, which is made from wood only. Briquettes can contain anything from limestone and borax to sodium nitrate and lighter fluid. If you want a more sustainable product, look for lump charcoal, which is made from wood only. Briquettes can contain anything from limestone and borax to sodium nitrate and lighter fluid.
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 - [Art, science & technology of charcoal production](https://www.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/Charcoal_Review-iecr03.pdf) - [Art, science & technology of charcoal production](https://www.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/Charcoal_Review-iecr03.pdf)
 - [The story of charcoal](https://www.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/Charcoal-Making.pdf) - [The story of charcoal](https://www.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/Charcoal-Making.pdf)
-- [Charcoal burning in Angl-Saxon England](https://www.regia.org/research/life/charcoal.htm)+- [Charcoal burning in Anglo-Saxon England](https://www.regia.org/research/life/charcoal.htm)
  
  
-## Specialists+## Specialist curators of this topic
  
  
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