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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear Jim T<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Do you do this when it is still hot?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">How do you hold the cone? Gloves? Handles?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks for inspiration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Crispin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I burn wood for heating the house using an EPA certified fireplace insert. The wood species is mostly ash, and hardwoods. The burning wood rests on an insulated firebrick bed located in the bottom of the stove. After
the stove has cooled overnight, there is a mix of approximately 2/3 ashes to 1/3 charcoal left. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I found that an easy way to screen the ashes from the charcoal is by using a cylindrical mesh cone. The mesh material is ¼” galvanized hardware cloth. The top opening measures 12” in diameter, the length is 24” which
tapers to a closed point on the bottom. The cone can be easily made by drawing a template onto the flat wire mesh, cutting out the pattern, and rolling it into a cone shape. I used bent steel wire pieces to clip the edges together.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The cone is filled 2/3 with the ash/charcoal mixture. Using one hand on each side of the cone top, the cone is shaken vertically until all of the ash and charcoal fines fall through the screen. (Usually takes about
30 seconds) The remaining screened charcoal is dumped from the cone into a fireproof sealed charcoal receptacle. (Just in case there are any live coals in the mix). The charcoal is dry and ready for use.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This simple method works well. I have yielded several hundred pounds of charcoal per heating season. The char is good value and smokeless, used for cooking and grilling. The charcoal pieces are usually 1” or less
in size, so a ¼” stainless steel mesh is used as a fire grate inside the charcoal stoves and grills that are used for cooking.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I would be interested to hear how others process their stove “tailings” …..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Jim T.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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