MadMat Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 (edited) I cut down some Catalpa trees A.K.A. "Cigar trees" today and since they are a soft wood, I wondered what quality of charcoal this would make. My research only came up with a site that made a vague reference to it being similar to Paulownia, but I wasn't sure if it meant the wood or the quality of the charcoal So I cooked an experimental batch of charcoal and will be making a batch of BP with it. Anyone know or have experience with this wood? If it turns out that the site was correct, that will be great as I got a lot of that wood Edited May 6, 2019 by MadMat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 It's always worth a try if you have good access to trees, Pick a method accurately and test two known woods and your new wood then you could place the new wood on a scale of useless to useful or even too hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMat Posted May 6, 2019 Author Share Posted May 6, 2019 Some time ago, I did baseball flight time tests for my BP, so I have a baseline to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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