Balsa is, or used to be, used to sandwich between fiberglass layers for boat decks, and sometimes hulls. If you get someone at a boat company to tell you where they source it from, you might find it less expensive.
@davefellhoelter1343
11 ай бұрын
I get 99.9 mill cert Lead from a local supplier I found when a co near built X Ray rooms Lined in Lead. Now I have Pure Lead and Cheap! after I called a roofing supplier next door looking for lead flashing I got on the scent and followed it all the way to my new supplier! NOW? I found wooden air freight pallet and dunnage Local Strangely Light Weight! I suspect is Bolsa or close cousin?
@brianr555
11 ай бұрын
Jake the scientist! Great work you all have done, from the different types of wood, corning, ingredient ratios to ball mill media etc etc! Thank you for your time and efforts and for bringing us along! Your videos are great, very much appreciated and fun to watch!
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@TiglathPileser3
11 ай бұрын
"Didn't suck." Keep documenting your scientific tests, I love it.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@luisgarza2036
11 ай бұрын
Great info as always, in theory balsa wood contains more % of cellulose and less % impurity by weight (more elemental carbon after cooking) than harder woods, this could be the explanation why the residue is a little less or at least softer than other woods, (if that is true at least in part); using 100% cotton (it contains at least 95% cellulose, thats what the books state) using charcloth from old t-shirts and/or old denim could make good clean burning black powder.
@djjaysky9071
11 ай бұрын
That would be really interesting to see
@missingthe80s58
10 ай бұрын
An assay will show clearly.. Generally depending on temperature of the charring temperature you're looking at about 30% volatile hydrocarbons, 65-69% fixed carbon content and somewhere between 1-5% mineral content. The higher the char temp, the lower the volatile hydrocarbons, the higher the fixed carbon and ash content. The hydrocarbons offset the less desirable material. You can look up the hydrocarbons in the wood, look at constituent elements and get a fairly good idea the byproduct of the hydrocarbons. You can use chemistry and math to estimate the beneficial gas and vapor byproduct weights. I do this. I'm going to make a video about it soon.
@mattwhite9046
11 ай бұрын
Years back, somebody had suggested to me to try and make an old style balsa surfboard out of fig wood. He said it was almost as light as balsa but, at the time, people were ripping out fig orchards to replant almonds, he could get fig for free. I never went through the trouble but it has me wondering if fig could be a substitute for balsa in your antique propellant. It grows very fast and you can likely make a test batch from just the dried annual prunings.
@a.r.m.4you182
11 ай бұрын
Well said on pushing back against those who just want to be cruel armchair criticizers. I've always enjoyed your approach to figuring this out and have learned quite a bit myself from your channel. Keep up the great work and thanks for taking the time to share it all. 👍
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@Don-od9il
11 ай бұрын
It generally goes the lighter the wood the better
@matthewhickok4421
11 ай бұрын
I see that others have commented on Cottonwood. I live in Wyoming and the state tree is the cottonwood species Populus Balsamifera (AKA "Great Plains Poplar"). I do not have a Cottonwood tree in my yard but I see them around everywhere. They tend to shed "Branches" with winds and weather. I hear that dried stripped branches work great. I shall have to visit some city parks and collect branches after a wind or snow storm. Sometimes the Tree Service Folks will be selling cottonwood as firewood. If branches work better than logs, I shall see what I can get.
@michelleslutpuppy4355
11 ай бұрын
I like you dont let people to tell you different you dont bullshit
@kurtgepner9329
11 ай бұрын
I saw that someone asked about other organics. For instance, I have read that activated charcoal made from cow bone is particularly good at bonding with heavy metals and radioactive isotopes. Now that you are getting dialed in, it might be fun to experiment with non-traditional charcoal sources. Either way, your videos are very appreciated.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@donakahorse
11 ай бұрын
what an interesting question, and if it does work, and work well, what kind of heat has to be generated for how long to carbonize the bones? Sounds like an interesting rabbit hole
@philroe2363
11 ай бұрын
I’d watch these videos just to hear the “go make your own damn video” comment at the end. LMAO!
@richkidd1263
5 ай бұрын
Very interesting. I have always used Goex in my flint. It’s really all that’s available in my area. I too shoot 3 & swab, because it’s how I’ve always done it, it’s neither right nor wrong. Love the videos, it’s getting me excited about shooting black powder again!
@WarFrog935
11 ай бұрын
Try making Charcoal with Bamboo, it's basically an unlimited wood source since it grows inches by the hour, I'd like to see what kind of Black Powder it could make.
@hillwooky
11 ай бұрын
You should try Paulownia wood charcoal. It is the classic wood used in Chinese fireworks. It is super lightweight and makes super fine charcoal powder. This tree is considered an invasive pest tree and around here it can be found growing along the side of the highway.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
I’ve heard it’s great but I haven’t found any yet
@michaelmaclean4751
11 ай бұрын
I love these kinds of videos. As someone who has only shot inline muzzleloaders with substitute powders, I have been researching and want to get into flintlocks and percussion muzzleloaders with real BP. I think I am going to purchase some Swiss BP once I get a "real" muzzleloader, but the casting of bullets and the making of black powder intrigues me to try that as well when I get the basics down. The in depth videos and testing videos of yours have been very interesting.
@hessex1899
6 ай бұрын
I am a BPCR shooter and tend to look more for powders that clean "easier" than actually produce less visible fouling in the bore. With the general theory that being less likely to produce regions of "crusty" or "difficult to remove" fouling is preferable to less fouling overall. This channel, however, has me questioning this wisdom. I frequently have considered making my own "anachronistic firearm propellant", paying close attention to the content of resins and other volatiles in the charcoal (which I believe is the primary thing that makes fouling easier to manage). I have even considered, but have not tried, adding violin rosin into my recipe for bullet lube. You are the first person that I have found that is actually doing any documentation of carbon sources for BP and the associated changes in the physical characteristics of the combustion products/velocity/etc. I think that, given this, that you are now my favorite KZitemr. :)
@hawknives
11 ай бұрын
Balsa - softest PAULOWNIA (Paulownia spp.) 260 LBF (1,160 N) The other Balsa. Paulownia can be very light and soft, and is really the only other wood that at times can even approach Balsa’s lightness. Ironically, both are hardwoods. BALSAM POPLAR (Populus balsamifera) 300 LBF (1,330 N)Related to Cottonwood and Aspen, Balsam Poplar has a unique scent when green, though it dries to one of the lightest and softest of all woods. EUROPEAN SILVER FIR (Abies alba) 320 LBF (1,420 N) Not only the softest of the Fir species (Abies genus), European Silver Fir is also among the softest of the softwoods. The remaining woods on this list are all hardwoods.
@michaelg4931
11 ай бұрын
I started 8 Paulownia from seed this past winter though I killed 5 of them due to over-watering so I currently have 1 solid sapling and 2 in recovery. Hopefully in a year or so I'll have some wood to send to Jake to try out.
@kentherapy7022
4 ай бұрын
This channel has the most useful gunpowder information from all over KZitem.
@jqpublic9777
11 ай бұрын
That is AWESOME. Thanks for sharing your experiments. Can't wait to make some of my own. 👍
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@johnboyz4615
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for this. I have balsa and was wondering how well it would do. Great channel by the way
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@malcolmbains7908
10 ай бұрын
Definitely does not suck ! Best info on antique muzzloading propellant I have ever found ,keep doing what you are doing Sir !
@Everythingblackpowder
10 ай бұрын
Thank you
@noapologizes2018
11 ай бұрын
I've been itching to try balsa ever sense I saw your last video on how clean it was. But you are right. it is expensive for what you get. And knowing how light balsa is, I was certain you would need a lot. Organics burn at different rates, so an organic that burns quick and thoroughly leaving no residue, might be something to look at. And, the charcoal doesn't have to come from a tree, does it. Good video by the way.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@djjaysky9071
11 ай бұрын
I have no idea if this will actually work but bamboo might be worth a try
@A.R.American1
11 ай бұрын
Damn your got the home made antique muzzle loading propellant down good. I really need to learn that skill
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@ChrisSmith-vc7xs
11 ай бұрын
Damn. Your channel is seriously one of those gems sitting out there in YT Land. I'm wondering if Moringa Oleifera (Common: Moringa) wood would be any good for your charcoal making? Moringa dries to a dry, stringy wood, you can rip it and shred it, breaks poorly due to the fibers, and not good as a carving wood. The whole damn plant has edible uses, and depending on growth conditions the plant can be conditioned through pollarding or coppicing to make it grow back shoots semi-yearly and yearly. I own two plants and they produce up to 15 ft branches yearly that I cut down for basic fencing, chop and drop fertilizer, or burn pit material.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you. I have not tried it
@kerryperkins2989
11 ай бұрын
I wish I could send you some of our native species of softwoods from here in Oz to see how they'd perform. There are 3 I'd love to see the results of being Silky Oak, Blue Quondong and Bunya Pine. I reckon customs wouldn't let em through though.
@qhack
11 ай бұрын
Would love to see a side by side comparison of various types of wood.
@Biscuit1982
11 ай бұрын
Fascinating experiment! I’ve never used Swiss myself. I was always a Goex man. Nowadays most places sell Schutzen. I used to think Schutzen was Swiss but the way I know the difference is Swiss has the red cap and Schutzen has the blue cap. I don’t shoot black powder anymore and have never used the percussion cylinder that my Uberti 1858 new model army revolver came with because it’s so hard to find within 300 miles of where I live as are Remington percussion caps. Winchester super x .45 Colt 250 grain cowboy loads are easier to find within 300 miles of where I live so I just shoot those from my piece using my Howell cylinder
@Gunsmith-4570
11 ай бұрын
Once again great stuff, I would like to know more about the report that balsa is in wind generator propellers and if so where can you salvage some? This is one of the only channels that I read all the comments and replies descriptions and watch the whole video after hitting the like button😂 thanks for all the work you do on this.
@deanlaughlin2482
11 ай бұрын
Very nice! Looks pretty dang good to me... good job!!!
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@Slowly_Going_Mad
11 ай бұрын
That's a very interesting find. I would have expected a dirtier burn. I've noticed my faster powders tend to leave more soot and tar where my slower ones leave sulfur heavy ash. I still have a lot more to try though as I think I've only tried a handful of different chars for powder making.
@robertakerson7186
11 ай бұрын
It must be satisfying to come up with good black powder that you make on your own, not to mention that you will not be dependent on a big company for your needs! Also, the balsa wood charcoal should make your load of gear lighter to tote! (bad joke)
@mattfleming86
11 ай бұрын
Man, I love where this is going. I now regret throwing a load of palowina(princess tree or something like that. invasive) on the brush pile. It was quite light.
@willallen7757
11 ай бұрын
Man thats impressive. I'd say you're a Master/Expert/Craftsman Antique Firearms propellant powder maker. Definitely an expert on the subject.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you. I’m just a hobbyist
@willallen7757
11 ай бұрын
@@Everythingblackpowder yup, you're like the hobbyists back in the day that write a book and everyone owns a copy.
@exothermal.sprocket
11 ай бұрын
Had to do a little reading on _Ochroma pyramidale,_ or the common balsa wood tree. Interesting stuff. Commonly grows in more subtropical areas.
@banjowoodsman7675
11 ай бұрын
Jake thanks for sharing your knowledge on antique propellant. Man I like your reasoning on your experimentation on this. Like your no BS style too. ATB
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@Thecathunter
11 ай бұрын
Great video. Nice to see quality in this day and time and quality cost most of the time. Keep work on it you will get your FPS up with Swiss. Good to see a young fellow such as yourself interested in old traditional ways.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@djjaysky9071
11 ай бұрын
As for swabbing your barrel I know guys who shoot rolling blocks and Sharp's rifle that swab their barrel after every shot. They'll shoot and then they push a patch through the barrel
@wagon9082
11 ай бұрын
I am enjoying the quest toward perfection
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@luuk-out-below9804
11 ай бұрын
You raise the bar for all us !
@kirkmorrison6131
11 ай бұрын
Very good information, I never would have thought balsa was that good.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Same here
@kirkmorrison6131
11 ай бұрын
It's funny what works and does not
@keithmoore5306
11 ай бұрын
most people forget all front stuffers are different some you swab at 3 shots some will be good at 7 shots! you jake i was talking to a guy the other day and he said he uses aluminum rods or different sizes in the mill and he gets good results! the balsa got me thinking wonder how mullen stalks would do for charcoal? they work pretty good for char for a flint and steel set they might make descent powder charcoal.
@jackmrozinski337
11 ай бұрын
Thank you .
@RTOHIO
4 ай бұрын
Great videos and tips.Many thanks. Can You show your brass grinding media. Brass chunks, balls, etc,
@arthurvarady7258
11 ай бұрын
I wonder if it’s because the Balsa has had everything stripped from it to cause it to be feather light before it is processed into charcoal for this purpose. because the charcoal is just a catalyst to carry the sulfur and nitrate for these substances to have something to bind to. Just my two cents , but what the hell do I know because Jake I am following your steps to the wonderful world of Super Duper Bad Ass Antique Muzzle Loading Propellent because you have been testing everything except Linoleum to make the stuff and my hats off to you my brother. Keep us in the loop…..
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@teresamoore15
2 ай бұрын
The stem of palm fronds, just below the leaves and before the flair where it attaches to the tree (remove the two rows of hooks from the stem) Palm stem looks alot like balsa w/ a very thin, hard dense skin. Each stem is about 3 ft x 3" x 1.5".
@MemorialRifleRange
11 ай бұрын
Thank You!!!
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@goiterlanternbase
5 ай бұрын
4:16 Must be the famous butterfly effect. You change a little and get a pretty patch😏
@joearledge1
11 ай бұрын
First!! Keep up the good work Sir!! Once you beat swiss, you can start your own powder company lol
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@donakahorse
11 ай бұрын
even swiss can deviate 40fps between shots, seems like not enough to make much of a difference. Thanks for the video.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you. I agree
@krockpotbroccoli65
11 ай бұрын
Try hemp stalks in place of balsa. I'll bet you'll get similar results. Also sumac or catalpa wood might be good candidates. Both are relatively soft, deciduous woods that are widespread and native to the US.
@taofledermaus
11 ай бұрын
If you had to go buy balsa to make a batch equal to the volume of a bottle of Swiss, would it end up costing more for the balsa, factoring in the cost of all the ingredients?
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
No but since I can make a pound of powder for about $4 because the wood I use is free. Having to buy balsa would up the cost to about $8-10 a pound.
@mkultraification
11 ай бұрын
@@Everythingblackpowder That's still better than $30/lb.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
@mkultraification definitely
@geargnasher9822
11 ай бұрын
@@mkultraification And better powder than you can buy for $30/lb.
@trevorfitzgerald4996
11 ай бұрын
Less then $140 for 2.2 lbs or 1 kilogram. For $1 Aud is 70 US cents
@palavrasdoventania5371
11 ай бұрын
try the embaúba. The elephant manufacturer in Brazil used it. And as light as balsa.
@djjaysky9071
11 ай бұрын
For what it looks like in the video the balsa powder produced less smoke then the Swiss. This might be a long shot but something that might be cheaper than balsa and may work would be bamboo. And have you tried any of the super hardwoods like North African spotted hardwood or or redwood could it be interesting to see the difference between one of those in like the balsa powder
@brucetepke8150
11 ай бұрын
Paulonia (aka Empress Tree) is somewhat balsa like and something of a nuisance tree. I'd suggest giving that a try.
@grizsgarage
11 ай бұрын
When I was shooting competitively, I swabbed every shot. For shot to shot consistency. Once down and once up. Then load, this was a timed event and any thing you could do to be consistent just made you better. Also have you tried cottonwood? While it's technically a deciduous hardwood, it's lighter that cedar.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Not yet. It’s on my list of things to do
@kreelaban3420
6 ай бұрын
The softer the wood, the better the results. I would like to see the pressure comparison. I bet the balsa would be low enough that the Powder charge could be increased an greatly outperform Swiss.
@samellowery
11 ай бұрын
I can't remember what book it was but it stated balsa was one of the best for this with I think grape vine or something like that being a close second.
@rjoetting7594
11 ай бұрын
You might want to try basswood, I believe it is cheaper and a little denser than balsa. And it's a northeastern American wood making it more available. It's supposed to have a lot of similar characteristics of balsa wood. Good luck, I I really enjoyed the content in your videos, and as soon as I get set up, I want to try making black powder myself. oops!! (I meant to say muzzleloader propellant) 😅😂😊
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@noahmercy-mann4323
11 ай бұрын
That is awesome! Not a target or animal that will notice 30 or 40 FPS.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Agreed
@The1saturn
11 ай бұрын
SWISS sure did look cleaner test again with clean dry patches
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Why don’t you test it 😉
@toddknecht2106
11 ай бұрын
Finally made my first amount of willow charcoal yesterday! It looks great! (I think)😊
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it
@FordGTmaniac
11 ай бұрын
There's one type of charcoal that should get you even cleaner results than balsa, binchotan. Binchotan is made from Japanese Ubame Oak wood and is prized as the absolute cleanest burning charcoal on Earth, with a carbon content of 95% or higher compared to 75-ish of most other charcoals. It's very labor intensive to produce and that will be reflected in the price, but being denser than balsa it should last you longer.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Excellent. Do you know where I can get some?
@FordGTmaniac
11 ай бұрын
@@Everythingblackpowder Amazon has several listings for it, actually. Binchotan is primarily used in the food industry for grilling, so it's in constant demand for hibachi restaurants and stuff like that.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
@FordGTmaniac cool. Thank you
@JFSmith-nb8hf
11 ай бұрын
Has anyone tried redwood?
@tiberiusmagnificuscaeser4929
11 ай бұрын
I wonder if using paper products (e.g. processed cellulose) would result in even cleaner powder possibly for a cheaper price? They would have to be free from dyes or other introduced impurities but it might work.
@Toimu13
10 ай бұрын
Time to plant some Balsa trees!
@thomasbutcher1925
11 ай бұрын
Great video as usual. How about how you make or slow cook for charcoal.
@wadekirby8575
11 ай бұрын
Bass wood is another light wood sold at craft stores (for carving I think) that might be a good substitute for balsa. (I don't know how it compares price and availability wise.)
@Michael-rg7mx
11 ай бұрын
It grows wild in the south. I was thinking about sending in a box full. I have to get ambitious first and find one to cut up. They are fairly rare. Lots of pine forest plantations.
@outdoorfreedom9778
11 ай бұрын
As an old modeler I was buying all my balsa in bulk. Today when you go buy those windmills say thanks for the increase in price and lack of quality in balsa today! I bought my balsa in blocks of 2x4x4 or bigger and cut it to size. it can still be ordered and you can still get scraps.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Excellent, thank you
@bubbadoolittle2812
29 күн бұрын
It might be expensive but it would be interesting to run some Swiss through a spectrometer and see what is really in it (hope I said that right!). Swiss is fast and clean, so what if they were adding trace amounts nitrocellulose to their powder. Not enough to affect pressures much but just enough to clean up some of the black powder residue and add a touch of velocity. Just speculation but interesting.
@stevenmike1878
11 ай бұрын
hmm i wonder if its the density and softness of the wood. im curious on what just plain soft cotton would be like if it got turned into charcoal. a bag of cotton balls or a cotton coil is super cheap.
@johndally7994
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for doing this research and sharing it with "the world." Balsa has a Janka hardness rating of 100. For comparison eastern white pine has a rating of 380 and red alder is at 590, black cottonwood is at 350. There's got to be something more than hardness involved, but the comparison is interesting. Also, is craft balsa treated with chemicals of any sort? Thanks again.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@miketell8182
11 ай бұрын
Jake I have been using balsa to make charcoal because on my little farm in Costa Rica it is very attainable. It is thought of as a junk tree here. .what I have found is it depends on what part of the tree you get the balsa from . I don’t have a black powder gun but I do have a 20 inch black powder cannon that I have made .it shoots 1/2 in lead balls made from car batteries ( you have to use what you can get) .I have found that if you use the wood from the trunk or base of the tree it is about 60 feet faster than the larger branches. My friend visited me last week and brought a chronograph and now I can really see the difference. I have found the same thing about volume of wood to charcoal,but only with the trunk of the tree .I have been useing a propane tank that I cut the top off and made it to hold the wood . I converted a old barbecue for my heat to slow cook .I have found if you put the tank on its side you will get a more even burn verses a paint can standing on end. I rotate 1/2 turn ever hour for 4 hours and it is done.I then process it using an old sugar cane mill to grind it up before I mix it with and potassium nitrate in my homage ball mill .I am currently making four different kinds of balsa charcoal. Now that I have a chronograph I can get better results,even though I am using a cannon. I forgot to mention that I was told that the balsa imported to the states is soaked and pressed. The trees I use are only cut . If you look close the model airplane balsa is very closed on the ends from being compressed.the balsa I use is like a lot of little straws that store air in there tubes maybe that is a factor in burn rate. I am bring 50 pounds of my home made balsa charcoal home with me in August if you like I can mail you several kinds to Cary on your science . Anyway keep up the great work
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you. That would be great
@miketell8182
11 ай бұрын
@@Everythingblackpowder ok I will ring you plenty of charcoal from different parts of the tree. I am 73 years young so I have a lot of time to make charcoal . I will keep in touch and let you know when I will be going back to colorado
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
@@miketell8182 thank you!
@miketell8182
11 ай бұрын
@@Everythingblackpowder I was reading some comments from some viewers and one said you could buy a 12 by 12 in by 6 inch box and it was about 7 lbs . This is the what I call the junk part of the tree I don’t use it any more the part I use is pure white and a box of that would maybe weigh one and a half pounds.. THE BALSA tree has only sap in the bark once cut and semi dried the bark just falls off it is about 3/8 of a inch thick.
@Sonny_Eclipse
11 ай бұрын
I think you need to test out Bass wood
@btbrilz
11 ай бұрын
Could you test out cottonwood? We have a ton of it in Colorado and It grows really fast. I don’t have the means and knowledge to test it out to the extent you’re able to.
@noclassmac1972
5 ай бұрын
Pawlonia wood could be an option instead of Balsa wood. We use it as a substitute for balsa in model aeroplanes also a lot of the kitsets from china use pawlonia due to it being so much cheaper. I will be trying both for some black powder once all the other ingredients arrive. Regards Robert (New Zealand)
@mattbrown9484
11 ай бұрын
I agree - more shots = cleaner. The engineer in me says visual pads means nothing. What if residual of one of them was completely white in color?
@AS40143
11 ай бұрын
Did You ever try to make "brown powder"? The only difference with the usual black powder is that You have to burn your charcoal at 200 degrees only Celsius but for longer. It said that this type of powder burns hotter and cleaner.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Not yet
@AS40143
11 ай бұрын
@@Everythingblackpowder Do You have plans to try it?
@snappers_antique_firearms
11 ай бұрын
I noticed that too. It takes a lot of balsa charcoal. Now we need to find a balsa wood supplier / importer and see if we can get it cheap. Wow you used up the balsa i sent with the sea service pistol.🤔 wonder if balsa wood trees grow in our climate. plant a bunch of trees for our black powder addiction
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
I hear that they grow in south America
@calvingreene90
11 ай бұрын
Dried out Cottonwood logs are fairly light.
@djjaysky9071
11 ай бұрын
I'm tempted to try that because it's invasive species where I live and it's all over and some people let you cut down the cottonwood tree for free if you just get rid of it for them
@Vikingwerk
11 ай бұрын
Basswood might be an option, it’s kind of balsa’s big cousin.
@garrettfromsmokeinthewoods
11 ай бұрын
Well, I guess I need to try some cottonwood
@jtcustomknives
10 ай бұрын
Great video. What gets me is carbon is carbon is carbon. What about different wood is creating such drastic results. Is it microscopic holes in the carbon. But the longer you ball mill it the better which means crushing it down as fine as possible so holes should be removed. Is it a chemical that’s on the wood that is left over from the burning process? If so then I would think that chemical could be added to other charcoals. It would just be nice to know exactly what is causing the difference. I mean logically you would think activated nano carbon would be the best but it’s not. That tells me it’s some other residue acting like a fuel.
@Spubaru4U
11 ай бұрын
For the first time, I actually saw an add before this video!!!
@tylerlockridge3956
5 ай бұрын
Hey. First off I really like your videos, they are very informative and great entertainment. I’d like to own a flintlock myself as soon as I’m able to find one. Making powder is the way id like to go. I live in the Arizona desert and mesquite is very abundant. Would that work in a propellant?
@Everythingblackpowder
5 ай бұрын
Anything will work it’s just a matter of how well. I haven’t tried mesquite though
@tylerlockridge3956
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to respond. I’ll give it a try. 🤙
@davidno1minton997
11 ай бұрын
Dam,cool
@MyMy-tv7fd
11 ай бұрын
you could try Paulonia - very fast growing, light and not expensive
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Do you know where I can get some?
@HobbiesHobo
11 ай бұрын
Jake this is very interesting, great testing going on. Making your own powder is one thing, making your own powder better is where it seems to get more science. Excellent! Keep testing, we're watching .....👍
@3jeepdiscovery
11 ай бұрын
Hi Mike! Hope you have a great weekend.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thanks Mike
@thearrowheadwoodsman3811
11 ай бұрын
I'll bet basswood or diamond willow would be great. Great video Cheers !!
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@ghilleman7806
11 ай бұрын
potentially try aquarium activated carbon? might be even cleaner than balsa
@shihanjulio
11 ай бұрын
You said in another video that grapevine is also excellent for making charcoal. Can you use, or have you tried using scuppernong vine?? Grapevine is very rare here in SE Alabama, but many people have scuppernong vives in their yards. Love your videos!!!
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
I’m afraid not. If it’s close to grapevine it will probably work swell.
@russellthompson3486
11 ай бұрын
I’ve had good results using grapevine, dogwood tree& roots and fair results with white cedar
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Grapevine definitely works well
@kennethschaidle5995
11 ай бұрын
After your last video I scanned the internet and found a company; BALSA WOOD INC. they offer a 12x12x6" box of balsa scraps for $10.95. I ordered 3 boxes, total cost just under $50.00. It contained about 7.5lb of balsa. Check them out if that is any cheaper than you have found. I haven't cooked any of it yet, too darn hot.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Thank you !
@jackwagonhoedown4114
11 ай бұрын
Wonder how Mimosa or White Mulberry would work? They are very fast growing and invasive …
@raysheppard8040
3 ай бұрын
😮 Wow. I thought I was the only one who swabs 2-3 shots
@308dad8
11 ай бұрын
That’s cool. Yeah that balsa is really expensive. Did you adjust that balsa charcoal and make it by volume or no?
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Weight. As usual
@anthonyberger225
4 ай бұрын
Try popular that's close to balsa if you haven't already
@shawnwall6060
11 ай бұрын
Have you considered making brown powder as a comparison?
@kathyarmstrong649
11 ай бұрын
What about woods that have dry rotted into "punk wood"? I have used punk black willow, charred, for easy flint and steel ember making.
@hutchdoesstuff2049
11 ай бұрын
You're going to have to test every wood now
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
I suppose so
@StevenMMan
11 ай бұрын
So you addressed the light weight/softness of the wood. In an effort to not sound dumb on my part i going to ask possibly a crazy question just to see if I'm understanding correctly. Due density it takes two and half the volume to equal the weight? So when pressing into pucks it brings into a close weight to volume ratio? Now on a chance im making an equally dumb assumption, it could be the less dense characteristics of the wood could be leading to a more complete burn. As in open fire, open grained redpine burns three times faster than a log of the same size of oak I maybe be completely off on the thought.
@Everythingblackpowder
11 ай бұрын
Yes but since I double press my powder it is equal to weight grain and volume grains, just like the commercial brands. As for it making it more of a complete burn. Your guess is as good as mine.
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