Coal kiln and charcoal burning
The Meilerköhlerei has existed since ancient times. The wood is slowly burned if there is insufficient air access. The charcoal obtained in the process used to represent hard coal. Since this later became indispensable for the smelting of iron, the charcoal making increased considerably with the establishment of the mostly sovereign ironworks in the 18th and 19th centuries. Of the various processes, the German charcoal making is the most common the coal plate is prepared. In the middle, the charcoal burner creates a pulling shaft (quandel) by hammering in rods and fills it with flammable substances. The wood is layered around this in such a way that the pile of wood is dome-shaped. It is covered with leaves, brushwood and lawn slabs and set on fire. Draw holes regulate the combustion process. The kilns are filled with 60 to 80 cubic meters of wood. The burn time is 6 to 8 days. The Köhler calculates 70 to 75 kg of charcoal for 1 cubic meter of wood. Source: Text information board