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Rice Straw Ash: Burned in a Pit and Sieved
Japanese swordsmiths coat the steel in clay, water and straw ash between heatings and folds, to keep it from oxidising. Burn dry rice straw down to ash in a pit, let it cool, and sieve it fine.
The picture: our diagram, straw to fire to sieved ash.
Beginner
An evening, cooled overnight
Instructions
1
1
Burn the straw
Burn the straw
Light a small fire in the pit and feed the dry rice straw onto it an armful at a time, letting each burn down before adding more.
Materials for this step:
Rice Straw5 kgTools needed:
Fire Pit
Bow Drill
Tinder Bundle
Leather Work Gloves2
2
Cool
Cool
Let the ash go fully cold overnight before you touch it.
Tools needed:
Fire Pit3
3
Sieve and keep
Sieve and keep
Shovel the ash through a fine sieve to take out unburned bits and charcoal. Weigh it and keep it dry in a lidded bucket.
Tools needed:
Shovel
Fine Mesh Sieve
Metal Bucket with Lid
Balance Scale
Dust Mask4
4
Ash from your straw
Ash from your straw
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Materials
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