Scrap Metal Charcoal Retort

Using scrap, we build a RETORT that is fired by a rocket stove which makes high quality lump charcoal. Firing up the retort for the first time, we successfully make charcoal from limbs in 5 hours. Estimate the 16 gallon bucket held about 2 bags of charcoal equivalent. We use the charcoal to make a grilling fork and then cook a hotdog. The tools used include a buzzsaw powered by a 1953 Ford Jubilee tractor. A welder, chop saw, drill, and rotary cutter. The fork is forged from a 1/2"x8" rod. The purchased parts include the stove pipe which is about $60. Triple T Ranch & Sawmill on Choctaw Ridge is homesteading with a sawmill & anvil.