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===Dimensions and Considerations=== | ===Dimensions and Considerations=== | ||
* If the charcoal pile is not sealed within 30 seconds of ignition, charcoal will not be produced. If "burning" sounds are coming from the pit, charcoal will not be created! Quickly open the shell and extinguish the flames with buckets of water before the firewood burns to ash. Fill the empty spaces with firewood and rebuild the shell to try again. | * If the charcoal pile is not sealed within 30 seconds of ignition, charcoal will not be produced. If "burning" sounds are coming from the pit, charcoal will not be created! Quickly open the shell and extinguish the flames with buckets of water before the firewood burns to ash. Fill the empty spaces with firewood and rebuild the shell to try again. | ||
* The maximum size of any charcoal pit | * The maximum size of any charcoal pit is a 13x13x13 cube. Firewood up to 6 blocks away, in any direction, from the firepit will be made into charcoal. This means that the largest volume of firewood that can be processed in one pit is 13³-2 (2,195 blocks), which will have an average yield of 12,072.5 charcoal. | ||
* The | * The yield for each stack of 32 firewood is between 4 and 7 charcoal, the average yield of each stack is 5.5 charcoal. | ||
* The firepit built on top of the firewood stacks does not require any additional fuel apart from the 4 pieces of firewood automatically input on creation. | * The firepit built on top of the firewood stacks does not require any additional fuel apart from the 4 pieces of firewood automatically input on creation. | ||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
===Fuel=== | ===Fuel=== | ||
Charcoal is the first type of fuel capable of generating temperatures high enough (1300°C) to smelt metal ores such as Copper (1084°C). Charcoal can be used as fuel for the firepit in [[casting]], in the [[bloomery]], the [[Steel Making#building a cementation furnace|cementation furnace]] when [[Steel Making|making steel]], and in the [[forge]] when [[smithing]]. | Charcoal is the first type of fuel capable of generating temperatures high enough (1300°C) to smelt metal ores such as Copper (1084°C). Charcoal can be used as fuel for the firepit in [[casting]], in the [[bloomery]], in the [[Steel Making#building a cementation furnace|cementation furnace]] when [[Steel Making|making steel]], and in the [[forge]] when [[smithing]]. | ||
