CoalBurning CoalBurned Spoons CoalBurned Bowls Objectives To learn

Coal-Burning

Coal-Burned Spoons

Coal-Burned Bowls

Objectives: • To learn the principles behind coal burning • To coal burn a depression in a block of wood to make a spoon • To be able to apply the coal burning process in real life applications This shows the use of a small stick holding the coal while blowing

Oth er A ppli Coa cati l Bu ons rnin of g

Coal Burning Pictures:

Coal Burning a Bowl http: //www. hedgehogleatherworks. com/Survival-Spoon. Primitive-Eating-Utensil-s/60. htm

How to do Coal Burning… • Step 1 Get some nice hot coals going. • Step 2 Select a branch or wood to make your spoon/bowl. Imagine the final product when selecting your piece. • Step 3 You can outline the shape of your spoon with a pen/pencil. • Step 4 Use a stick or shovel to remove a coal from the fire and place it on the wood where you want your scoop. Let the coals smolder on the wood.

How to do Coal Burning… • Step 5 Aid the burning of the coals by blowing on it. Do this for a few minutes. Be careful not to push the coals off your spoon/bowl because they can roll off and fall on your shoe! • Step 6 Repeat with a fresh set of coals from the campfire when the coals go out. They should be red hot. If they are black, then they burned out.

How to do Coal Burning… • Step 5 Aid the burning of the coals by blowing on them. Do this for a few minutes. Be careful _______________________________________! • Step 6 Repeat with a _________ from the campfire when the coals go out. __________. If they are _________, then they burned out.

How to do Coal Burning… • Step 7 Scrape the inside of the depression you created with a rock or a stick. Do this for a few minutes to get the black char out. Scrape in a circular motion because this will keep the depression round. • Step 8 Burn your spoon/bowl again with a fresh set of coals to deepen the depression. Then, scrape again to remove the char and ash out.

How to do Coal Burning… • Step 7 Scrape the __________ you created with a _____or a _______. Do this for a minutes to get the __________. Scrape in a ___________ because this will keep the depression _______. • Step 8 Burn your spoon/bowl again with a fresh set of coals to ___________. Then, ______again to remove the char and ash out.

How to do Coal Burning… • Step 9 Sand the inside of your depression with sandpaper (or sand) to get it nice and clean. Do not use dirt! The coarser the sandpaper the more it will scrape and the finer the sandpaper, the less it will scrape. – This will take time and patience because it requires several minutes of sanding. Don’t give up until the depression is beige/tan or the original color of the wood.

How to do Coal Burning… • Step 9 Sand the inside of your depression with _______ (______) to get it nice and clean. Do not use _____! The ______the sandpaper the ______it will scrape and the _______the sandpaper, the _____it will scrape. – This will take time and patience because it requires ____________. Don’t give up until the depression is _____/_____or the original color of the _____.

How to do Coal Burning… • Step 10 On the end, shape your spoon/bowl with a knife and smooth it out with a file. It will be ready for use when it there is no char left in it. • Step 11 Eat a scoop of ice cream using your bowl or spoon. • Extra Credit Supplies ice cream, sandpaper. Please let miss Skrabak know if you would like to bring extra credit supplies.

How to do Coal Burning… • Step 10 On the end, shape your spoon/bowl with a ______and smooth it out with a ______. It will be ready for use when it there is ___________. • Step 11 Eat a scoop of ________using your bowl or spoon. • Extra Credit Supplies ________, _________. Please let miss Skrabak know if you would like to bring extra credit supplies.

Activity: Coal Burning!!!

Questions: • Describe a situation in which you would have to use coal burning. You can make it up. • Name 5 objects you can create from wood using the coal burning technique… Use your imagination. • Explain what was difficult about doing coal burning… • Explain what was easy about doing coal burning… • Summarize the videos in 1 -2 sentences

Survival Cooking Video Clips: • http: //videos. howstuffworks. com/discov ery/28060 -man-vs-wild-cooking-andeating-turtle-video. htm – How to Cook a Turtle 3. 02

Survival Cooking Video Clips: • http: //videos. howstuffworks. com/discover y/27852 -man-vs-wild-catching-andcooking-mussels-video. htm – Catching and Cooking Mussels 2. 40

Survival Cooking Video Clips: • http: //videos. howstuffworks. com/discover y/30345 -man-vs-wild-cooking-and-eatingrabbit-video. htm – Cooking and Eating a Rabbit 2. 26

Survival Cooking Video Clips: • http: //videos. howstuffworks. com/adventur e/bear-grylls-videosplaylist. htm? page=3#video-32839 – Spear Fishing 4. 40