Charmaster Dolph Cooke, from the lush forests of Northern New South Wales, Australia, is a leader in the open source biochar tech movement. I love his latest kiln, inspired by his amazing mentor, Geoff Moxham. Geoff died tragically in a woods accident a few years ago, so let that be a reminder to us all to keep safety first in mind, especially when dealing with big, hot kilns like this one.
You can still glean some of Geoff's wisdom at his website, Bodger's Hovel.
Dolph calls this big tube a Moxham Kiln, so that is how it shall be known. The Moxham kiln inspired me to come up with the nomenclature, TFOD (Top Fed Open Draft) to cover all devices that use this open burning method: cone kilns, pyramid kilns, open pit kilns and the Moxham kiln. This new class of kilns is ultra simple and amazingly clean and smoke free if operated correctly.
Here is a nice video that Dolph made on the Moxham Kiln, where he gives some tips on how to operate it:
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