Thanks. It's one of the chances I'm willing to take for Color Case Hardened parts.

Today I turned leather into charcoal. The leather I used was from gloves. I had some of the guys from work donate their old ones to my cause. I first cut up the gloves. I removed the linings and elastic from the inside.

Into the Barb Q. It took about 3 hours for them to quit smoking. It stinks, But not as bad as I imagined...

The lid removed.

The pieces crumble up really good. I should be able to grind it up pretty easily.
I think I might try using Apricot pits to make some charcoal out of also. I've heard of them being used. This is all an experiment so I'm going to try a lot of different things. I've been saving bones to make charcoal out of also. Maybe next weekend?
I need to make a container to pack the parts in. My furnace is fairly small, But I think I can do most of my parts fine. I'll be welding one up soon. That and some tongs to remove the container while hot.
More later...
