Materials and tools: (from left to right) dry wood, wood chopper, saw, hay, lighter, matches, clay jug, bowl, fire-tongs
Cut up the wood into small pieces with a wood-chopper or a saw. Here my pieces are a bit large because my stove and clay jug are large. You may need smaller pieces depending on the size of your stove and clay jug.
Use hay to start a fire. If hay is not available, you can also use paper.
Burn the wood in the stove.
When the wood is burning well, use the fire-tongs to remove a stick of burning wood from the fire.
Put the wood directly into the clay jug. In this photo, the wood has already stopped burning and started smouldering.
Seal the jug with a bowl. You can also seal the jug with a lid or other covering. Keep adding burning wood to the jug and seal the jug immediately afterwards.
When you have enough smouldering wood in the clay jug, leave the jug sealed until it’s cool to the touch. This could take several hours.
When the jug is cool, open it up and you will find your readymade charcoal!