Making Ash Lye Solution! Using Rain Water / Soft Water and Hardwood Ash.♨️🌧🌧🌧

Today i Wanted to Making A Video Just Solely About My Ash Lye Solution.
I do This Using My 4 Litre Pot.
I Fill my Pot with 1/3 Ash from hardwood and charcoal the un burnt black leftover charred wood in my Fire Place. i Started with a 1/2 and 1/2 ratio to make my 1/3 Ash total then add Rain Water to Fill the Pot. I Hope This Makes Sense. i did 3 Pots. i Used More White Ash in the 2nd Batch than Charcoal Just to see if this would make a Stronger Lye Solution Mix. So by all mean Experiment Friends. There is No Hard and Fast Rules here. I Then Brought my Solution to a Boil. Then Simmered it For Roughly 35 mins. you Can Do 40 mins. I Stirred the Ash every 4-5 mins. Then We Let our Solution Sit For 4-5 days. Then Strain Off the Charcoal and Ash. What is Left is Our Soaking Sllution for Amadou / Cattail Fluff / Punkwood etc If Anyone Has something Better. Any Ideas, Advice. Please Feel Free to Share in My Comment Section. I Hope This Helps People who cannot access Salt Peter to Nitrate there Flint and Steel Ignition Materials. Keep it Burning Whanau! 😝👊💥💥💥♨️♨️♨️🔥🔥🔥🪨🪨🪨😎🤘🌏🌏🌏🥝🥝🥝🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🌿🌿🌿💯💯💯

[@tonypatey5669]

The professor is in the house. Great job on explaining what’s going on and why and what’s next. I shall be following along like a good student. Thanks for sharing. Tony.

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

@@tonypatey5669 i will try get prices this week Tony. Sorry for Taking So long mate

[@NathansFerroceriumrods1]

Spot on mate. Interesting process. Cheerio.

[@MichaelR58]

Good instructional video Jason , thanks for sharing YAH bless brother !

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

Thankyou Michael.🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲💯💯💯😎🤘

[@davidneal6920]

Good to see you Jason. Trust you had a good weekend Brother 🇳🇿 🥝

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

@@davidneal6920 We are finally have a Good Run Of Weather. Just Glad we have an Opportunity to Dry out over our Side of the Hills.😆👍🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🥝🥝🥝🌏🌏🌏😎🤘

[@kaidzaack2520]

“It’s not a race” will be my motto from now on! 🤗 Cheers from Germany and a nice Sunday all of ya! 🫶

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

Awesome to see you. Bummer you guys got knocked out of Euro 24 ⚽️⚽️⚽️😭😭😭Thanks for Stopping By. Hope summer is treating you Well in Germany. 😎🤘

[@danielcharbonneau222]

Very good instructional video Jason.

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

Thanks Dan. Hope all is well in Canada brother. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💯💯💯😝👊 i Hope this helps people to expand there Flint and Steel Ignition Materials. I have Been Enjoying Learning and Testing This Method. Always great to see you.👍

[@dthomas5281]

Nice. I didn’t know you used charcoal as well. I thought it was just the fine ash. Thanks for the tutorial 👍👍

[@danielcharbonneau222]

Yeah with the fine ash you can make bars of hand soap as well.

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

I Think i Might go More Fine Ash next lot Don. Just See if There is A Difference. Do you have Cattails in Your Area or Horse hoof Fungus?

[@dthomas5281]

@@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897 yeah Jason we have some cattails out back. There’s a lot of swamps in the area.

[@doinsngoins]

Beautiful day. Jason heading into winter. Are you??

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

Just About Halfway Thru Steve. Been Quite Mild So Far. Hope Summer is Treating You Well brother. Always great to see you. 😝👊💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲💯💯💯😎🤘🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

Our Winter is June thru to August

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

I’m following your experiment with this. I’m always interested in uncharred tinder for flint and steel.

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

I Like This Joe. Soaking Cattail, Punkwood. I am Trying 100% Cotton Fabric that i Would Normally Char. I Think Using Lye Your Materials Stay Reactive Longer. Thanks for Stopping By Brother.😎🤘🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲💯💯💯💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥🪨🪨🪨🪨

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

Do you have Cattails in your Area Joe?

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

Yes. We have plenty of them.

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

@@joesoutdoorplaces Thats Awesome. You should try this Joe. You will be converted.😝👊

[@geof.ridenour3088]

Thanks for sharing Jason. I do have a question about using hard wood. Does softer wood work but just not as strong a solution or does it not work at all?

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

I have No Idea Geof. Great Question Brother.I am Just Putting Together Basic Principles i Have Seen From The Bushcraft and Survival Community.Trying To Refine A More Consistent Method For Better Reactivity.You could Try and Experiment. Who Knows You Might Come Up With Something New! Out of the Box So to Speak.🤔🤔🤔 But I Believe The Majority Advocate For Hardwood Ash. I am Sorry i Couldn't Give You A More Definitive Answer. Again Great Question. Try Both.

[@waveman0]

That is an excellent tutorial mate. I am going to follow this, I've bought all the stuff, and have the materials and gear ready. I love your idea of doing it economically but that isn't me.

[@jimthomas1989]

American 2X4 is actually 1 and 1/2 inches by 3 and a 1/2 inches Throw a hamburger on the grill and cook supper at the same time 😂

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

😝👊 Fantastic Jim! 🤣🤣🤣👍🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲💯💯💯