Charcoal Makers of Kampung Keluat

By Chris Jung

September 2014 PHOTO ESSAY
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It takes 360 hours for wood to turn into charcoal. The process starts with selecting good quality wood and gathering them into a kiln. Apart from a small chimney, there are no other gaps. The kiln is fired, then closed and kept burning for 15 days.A sign that the charcoal is ready is when the smell of burning wood turns from a spicy scent to a herbal one. When this transformation happens, the chimney is sealed and the logs left...

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