With more iron smelting experiments coming up, I demonstrate 3 different methods to make charcoal, ranked easiest to hardest. The first method was in a simple clay lined pit where a pile of wood was neatly stacked over and lit from the top down. The second method is the mound which involves making a conical pile of wood and coating it in mud leaving openings around the base and one on the top. The final method was the charcoal kiln. This was a cylindrical furnace with holes in the base that was filled with wood and only the top was covered with mud.