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51 lines
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Improvised Black Powder by the Jolly Roger
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Black powder can be prepared in a simple, safe manner. It may be used as
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blasting or gun powder.
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Material Required
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Potassium Nitrate, granulated, 3 cups (3/4 liter)
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Wood charcoal, powdered, 2 cups
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Sulfur, powdered, 1/2 cup
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Alcohol, 5 pints (2-1/2 liters) (whiskey, rubbing alcohol, etc.)
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Water, 3 cups (3/4 liter)
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Heat source
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2 buckets - each 2 gallon (7-1/2 litres) capacity, at least one of which is
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heat resistant (metal, ceramic, etc.)
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Flat window screening, at least 1 foot (30 cm) square
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Large wooden stick
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Cloth, at leat 2 feet (60 cm) square
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Procedure:
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1) Place alcohol in one of the buckets.
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2) Place potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in the heat resistant
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bucket. Add 1 cup water and mix thoroughly with wooden stick until all
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ingrediants are dissolved.
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3) Add remaining water (2 cups) to mixture. Place bucket on heat source and
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stir until small bubbles begin to form.
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CAUTION: DO NOT boil mixture. Be sure ALL mixture stays wet. If any is dry,
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as on sides of pan, it may ignite!
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4) Remove bucket from heat and pour mixture into alcohol while stirring
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vigorously.
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5) Let alcohol mixture stand about 5 minutes. Strain mixture through cloth to
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obtain black powder. Discard liquid. Wrap cloth around black powder and
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squeeze to remove all excess liquid.
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6) Place screening over dry bucket. Place workable amount of damp powder on
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screen and granulate by rubbing solid through screen. NOTE: If granulated
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particles appear to stick together and change shape, recombine entire batch
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of powder and repeat steps 5 & 6.
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7) Spread granulated black powder on flat, dry surface so that layer about
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1/2 inch (1-1/4 cm) is formed. Allow to dry. Use radiator, or direct
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sunlight. This should be dried as soon as possible, preferably in an hour.
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The longer the drying period, the less effective the black powder.
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CAUTION: Remove from heat AS SOON AS granules are dry. Black powder isnow
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ready to use.
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