Make Mortar from Ashes

[Cameron Textor]

We need the ability to make mortar from ashes created by burning wood as a alternative to finding limestone, chalk, marble, bones, shells, etc.

Here should be the basic steps to make mortar from wood ashes in game.

Stage 1 - Burn Wood:

the game needs to Make burning firewood produce ashes.

Burn wood in a fire to produce ashes.

I recommend making something similar to the charcoal pit, except have it uncovered so it burns firewood in mass to produce ash piles similar to charcoal piles with the charcoal pit.

The game needs to make it so some woods are better to burn than others for ash production by making different firewood types make different amounts of ashes.

A Image ChatGPT made me that shows recommended amount of ashes that should be produced from burning each type of wood.

1 Stack = 32 pieces of firewood

Mahogany, Cherry, and Hickory trees should be added to the Game.

Ashes should be able to be milled in the quern to make fine ash. Fine ash should double the amount of ash clay produced in stage 3. Milling ashes would make windmills very useful.

Stage 2: Mix Ashes or Fine Ash with Water:

Mixed cooled ashes or Fine Ash with water to create a ash clay like mixture from the ashes.

Stage 3: Form Ash clay into balls

Some crafting recipe is used to create balls of raw ash clay from the ash clay mixture

Stage 4: Heat up the ash clay balls in fire

Light a fire and bake the ash clay balls in it.

Stage 4: Extract Ash clay balls from fire and mix with Water while hot

Use tongs to Extract the ash balls from the fire and mix with water while their still hot. The ash clay balls immediately start reacting with the water when hot.

Stage 3: Mix Ash ball water mixture with Sand

In a barrel mix sand, along with the ash ball mixture > this will produce mortar.

This video shows a basic idea of how mortar can be made from ashes.

Edited December 25, 2024 by Cameron Textor
adding charcoal pit idea