Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this video I distill some pure alcohol (Methanol) from wood using an ancient technique coupled with a surprising amount of woodworking and a cool fractional distillation while redefining the word patience and greatly enjoying my angle grinder.

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0:00 Intro
5:26 Acquiring lab grade 99.999% analytical wood powder
9:22 Destructive distillation of wood
18:47 Purifying the wood methanol
26:02 Outro

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