Charcoal

Charcoal is an item which acts as an alternative to Coal. Charcoal is a useful alternative to Coal when just starting a world or when running low on supplies, due to the abundance of Trees or the relative rarity of Coal Ore.

Smelting
Charcoal is produced by smelting any type of wooden log in a Furnace.

Use in crafting
1 Charcoal and 1 Stick are required to craft 4 Charcoal Torches.

Trivia
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 * Charcoal originally had the same texture as coal until 0.8.1 was released, then it's texture was changed.
 * Charcoal is renewable due to it being made by smelting wood, and being able to smelt items itself.
 * Unlike coal, charcoal does not have more than one crafting recipe making it a more limited resource.
 * Charcoal cannot be crafted into Blocks of Coal, although there is a glitch in which you can turn it into coal.
 * Put a small amount of normal coal in the bottom square of the furnace then put lots of charcoal. The charcoal gets converted into coal.